Dad & Daughter - 2 by M.K. Devidasan7/2/2023 ![]() Danson goes on leave from his job and returns indefinitely to his small town, where he now finds himself acting as parent to his parents. But then tragedy strikes: Dad turns out to have a virulent form of cancer. And gradually the bond between father and son, which had almost been severed, re-establishes itself.ĭanson returns to work briefly, taking his dad along to a board meeting at the bank. ![]() As played by Lemmon, he seems at the beginning of the movie to be tottering on the edge of senility, allowing himself to be treated almost as a baby. ![]() He has a system of color-coded file cards, for example, with instructions like 1) "Fill sink with warm water" 2) "Squeeze in liquid soap." The amazing thing is that Dad turns out to be more resilient than anyone would have guessed. Danson returns for a few days and tries to train his helpless Dad to do simple household tasks. There's a sister ( Kathy Baker) who still lives in the hometown, and a son ( Ted Danson), a banker in the big city who has grown so remote from his family that he can't even remember if he was home last Christmas, or the year before. ![]() The kids doubt if he can cope with daily life. ![]()
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