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Where was On Golden Pond filmed?

1982 film, directed by Mark Rydell.

  • New Hampshire

The story is set in New Hampshire, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New Hampshire
Filmed in
New Hampshire

About On Golden Pond

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Released
1982
Director
Mark Rydell
Cast
Katharine HepburnHenry FondaJane FondaTroy GarityDabney ColemanDoug McKeonWilliam LanteauTroy Garity
Genre
DramaRomance
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Actress; Academy Award for Best Writing; Adapted Screenplay and 1 more

The story

An aging couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer, continue a tradition of spending each summer at their cottage on a lake called Golden Pond, in the far reaches of northern New England.

He copes with his memory problems by frequently talking about death and growing old.

Norman tries to play mind games with Bill, an apparent pastime of his.

Famous lines from On Golden Pond

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Thank you.Bill
  • I'm sure you are.Bill
  • It's a good word.Norman
  • Is that what you heard?Norman
  • You should meet my father.Norman

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