Max Dugan Returns
1983 · Movie · PG · 98 min · ★ 6.6 · 66% critics
A hardworking teacher and single mother is thrown off balance when the father who abandoned her years ago suddenly reappears. His return brings unexpected help, family tension, and questions about trust, forcing everyone in the household to reconsider what forgiveness and honesty really mean.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-03-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (57 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like light family dramedies about second chances and messy relationships, somewhere between The Great Gilly Hopkins and My Wife and Kids; Not for you if you want fast-paced action or darker drama.
Pros: warm family theme; funny moments; heartfelt performances | Cons: predictable story; uneven tone; dated style
Themes
- daughter
- police operation
- police protection
- police academy
Cast & crew
Marsha Mason
as Nora McPhae
Jason Robards
as Max Dugan
Donald Sutherland
as Brian Costello
Matthew Broderick
as Michael McPhae
Dody Goodman
as Mrs. Litke
Sal Viscuso
as Coach Roy
Panchito Gómez
as Luis
- CL
Charley Lau
as Charley Lau, boxing coach
- BP
Brian Part
as Kevin Costello
Billie Bird
as Older Woman
Directed by Herbert Ross