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Ordinary People

Year:

1981

Duration:

124 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Robert Redford

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 9 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1981-02-27

Filming Locations: Apple Valley, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,000,000

Gross: $54,766,923 (USA) ( 1981)

Cast

Actor

Character

Elizabeth Hubbard

Donald Sutherland

Calvin

Mary Tyler Moore

Beth

Judd Hirsch

Berger

Timothy Hutton

Conrad

M. Emmet Walsh

Swim Coach

Elizabeth McGovern

Jeannine

Dinah Manoff

Karen

Fredric Lehne

Joe

James Sikking

Ray (as James B. Sikking)

Basil Hoffman

Sloan

Quinn K. Redeker

Ward (as Quinn Redeker)

Mariclare Costello

Audrey

Meg Mundy

Grandmother

Adam Baldwin

Stillman

Richard Whiting

Grandfather

Scott Doebler

Buck

Carl DiTomasso

Van Buren

Tim Clarke

Truan

Ken Dishner

Genthe

Lisa Smyth

Gail

Ann Eggert

Mitzi

Randall Robbins

Bryce

Cynthia Baker

Ms. Mellon (as Cynthia Baker Johnson)

John Stimpson

John

Liz Kinney

Liz

Steven Hirsch

Mack (as Steve Hirsch)

Rudy Hornish

Clarissa Downey

Chris

Cynthia Burke

Annie

Jane Alderman

Linda

Paul Preston

Dennis

Gustave Lachenauer

Gus

Marilyn Rockafellow

Sarah

Don Billett

Philip

Ronald Solomon

Joel

Virginia Long

Choir Director

Paula Segal

Shopper

Estelle Meyers

Saleslady

Stuart Shiff

Waiter

Rose Wool

Waitress

Douglas Kinney

Actor

Constance Addington

Actress

Edwin Bederman

McDonald's Manager

Bobby Coyne

Young Buck

Michael Creadon

Young Conrad

Allison Caine

Additional Voice (uncredited)

Randy De Troit

Man on Bridge (uncredited)

Michael T. Weiss

Extra (uncredited)

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Trivia

Timothy Hutton's father, actor Jim Hutton, passed away prior to filming. Hutton has said that he did not use his mourning as a basis for Conrad's depression. Also, actress Mary Tyler Moore's son Richie Meeker was killed accidentally the same year of the film's production whilst Moore herself separated from her husband producer Grant Tinker during filming.

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The Bernard Slade play "Same Time, Next Year", attended by Calvin and Beth near the beginning of this film, was also made into the film Same Time, Next Year (1978), starring Alan Alda in the lead male role. Donald Sutherland the male lead in Ordinary People (1980), portrays Hawkeye Pierce in the movie version of M*A*S*H (1970), which was later portrayed in the TV series of M*A*S*H (1972-1983) by Alan Alda.

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Michael J. Fox auditioned for the role of Conrad Jarrett.

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Goofs

When Karen and Conrad at the restaurant, the straw in Karen hands starts unwrapped, then becomes wrapped, and then suddenly jumps into the Coke.

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When Karen and Conrad are at the restaurant and Karen is leaving, the Cokes have disappeared from the table.

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While Conrad is watching the swim meet and fighting outside of school, he has a red plaid shirt under a gray sweater. When he arrives back at his grandmother's house and the subsequent scenes, he has a white with thin blue stripes shirt and a beige sweater.

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Quotes

Dr. Berger: Now. You can live with that. Can't you?

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Jeannine: Can you ever break the ball?

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Jeannine: [In a McDonalds restaurant booth Conrad sits with Jeannine, the suicide attempt scars on Conrad's wrist are displayed] Did it hurt?

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