Parenthood
“It could happen to you.”
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
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Cast
40 people
Steve Martin
Gil Buckman
Known for
Only Murders in the Building
Cheaper by the Dozen
Mary Steenburgen
Karen Buckman
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
The Last Man on Earth
Dianne Wiest
Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Mule
Jason Robards
Frank Buckman
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
Rick Moranis
Nathan Huffner
Known for
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Spaceballs
Tom Hulce
Larry Buckman
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Amadeus
Martha Plimpton
Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
Known for
The Goonies
Task
Keanu Reeves
Tod Higgins
Known for
The Matrix
John Wick
Harley Jane Kozak
Susan Buckman
Known for
Arachnophobia
I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine
Joaquin Phoenix
Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Known for
Joker
Her
Dennis Dugan
David Brodsky
Known for
The Howling
Happy Gilmore
Eileen Ryan
Marilyn Buckman
Known for
I Am Sam
Anywhere but Here
Ron Howard Director · Lowell Ganz Screenplay Babaloo Mandel Screenplay
Worldwide gross $126M · Budget $20M · United States release July 31, 1989
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$126,297,830
Gross vs. budget
6.3×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Imagine Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · July 31, 1989
TV
United States · July 31, 1989
Theatrical
Australia
October 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 31, 1989 · Physical
Finland
July 31, 1989 · Theatrical
France
November 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
June 7, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 12, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
October 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 10, 1989 · Theatrical
May 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD
June 5, 2003 · TV · RTL 5
August 15, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
February 9, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 10, 1989 · Theatrical
August 22, 1990 · Physical · VHS
September 7, 1991 · TV · Filmnet
April 4, 2012 · Physical · DVD
July 25, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
January 12, 1990 · Theatrical
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