Kramer vs. Kramer Director: Robert Benton Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander
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- DVD Release Date: 08/28/2001
- Original Release: 1979
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- Sales Rank: 6,981
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Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video; Widescreen presentaion; Audio: English [mono] and French; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; Exclusive documentary: "Finding the Truth: The Making of Kramer vs. Kramer"; Theatrical trailers; Filmographies; Interactive menus; Production notes; Scene selections
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Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [4:48]
2. "Ted, I'm Leaving You." [6:25]
3. "Where's Mommy?" [5:44]
4. Jim [3:16]
5. Spilt juice [1:59]
6. Letter from Mommy [2:48]
7. Only 20 minutes late [1:43]
8. Dinner conversation [9:07]
9. Steak & ice cream [3:10]
10. Why Mommy left [3:53]
11. Phyllis [3:44]
12. Playground accident [3:35]
13. Asking a big favor [1:59]
14. "I want my son." [3:27]
15. Mr. Shaunessy [2:06]
16. Fired [5:47]
17. One-day-only offer [3:39]
18. His new office [4:10]
19. Mother & child reunion [:43]
20. Joanna testifies [7:00]
21. Cross-examination [5:25]
22. Margaret's testimony [2:15]
23. Ted takes the stand [5:23]
24. Joanna's apology [1:52]
25. Judge Atkins' decision [2:06]
26. Explaining to Billy [1:56]
27. Show on the road [2:20]
28. In the lobby [4:08]
Editorial Reviews
Robert Benton's Oscar-winning adaptation of Avery Corman's bestseller takes on contemporary problems of divorce and shifting gender roles, as a jilted husband learns how to be a nurturing father. Manhattan housewife Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep) walks out on her workaholic ad man husband Ted (Dustin Hoffman), leaving their young son Billy (Justin Henry) in Ted's less than capable hands. Through trial and error, Ted learns how to take care of Billy, devoting more energy to his family than to his work, and finally losing his high-powered job because of his new priorities. When Joanna returns with her own lucrative job and the intent to take custody of Billy, Ted finds employment that won't interfere with his paternal duties. Even though he proves that he can do it all, Joanna still wins in court. Joanna, however, rethinks her desires when she finally grasps how close father and son have become. Addressing the male side of the self-actualization question, previously explored from the female perspective in such 1970s movies as An Unmarried Woman (1978), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), and The Turning Point (1977), Kramer focuses on Ted's evolution from absent parent to ideal father, as he learns to balance domestic and professional lives in the shifting late-1970s social landscape. Joanna's attempt to achieve the same, however, gets buried; only Streep's sensitive performance prevents Joanna from seeming an unsympathetic harridan. Critics praised the film's realistic depiction of Ted's travails, as well as the three lead actors' work; and audiences, perhaps facing the same questions of divorce and self-realization, turned it into a box-office smash. It went on to win five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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