Directed by:
Glenn JordanCinematography:
Tobias A. SchliesslerComposer:
Michel ColombierCast:
Jack Lemmon, Sarah Paulson, Kristin Griffith, Garwin Sanford, Rosemary Dunsmore, Peter Dvorsky, Tom Butler, Betty Garrett, Eric Keenleyside, Brad Loree (more)Plots(1)
Tom Gerrin (Jack Lemmon), a retired cabinetmaker, moves in with his son, Ken, and daughter-in-law, Bonnie, after the death of his wife. Ken and Bonnie mean well, but smother Tom with their self-conscious attempts at kindness. Tom, bored and lonely, is simply waiting to die. When a traveling circus comes to the town of Beaumont, Kansas,Tom meets a 21-year-old free spirit named Leanne Bossert (Sarah Paulson) and the unlikely pair hitchhike from Kansas to California. It's a rocky road to begin with, Tom is a curmudgeonly old carpenter and Leanne is the offbeat, irreverent child of a wealthy but troubled family. In learning to respect each other's differences, they become the best of mismatched friends. It is their unique friendship that gives each the courage to embrace new beginnings and face the sad finales that greet them at their journey's end. While in Monterey, California, Tom looks up an old pre-marriage sweetheart, Veronica (Betty Garrett). Happily and unexpectedly, the two enjoy a 55-year-later reunion--a sweet moment it is in both their lives. Although Tom eventually decides to return to Kansas, he refuses to return to his previous waiting-to-die existence. Thanks to two very special women Tom's attitude toward life is very much changed. (official distributor synopsis)
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