My Old Man (1979)
- Directed by
- John Erman
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage girl lives with her father, a horse trainer. When he dies suddenly, she is left to navigate the loss and find her own path.
sentimentalearnestfamily-centeredemotionalrestrainedlow-keyquietly poignantmelancholic
What happens
My Old Man is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates and Eileen Brennan, directed by John Erman. The film, written by Jerome Kass, was based on the Ernest Hemingway 1923 short story "My Old Man", which had previously been adapted for the 1950 film Under My Skin. The TV film was originally broadcast on CBS on December 7, 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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