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Harry (Paul Newman), a middle-aged hardhat, has trouble communicating with his teenaged son Howard (Robby Benson). While Harry wants Howard to find a bread-and-butter job, the sensitive boy would rather pursue a writing career. Howard tries his best to please his dad, but ultimately realizes that he must march to his own beat if he's to find lasting happiness. The best scenes in this by-the-numbers domestic drama are those between Howard and his pregnant girlfriend (Ellen Barkin). Adapted from The Lost King, a novel by Don Capite, Harry and Son represents one of the rare occasions that star Paul Newman directed himself (at least officially!)
Original Release
03/02/1984
US Release
03/02/1984
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robby Benson | Howard Keach |
Ellen Barkin | Katie Wilowski |
Wilford Brimley | Tom Keach |
Judith Ivey | Sally |
Ossie Davis | Raymond |
Morgan Freeman | Siemanowski |
Katherine Borowitz | Nina |
Maury Chaykin | Lawrence |
Joanne Woodward | Lilly |
Michael Brockman | Al |
Directors
Writers
Paul Newman, Ronald Buck, Raymond DeCapite
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robby Benson | Howard Keach |
Ellen Barkin | Katie Wilowski |
Wilford Brimley | Tom Keach |
Judith Ivey | Sally |
Ossie Davis | Raymond |
Morgan Freeman | Siemanowski |
Katherine Borowitz | Nina |
Maury Chaykin | Lawrence |
Joanne Woodward | Lilly |
Michael Brockman | Al |
Cathy Cahill | Waitress |
Robert Goodman | Andy |
Tom Nowicki | Jimmy |
Claudia Robinson | Nurse |
Russ Wheeler | Doctor |
Joseph Alva | Young Man #1 |
Joe Sikorra | Young Man #2 |
Jerry Barrett | Cop |
Dave Mungenast Sr. | Max |
Don Moody | Construction Worker #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Newman | Producer |
Ronald Buck | Producer |
Malcolm R. Harding | Producer |