Word: fondas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Golden Pond. Henry Fonda rages at the dying light and, with his hard brilliance, illuminates a twilight romance, while bringing his own career to a golden climax...
That may be more than his film finally deserves. The plot involves the slow-dawning discovery by a corporate executive's widow (Jane Fonda) and a financial wizard (Kris Kristofferson) that her husband was murdered. She is also in danger because her husband discovered how the oil interests were quietly draining resources away from Wall Street. Neither performer is particularly believable. The romance that develops between them is unfeeling, a sop to the audience's conventional expectations. Kristofferson, in particular, lacks the kind of ruthless intelligence one expects of Wall Street wolves; he seems the last person anyone...
...better in the bestseller section. Check out Jane Fonda's Workout Book, for instance. From sexpot to anti-war activist to movie star to mother to avid jogger who exercises "until I am dripping with sweat," Jane here leads her troops through arm stretches, back leg extensions and more...
...evoked poignancy, not just for Hepburn and Fonda, but for all who inevitably face aging. Their example reminds us to grow old in a generous and spirited fashion, with achievements we can be proud of right down...
Years ago, Dorothy Parker made an accurate analysis of Hepburn's acting ability: "She ran the whole gamut of emotions from A to B." Today she has trouble getting beyond A. Fonda has been able to avoid her until now; he too must be slowing down...