Dad (1989) on Netflix
During a business meeting, executive John Tremont learns that his mother Bette has had a heart attack. He flies to Los Angeles and becomes caretaker to his father Jake.
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Plot summary
John Tremont is a busy executive. In the middle of a meeting he hears that his mother Bette has suffered a heart attack. He flies to Los Angeles, where he ends up looking after his father Jake while Bette recovers. Jake is a retired aerospace industry worker who has grown frail and leans on his wife for almost everything. John tries to draw him into daily tasks around the house, and father and son grow close. John has also been distant from his own son, Billy.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dad (1989)
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- Jack Lemmon's son Chris played the younger version of Lemmon's character Jake Tremont in the film's flashback scenes.
