Max Dugan Returns (1983)
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75% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
58% of users liked it
(1,586 ratings)
Max Dugan (Jason Robards Jr.) is an elderly ne'er-do-well whose tenuous mob connections have made him persona non grata with his daughter Marsha Mason. Struggling to raise her restless son Matthew Broderick on her own, Mason is none too pleased when Max returns to the family fold with yet… More Max Dugan (Jason Robards Jr.) is an elderly ne'er-do-well whose tenuous mob connections have made him persona non grata with his daughter Marsha Mason. Struggling to raise her restless son Matthew Broderick on her own, Mason is none too pleased when Max returns to the family fold with yet another portfolio of get-rich-quick schemes. Forced to leave town due to the investigative habits of cop Donald Sutherland, Mason's new boyfriend, Max does one last good deed to renew the faith of the disillusioned-with-life Broderick. Watch for Donald Sutherland's son Kiefer in his film debut, and for former Kansas City Royals' batting coach Charlie Lau in the baseball-game finale. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Herbert Ross
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 25, 1983 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
A consistently happy comedic fable which should please romanticists drawn to a teaming of Neil Simon, Marsha Mason and Herbert Ross.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Simon's gift also is his downfall. He's so good at writing lightweight dialogue that it all begins to sound the same.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
There are certainly some questionable ingredients to the story, but you're not likely to notice them while the film is under way. You're likely to be laughing.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
A clumsy, heavy film, its most profoundly expressed emotion is greed.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
This sentimental outing was written by Neil Simon and stars Marsha Mason as Nora, a single parent trying to raise her son Michael (Matthew Broderick).
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Cast
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Marsha Mason
as Nora McPhee
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Jason Robards
as Max Dugan
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Donald Sutherland
as Brian Costello
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Matthew Broderick
as Michael McPhee
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Dody Goodman
as Mrs. Litke
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Sal Viscuso
as Coach Roy
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Panchito Gomez
as Luis
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Billie Bird
as Older Woman
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Sondra Blake
as Teacher
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Joey Coleman
as 3rd Baseman
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Tom Fridley
as Steve
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Ray Girardin
as Umpire
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Mari Gorman
as Pat
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Charley Lau
as Himself
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Irene Olga Lopez
as His Wife
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Santos Morales
as Grocer
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Shelley Morrison
as Mother
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David Morse
as Shoe Store Cop
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Lydia Nicole
as Celia
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Brian Part
as Kevin
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Tessa Richarde
as Blonde in Shoe Store
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Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Robber
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Tom Spratley
as Truck Washer
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Jim Staahl
as Man in Shoe Store
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Kiefer Sutherland
as Bill Costello
- Duke Stroud
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Frank D'Annibale
as Bears' Coach
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Robert Darcy
as Cabbie
- Hank McCann
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Bill Aylesworth
as Chris
