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Now I am sure I had heard of this film when it was hitting theaters. Just never saw it till for what felt like 2 years it aired at least once a week on Showtime. I watched it and loved it so much I ended up watching it each time it aired.
Steve Martin has 3 kids,an almost teen boy who has anxiety issues,a younger girl,then a new baby boy who is maybe 3. And while Steve and his family are the leads in the film the film also focuses on his siblings and parents.
Got his one sister who is a single mom trying to raise 2 kids. The older kid is Martha Plimpton and she is dating Keanu Reeves,in one of his earliest roles I saw. Then there is the younger kid,a son played by Jouquin,listed as Leaf,Phoenix. All the kid wants to do is stay in his room,and when we find out why it leads to a great speech from Keanu.
Then there is Steve's youngest brother,the kid that never did well. He shows back up after years with a young child now,named Cool,and is trying to turn his life around.
Now when I first saw this film I was 15 or 16 and it made me laugh. Now I'm in my early 50s and not only do I laugh but also get all the anguish and pain Steve is going through.
Covering about a year in the life of this family Parenthood is just a great film. Not many films can have me laughing hard at one scene then by the next scene has me wondering where the tissues are.
Directed by Ron Howard it feels to me like Parenthood is forgotten. I never see anyone mention the film. And just learned there is now 2 tv shows based on the film.
Funny,heart warming and a film that makes you realize everyone's family is a bit nuts.
Parenthood gets a A+.
