‘Dad’: Of Sons Who Become Fathers

This drama looks at caring for and loving a parent in difficult times.

John Tremont (Ted Danson, L) and Jake Tremont (Jack Lemmon), in “Dad.” Universal Pictures

PG | 1 h 57 min | Drama | 1989

Screenwriter-director Gary David Goldberg’s comedy is about boys who always remain sons, and men who don’t always go on to become fathers, at least not the fathers they want to be.