Max Dugan Returns

"Prices are double. Your love life's in trouble. The car won't start. Your boss has no heart. The door squeaks. The roof leaks. Your stereo just went mono. All you need is a little Max Dugan."

Mar 25 1983 PG 1h 38m
Comedy, Drama

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.

Plot

Nora is a single mother who lives with her son Michael in a small house. They don't have much money but at least they have each other. Out of the blue comes Nora's father Max Dugan, who left her and her mother when Nora was nine years old. He brings a suitcase with dollar bills and showers her and Michael with gifts, trying to make up for lost time, knowing that he has a fatal heart ailment. The money comes from his shady career in Las Vegas and Nora is dating a policeman who is very interested in meeting him.

Written by

Neil Simon

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Cast

Jason Robards, Marsha Mason, Donald Sutherland

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Max Dugan Returns Trailer (1983)
Scores
# of Votes
4,238
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA