Ordinary People
Everything is in its proper place... except the past.
1980
Rated
R
124
minutes
Drama
Directed By:
Robert Redford
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Language
English
Release Date
September 19, 1980
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$54,766,923
Academy Awards
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Supporting Actor
Best Picture
Best Director
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Cast
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt
Dinah Manoff
Karen
Fredric Lehne
Lazenby
James B. Sikking
Ray Hanley
Basil Hoffman
Sloan
Quinn K. Redeker
Ward
Mariclare Costello
Audrey
Meg Mundy
Grandmother
Elizabeth Hubbard
Ruth
Adam Baldwin
Stillman
Richard Whiting
Grandfather
Scott Doebler
Buck Jarrett
Carl DiTomasso
Van Buren
Tim Clarke
Truan
Ken Dishner
Genthe
Lisa Smyth
Gail
Ann Eggert
Mitzi
Randall Robbins
Bryce
Cynthia Baker
Ms. Mellon
John Stimpson
John
Liz Kinney
Liz
Steven Hirsch
Mack
Rudy Hornish
Ed
Clarissa Downey
Chris
Cynthia Burke
Annie
Jane Alderman
Linda
Paul Preston
Dennis
Gustave Lachenauer
Gus
Marilyn Rockafellow
Sarah
Don Billett
Philip
Ronald Solomon
Joel
Virginia Long
Choir Director
Paula Segal
Shopper
Estelle Meyers
Saleslady
Stuart Shiff
Waiter
Rose Wool
Waitress
Douglas Kinney
Actor
Constance Addington
Actress
Edwin Bederman
McDonald's Manager
Bobby Coyne
Young Buck
Michael Creadon
Young Conrad
Show Full Crew
Production
Penny Perry
Casting
Ronald L. Schwary
Producer
Ronald L. Schwary
Production Manager
Patrick Markey
Location Manager
Dennis Park
Assistant Accountant
Mary Cay Hollander
Production Coordinator
Rusty Warren
Production Accountant
Costume & Make-Up
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Bernie Pollack
Costume Design
Kathe Swanson
Hairstylist
Robert M. Moore
Wardrobe Coordinator
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Rita Salazar
Wardrobe Coordinator
Joel Israel
Hairstylist
Art
Phill Norman
Title Designer
J. Michael Riva
Art Direction
Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decoration
William B. Fosser
Set Decoration
William Powley
Painter
Richard Boris
Greensman
Edward Aiona
Property Master
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
Herman Lowers
Construction Coordinator
Chuck Stein
Construction Foreman
Willie Marceau
Head Carpenter
Directing
Robert Redford
Director
Steve Perry
First Assistant Director
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Michael Britton
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Editing
Camera
James Glennon
Camera Operator
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Tommy Magglos
Second Assistant Camera
Lou Noto
First Assistant Camera
Clyde Hart
Key Grip
Robert McLain
Key Grip
Sound
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Victoria Rose Sampson
Sound Editor
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Dan Wallin
Sound Mixer
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Charles M. Wilborn
Sound Mixer
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Else Blangsted
Music Editor
Scott Grusin
Music Editor
Kenneth Schwarz
Boom Operator
Kathleen Korth
Assistant Sound Editor
Lighting
Crew