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  • I grew up in the city where most of this was filmed in (after Vince Vaughen). We watched this in HS (same school, same Scouts jerseys & jackets) while we were reading "The Catcher in the Rye."

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  • Watching the movie, I felt like killing myself.

  • Im watching this for an English academic 11 class! 

  • Watching it for writing 201 and apparently my proffesor thinks we are all pych majors.

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  • can anyone summarize the movie/what is it about?

  • the info at the top ruins the fucking movie... asshole.

  • Stan Smith sent me here

  • Every time I watch this movie it hit's me so hard at how much Kiefer looks like his dad!!

  • im in my first year of college and im doing my final on this movie for pysch class anybody wanna hel me on this project to get an A :)

  • @jeremylimechip11 Still need help?

  • I saw this and "The Elephant Man" back to back on the same night in 1980 when they came out. Talk about an draining experience.

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  • Donald Sutherland's performance as a decent man and loving father was remarkable. Really moving.

  • MTM deserved the Oscar. Sissy Spacek is wonderful but MTM showed her acting range here. She was only known for comedic acting, but this shocked everyone.

  • Currently doing a paper on this movie for my psych class. This movie shows a dysfunctional family and the roles each family member plays and how they interact with each other.

  • @queta89 I watched for a psych class yrs ago too. I am a psychologist now. lol Kinda surprised they are still doing this for classes.

  • "You can't save french toast."

  • what's comtable?

  • @cesargarzan96 Comtable is when you feel caphe and kozey.

  • @ch1aka2 hahahaha good one

  • I'm reading the book as of now, it's really good!!

  • Mary Tyler Moore was awesome in this movie. She deserved an Oscar, but she was not a likeable character. Also only one person can win. MTM is a superb actress in her timing believability, authenticity and her ability to exude emotion sometimes without speaking a word.

  • is that Casey from CHUCK?? lol

  • Sorry for ignorance but song is very familiar... does anyone know what title is?

  • @VicenzoV it's canon in D by Johann Pachelbel

  • First of all Timothy Hutton did win an Oscar for his role and think Donald Sutherland was nominated. Also Some roles are meant for certain talent. Gene Hackman another favorite would have been great as Dr Berger but Judd Hirsh just killed. Very good Judd Hirsh. This whole movie is real life sad but true. Thank you for still having it posted. Never tire of this movie and look how young they all were. They have like wine become better with age.

  • @starlight76able And he did not make many movies after this Crowning Glory. Often that happens after people win. He was great....they all were in this. Awesome movie that delves into human nature and frailties.

  • @starlight76able Mary Tyler Moore was nominated for the Oscar as well. As she should have been. She gave an inspired dramatic performance. The winner that year was Sissy Spacek for Coal Miner's Daughter. It was a good year for movies (I even liked Xanadu).

  • that's my high school

  • @Trippple3 It stole from raging bull. how can you tell me it deserves anything?

  • Anyone else here because of Veronica Mars?

  • 480p my ass....

  • Have wanted to see this film for YEARS! First time watching and very appreciative that you posted! Will let you know at the end what I think. ;)

  • my orchestra teacher is in this.....

  • is this the same as the book

  • @nyballer516 The adaptation is almost flawless from the book. Scene to scene, it's pretty much exactly the same.

  • Although Timothy Hutton was barely able to capitilize on his Oscar [registered trademark] win ,he was still able perform brilliantly along side future double Oscar [registered trademark] winner Sean Penn, Tom Cruise and Giancarlo Esposito of "Do The Right Thing" fame, in "Taps".

    Hutton might be a victim of the "Oscar Curse": Feeling the need to unnecessarily over-exceed your talents after winning.

    Just do u is my advice: An Oscar means the best of a calender year, not of all time.

  • How come Conrad isn't fat since he took "medicine"?

  • This is a great film, and thanks for posting it!

  • thumbs up if you had to watch this movie for psychology.

  • @dmo100229 Watch this for English

  • This was just recommended to me today by Victoria Maxwell. In case no one's heard of her she used to be an actress but had to quit due to mental illness, and now she tours the world to share her story and experiences.

  • life saver! i have to watch this for psych but ive also seen it for speech

  • Just saw this movie and it was excellent. Words can't describe the depth of emotion and conflict this movie portrays.

    The Truman Show is also a good watch. I recommend you see it sometime.

  • a good movie to watch for a psychology class :P

  • Reminds me of the Catcher in the Rye in a way.

  • @TrueKeyBladeGamer If I'm not mistaken, the book Ordinary People was inspired by the Catcher in the Rye.

  • @TrueKeyBladeGamer Agreed. Great observation.

  • Even if I disliked the film, I'd still watch it to hear Pachelbel's sublime canon...

  • MTM plays such a b****. Reminds me of my mother-in-law.

  • @dustbunnieboo Hahahahahha I hear you! She reminds meof mine too!

  • @VVExtra You have my sympathies. ;-)

  • @dustbunnieboo I deserve your sympathies, especially because after having watched the full movie I can now say that my m-i-l is sooooo much worse! This woman is a walk in the park by comparison! ;-)

  • @VVExtra. Sorry to hear your m-i-l is worse...I feel your pain.

    My mother-in-law stopped sending my son birthday and Xmas gifts after he was diagnosed with autism at 2 age. That was pretty much a deal-breaker for us.

  • @dustbunnieboo well that's a well warranted deal breaker. I just can't believe it. How awful for you and your son. But, one day she will look back in regret and realise she's the only one who missed out. Karma is a b*tch like that.

  • @VVExtra I hope you're right, but my son is now 17, so I'm not holding my breath. She has called my husband occasionally, but has never asked about our son since his autism diagnosis. Oh and btw, she's a "family counselor" by trade (PhD is psychology) and talks non-stop about being a Christian. Ironic huh?

  • this movie is the balls...Wonderful!

  • @SpreadTheWord11 thanks for uploading this movie i needed it for my medical ethics class and its awesome. thanks again.

  • This is just a gut-wrenching film! First saw it about 20 years ago and it stuck with me ever since. Mary Tyler Moore plays one of the greatest fucking movie villains of all time -- should have gotten every award imaginable. As for this film winning Best Picture and Director over "Raging Bull"...Well, I'd rather watch "Raging Bull" than this, but then again, I wouldn't argue with someone awarding this exceptional film either

  • Poor Calvin he looks so overwhelmed.

  • I'm watching this for our psych class!!

  • @cmav8 same here lol we got a test on it!!!

  • @cmav8 Me too lmao

  • @cmav8 I know Im late but I am as well.

  • @cmav8 I am watching it for sociology!

  • love this movie! the fella (Judd Hirsch) from the tv series Taxi plays the psychiatrist and he is so cool!

  • This movie is so great. I'm glad this won Best Picture.

  • My childhood stomping grounds. Read the book and saw the film. Timothy Hutton was FANTASTIC and I believe had just lost his father when the film was made. The rest of the cast was AWESOME but IMO Mary Tyler Moore displayed her talent for acting and was STUNNING as the self centered b*&ch of a mother.

    Thank you for posting, hopefully GOOGLE/YouTube will leave it as is!

  • This is a fantastic movie! Tim Hutton was phenomenal in this as were all who acted in it! Tanks for posting it and let us hope youtube won't remove it!

  • excellent film

  • Thumbs up if you love MR. BERGER.

  • @Aulfet Dr. Berger

    

  • @Aulfet It's Dr. Burger!

  • I have always loved this movie. Thank your for uploading. :-)

  • Than you for sharing. I need to write a paper about this for my Psychology class!

  • haha she tries so hard to be all nice and motherly to him..forcing the icy smiles on him while serving french toast..and then he totally rejects her...it's funny how conrad and his mother are COMPLETELY alike

  • @leeza2007 Do you really think so? I know what you mean about them being alike in the way that they try to put on a front and don't let peple show how they really fee, but Conrad has a warmth and an empathy that I feel his mother definitely doesn't have. But I could be wrong.

  • damn@the mother...so forced and uptight and icy..mary's acting is SUPERB in this

  • Brooke from "The Bold and the Beautiful" at 02:58

  • My family always saves French toast...Is that seriously bad?

  • Saw this movie as a kid and its power has always remained with me.

    For me it remains the most emotionally powerful film about the power of disfunctional family dynamics I've ever seen. Enjoy the uplifting ending too.

  • When ever I hear this music, I always remember this scene. Wonderful film. Thank you for putting it up.

  • Extraordinary movie. The scenes of patient/psychologist interaction are only matched by those in Good Will Hunting. This movie is a masterpiece.

  • @pitbull103 Matt Damon & Ben Affleck were taking notes when they watched Ordinary People...I think Ordinary People is unmatched in its emotional power...Good Will Hunting was good, but it was no masterpiece.

    1980's Ordinary People is truly a masterpiece.

  • Thank you so much for the upload, you are amazing!!

  • this is a great movie - maybe even a perfect one.

  • Such a fantastic movie, it's one of those that (this probably sounds crazy) you could lie awake at night thinking about for hours. It's subtle, intelligent yet also deeply touching.

    Thanks for uploading it!

  • tnx for uploading this film., i just finished reading the book, and it is so good..

  • holy crap its john casey! [sitting in shotgun]

  • Great movie have seen it many times.

  • Thank you soo much!! :)

  • MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER!!!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing it with the rest of the YT Community!!!!!!!!

  • Lake Forest is such a beautiful place. I went up there for a wedding at Lake Forest College. I really enjoyed it! It's genius to juxtapose a family falling apart against such a beautiful setting. It's the physical equivalent of everything looking so deceptively good on the outside that nobody bothers to look deeper.

  • You have to charm Mr. Herman. Did you charm him?

  • One of the most underrated American movies of the last 40 years. Genius

  • In the book, they drove a red mustang.

  • the tense in the novel is a bit different. it's not simple past. Instead it's: He walks into the room; there is a basketball on the bed. He picks it up.

    It's different.

  • This is one of the most heartbreaking movies I've watched and ever since I watch it the first time I have watch it over and over again. It kinda helps.....

  • have seen this movie many times just true to real life you dont see movies like this today.

  • is this the movie of the book by judith guest?

  • Yes, hence in the credits where it says "based on the novel by Judith Guest."

  • This film is a masterpiece.

  • as Ive said before, Mary T. Moore got robbed at the Oscars that year...

  • @MisterCrazyLegs Mary was outstanding, but Sissy Spacek was just as deserving for Coal Miner's Daughter. Tough call.

  • I'm watching this so I don't have to read the book in English class. Are there any major differences between this and the book?

  • It's obvious that Conrad is the main character in this film/book.

    Timothy Hutton's Oscar for supporting (!?) actor is a bad joke.

    Love this story, though, inspite of being pathetic at some points...

  • 06:21 -- they make nice sexy-time!

  • She should have at least given Con a chance to change his mind about the french toast before she yanked it away from him.

  • 113 times in 24 years? That's less than 5x a year!

  • This movie changes the way you see things in life, and to be grateful for what you have.

  • "comtable"???? lol

  • Conrad, Connie, or Con, whatever you prefer.

  • This is a good movie, but, its hard to believe it won Best Picture over Raging Bull.

  • @michael918273645 Hard to believe?

  • im reading the book in my senior english class instead of catcher in the rye.

  • My most favorite movie......EVER!!!!!! Thank you SO much for posting this!!!!!

  • Great movie! Thank you for uploading...it is one of my favorites! :)

  • I can't believe they posted this movie, it is fantatic. Thank you.

  • What is the song title the choir is singing in the opening? Is that a specific play they go to see?

  • @reginalambert

    The name of the song is Pachabels canon. It's used both at the beginning and end of the film.

  • great movie thanks for uploading!

    I watched this movie for my psychology class and the assignment was to diagnosis (or not) Conrad with a disorder and explain why. I chose post traumatic stress disorder.

    the mother may seem bitchy but the last scene when the father is speaking to her explains it all. she is perfectly fine until something bad happened.

  • Do you know what a master piece is? THIS IS!!!

  • 9:03 - What is going thru Sutherland's character's mind?

  • masterpiece of a movie, thanks for sharing it

  • Wow! Incredible how young Donald Sutherland looked in this movie! I'm still so used to watching him play Hawkeye Pierce in the movie version of Mash! I'll see the rest of this movie on TCM and let it suprise me then! i will say this, this is one angry young man!

  • Why TCM and not here on youtube?

  • Well, i can awnser that by say yes, i can see this movie on Youtube but, I would like to see the rest of the movie on TCM before I make a decision on watching this movie again here! i know it sounds crazy weird but, again watching the first few minutes of this movie kinda struck an interesting chord if you will! i will see for myself what the rest of this movie has! As i said, this is one angry, confused young man!

  • Interesting post, but I'm not clear how it answered my question.

  • it looks like he has eyeliner on to make him look sad or sullen

  • I also thought that.

  • Phil and Don. Brother Michael, Auntie Gin, Open the door and let 'em

  • First saw this film over xmas break in 87/88. Loved it! Still one of my fav films. Fans of this should check out Rachel Getting Married.

  • Thanks for the upload

  • Only 4100 views??????

  • i go to that high school

  • the mom is such a bitch.

  • I don't know why people disageed with you. The mother IS a bitch, that's the whole point.

  • Déjà vu ... too close to my family growing up.... :) good comment

  • im reading this book in school

  • watching the movie always helps

  • I adore the hell out of Mary Tyler Moore.

  • This is such a great movie. Pachelbel's Canon in D major is now one of my favorite pieces of classical music since I first heard it here. This is one of the few times I've seen Mary Tyler Moore in a role where she wasn't all happy and perky, and she proved she could do it well.

  • Beautiful movie. I saw this exhausted on a flight home once and I will never forget that first time I watched it.

  • I LOVE this movie!!!!!

  • The mom can be summerized in one phrase:

    no messes!

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  • thanks a lot, man!

  • Thank your very much for uploading this film. I have never seen it and it was recommended to me recently...

  • The people who recommended this must have good taste then!!!

  • @SpreadTheWord11 Oh Yes, I remember this movie saw it when when I was a kid on cable.Its great if I remember right.

    Thanks!

  • you cant save french toast

  • @talkingducksrgreat This is potentially life-saving information.

  • @talkingducksrgreat I once tried to save french toast. I ended up in the hospital for 6 weeks.

  • @talkingducksrgreat Actually you can... (if it's good enough to prompt you to want to save it in the first place) the freezer and the microwave are wonderful inventions that make it possible to do so, and maintain pretty close to original quality for up to a week. I never got to test that theory when my boys were living at home, (there was never any left over) : ) but I have added this to my home-made convenience breakfasts, and it's good.

  • thanks for these uploads man!!!

  • thanks

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