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"Ordinary People" quotes

Ordinary People poster
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.

Director: Robert Redford
Writer: Judith Guest (novel), Alvin Sargent (screenplay)
Production: Paramount Pictures
Genre: drama
Year: 1980
MetaScore: 86/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 19 Sep 1980
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 14 nominations.

30 video clips

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Why are you crying - Ordinary People 03:00 Why are you crying I didn't mean it - Ordinary People 00:17 I didn't mean it Don't admire people too much - Ordinary People 00:07 Don't admire people too much Now you can live with that - Ordinary People 00:57 Now you can live with that When I let myself feel - Ordinary People 00:27 When I let myself feel A little advice about feelings kiddo - Ordinary People 00:09 A little advice about feelings kiddo You don't want to talk about it - Ordinary People 01:09 You don't want to talk about it Don't you have that backwards - Ordinary People 01:02 Don't you have that backwards Let's have a great Christmas - Ordinary People 00:25 Let's have a great Christmas It's a conversation starter - Ordinary People 00:15 It's a conversation starter He just wants to know that you don't hate him - Ordinary People 00:53 He just wants to know that you don't hate him Will sound strange - Ordinary People 01:01 Will sound strange No don't do that to yourself - Ordinary People 00:46 No don't do that to yourself Really bad about this - Ordinary People 00:22 Really bad about this So what are you thinking now - Ordinary People 00:18 So what are you thinking now It's impossible after all the shit I've pulled - Ordinary People 00:28 It's impossible after all the shit I've pulled I think this can be saved - Ordinary People 00:09 I think this can be saved You stand behind me in the choir - Ordinary People 00:10 You stand behind me in the choir You're the doctor - Ordinary People 00:15 You're the doctor I should have gotten a handle on it somehow - Ordinary People 00:46 I should have gotten a handle on it somehow Gosh I was awful at trig - Ordinary People 00:38 Gosh I was awful at trig Can you ever break the ball - Ordinary People 00:14 Can you ever break the ball She would've visited Buck in the hospital - Ordinary People 00:13 She would've visited Buck in the hospital Because it really is a mess - Ordinary People 00:23 Because it really is a mess Give her the Goddamned camera - Ordinary People 00:06 Give her the Goddamned camera Dad's gonna haul ass over this - Ordinary People 00:08 Dad's gonna haul ass over this Maybe you were stronger - Ordinary People 00:25 Maybe you were stronger I'm a funny bowler - Ordinary People 00:28 I'm a funny bowler I want this to be a nice Christmas - Ordinary People 00:10 I want this to be a nice Christmas And I know why she never came to the hospital - Ordinary People 00:26 And I know why she never came to the hospital

Cast

Calvin - Donald Sutherland
Beth - Mary Tyler Moore
Berger - Judd Hirsch
Conrad - Timothy Hutton
Swim Coach - M. Emmet Walsh
Jeannine - Elizabeth McGovern
Karen - Dinah Manoff
Joe - Fredric Lehne
Ray (as James B. Sikking) - James Sikking
Sloan - Basil Hoffman
Ward - Quinn K. Redeker
Audrey - Mariclare Costello
Grandmother - Meg Mundy
Ruth - Elizabeth Hubbard
Stillman - Adam Baldwin
Grandfather - Richard Whiting
Buck - Scott Doebler
Van Buren - Carl DiTomasso
Truan - Tim Clarke
Genthe - Ken Dishner
Gail - Lisa Smyth
Mitzi - Ann Eggert
Bryce - Randall Robbins
Ms. Mellon (as Cynthia Baker Johnson) - Cynthia Baker
John - John Stimpson
Liz - Liz Kinney
Mack (as Steve Hirsch) - Steven Hirsch
Ed - Rudy Hornish
Chris - Clarissa Downey
Annie - Cynthia Burke
Linda - Jane Alderman
Dennis - Paul Preston
Gus - Gustave Lachenauer
Sarah - Marilyn Rockafellow
Philip - Don Billett
Joel - Ronald Solomon
Choir Director - Virginia Long
Shopper - Paula Segal
Saleslady - Estelle Meyers
Waiter - Stuart Shiff
Waitress - Rose Wool
Actor - Douglas Kinney
Actress - Constance Addington
McDonald's Manager - Edwin Bederman
Young Buck - Bobby Coyne
Young Conrad - Michael Creadon
Man on Bridge - Randy De Troit
Extra - Michael T. Weiss