Table for Five (1983)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writer:

David Seltzer (writer)

Release Date:

10 March 1983 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

He wants a second chance to love his children...but someone else has learned how.

Plot:

J. P. Tannen takes his three children for a vacation cruise. They usually live with their mother and step-father...

Plot Keywords:

Children | Cruise | Vacation | Male Female Relationship | Africa

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jon Voight	...	J. P. Tannen
Richard Crenna	...	Mitchell
Marie-Christine Barrault	...	Marie
Millie Perkins	...	Kathleen
Roxana Zal	...	Tilde
Robby Kiger	...	Truman-Paul
Son Hoang Bui	...	Trung
Maria O'Brien	...	Mandy
Nelson Welch	...	Old Man
Bernie Hern	...	Bickering Husband
Moria Turner	...	Bickering Wife
Kevin Costner	...	Newlywed Husband
Cynthia Kania	...	Newlywed Wife
Marion Russell	...	Rodessa
Gustaf Unger	...	Twin

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Alexandria, Egypt

Company:

CBS Theatrical Films

Trivia:

Look for Kevin Costner as a fellow shipboard guest.

Movie Connections:

Features Asteroids (1979) (VG)

Poignant, excellently written and well-acted family drama.

While this may not initially seem like a movie that would draw audiences (the one liner/high concept of an absentee divorced father left to care for his children after his ex-wife is tragically killed sounds like a downer), the versatile David Seltzer has written a poignant, compelling, dynamic and very real film.

Everything about the film seems credible and Voight really turns in a fantastic performance, as does the supporting cast.