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Max Dugan Returns

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Max Dugan Returns
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PG,1hr 38min
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1983
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Anchor Bay
Synopsis: Max Dugan (Jason Robards Jr.) is an elderly ne'er-do-well whose tenuous mob connections have made him persona non grata with his daughter Marsha Mason. Struggling to raise her restless son Matthew Broderick on her own, Mason is none too pleased when Max returns to the family fold with yet another portfolio of get-rich-quick schemes. Forced to leave town due to the investigative habits of cop Donald Sutherland, Mason's new boyfriend, Max does one last good deed to renew the faith of the disillusioned-with-life ... Full Synopsis
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As adolescent wish-fulfillment fantasies go, Max Dugan Returns provides an irresistible hook: What if your dumpy house was suddenly populated with enough merchandise to supply a season of Wheel of Fortune prizes? Unfortunately, director Herbert Ross' portrayal of said riches is more compelling than any human component in the picture, and that goes for Jason Robards' vigorous, Howard Hughes-lite turn ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Nora McPhee
Brian Costello
Michael McPhee
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