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About
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Theatrical
Dec 19, 1979
Box Office
$106.3M
Budget
$8.0M
Return
13.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 28, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures, Stanley Jaffe Productions
Quotes
See all →A Mother's Love and Acceptance
Joanna Kramer
I woke up this morning, kept thinking about Billy and I-I was thinking about him waking up in his room with his little clouds all around that I painted. And I thought I should have painted clouds downtown, because then he would think that he was waking up at home. I came here to take my son home. And I realized he already is home. Oh, I love him very much. I'm not gonna take him with me. Can I go up and talk to him?...
[Joanna and Ted hug]
Ted Kramer
Listen why don't you go upstairs and see him and I'll wait here.
Joanna Kramer
How do I look?
[wipes the tears from her eyes and pats her hair]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Difficult Decisions in Professional Settings
Ted Kramer
You're firing me?
Jim O'Connor
Yeah, I'm letting you go, yes.
Ted Kramer
Why?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Dustin Hoffman
Ted Kramer
M
Meryl Streep
Joanna Kramer
J
Jane Alexander
Margaret Phelps
J
Justin Henry
Billy Kramer
H
Howard Duff
John Shaunessy
G
George Coe
Jim O'Connor
J
JoBeth Williams
Phyllis Bernard
B
Bill Moor
Gressen
H
Howland Chamberlain
Judge Atkins
J
Jack Ramage
Spencer
J
Jess Osuna
Ackerman
N
Nicholas Hormann
Interviewer
E
Ellen Parker
Teacher
D
Donald Gantry
Surgeon
J
Joe Seneca
Partygoer
D
David Golden
Grocer
S
Sean Albertson
Boy in Hospital (uncredited)
I
Iris Klein
Partygoer (as Iris Alhanti)
P
Peter Lownds
Norman
I
Ingeborg Sørensen
Woman at Christmas Party
