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Max Dugan Returns
“Prices are double. Your love life's in trouble. The car won't start. Your boss has no heart. The door squeaks. The roof leaks. Your stereo just went mono. All you need is a little Max Dugan.”
66%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
Max Dugan Returns (1983) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Max Dugan Returns (1983) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and Family with cozy, funny, and heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Max Dugan Returns 66% (57 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
66%
from 57 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1983-03-25
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 1793
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What is Max Dugan Returns about?
An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
Is there an AI analysis for Max Dugan Returns?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Max Dugan Returns?
The official runtime for Max Dugan Returns is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Marsha Mason
Nora McPhae
Jason Robards
Max Dugan
Donald Sutherland
Brian Costello
Matthew Broderick
Michael McPhae
Dody Goodman
Mrs. Litke
Sal Viscuso
Coach Roy
Panchito Gómez
Luis
- C
Charley Lau
Charley Lau, boxing coach
- B
Brian Part
Kevin Costello
Billie Bird
Older Woman
Tessa Richarde
Blonde at Shoe Store
Jim Staahl
Man at Shoe Store
- D
Duke Stroud
Teacher
Sondra Blake
Teacher
David Morse
Shoe Store Cop
- M
Mari Gorman
Pat
Santos Morales
Grocer
- I
Irene Olga López
Grocer's Wife
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