Robert Kirby True. How far writers have strayed from greatness these days. Today we have the nephew in Manchester by the Sea. That's what we are all supposed to think is great writing and acting now.
@@dangrifdhsbxjs8424 Completely disagree personally... But I respect your opinion. Acting wise, Hutton's nuanced and absolutely complex portrayal is on a whole another level.
This movie was so hard to watch so many years after watching the first time. Every moment was gut wrenching. Timothy Hutton broke my heart in every scene.
The film is stomach-churning as you watch: you KNOW something is wrong but you are dragged emotionally through the entire thing until the ah-ha moment when it becomes clear. VERY well directed, acted, paced....
@@DoofsterDan my father used to talk about this movie often. But I have never the chance to watch it. Right now, I could watch the last ten minutes and it's so involving and about real life. I miss my family and it unkward how our entire family changed. My parents divorced, my mother tried suicide several times and somehow it was just she and I. It was so hard to keep myself at the same place that her, she had never drunk a glass of wine before and suddenly we were at hospital every week. My father got another family. I still remember during the winter we used to drive until a place to see the temperature, my brothers and I were just children and we tried to guess the right temperature. Poverty was all around but we all had hope. Now my father has a new family, and my mother a boyfriend. My brothers left, and I still want to watch this entire movie. They marked my heart forever, and I love them all. Cheers from an ordinary guy from Brazil
Eduardo Oliveira your comment just made me cry. Maybe because I love this movie, too. Or maybe because I personally understand how divorce can tragically affect a family and sometimes even destroy lives ..... especially children’s. I’m so very sorry for all you’ve been through. This is a superb movie. I was 20 yrs old when it first came out and it’s stayed with me all of these years. Hard to believe it’s been 40 years now, wow. I hope you get the chance to see this movie. It’s gut-wrenching but so very good ... just like life sometimes ..
I agree, hard to watch especially if you have dealt with mental illness, I think the hardest was when he needed help the most, his mother was struggling to deal with his illness and practically ignored him.
I can’t believe my mother let me watch that movie when I was 11 years old. I still remember it at 52 and not many movies stand out to me like that one did.
At age 20, he was the youngest male actor ever to win an Oscar. He still holds that record today, 30 years later. What a moving performance he gave in "Ordinary People". He thoroughly deserved his award.
I remember going to see Ordinary People in 1980 when I was in college. Afterwards, I was so depressed I just rode around on a city bus for like 3 hours, staring out the window. Such a great film. Timothy Hutton deserved the honor.
You and I must be about the same age. I am 62 and vividly remember watching Ordinary People at the campus cinema of my university. I could really relate to the emotions of the son and father although luckily my family had not suffered a tragedy like the one in the movie.
...and poor Jason Robards almost gets forgotten and to boot, never gets his picture up on the screen ....but Timothy Hutton was the right choice, by far.
Timothy Hutton was superb in this film and obviously deserved the Academy Award for his performance. I was moved when Timothy paid tribute to his late father, Jim, who I thought was terrific as Lieutenant Graham in Sam Peckinah’s film, “Major Dundee” and as Ellery Queen in the unfortunately short-lived NBC detective series.
Timothy Hutton finally gets that kiss and affection from Mary Tyler Moore ;). This is a very well deserved win! Hutton was brilliant as the guilt ridden Conrad Jarrett.
Academy judges are retards in general...but that year they must have been smoking some potent leaf if they seriously thought that Hutton was the supporting Actor and MTM was the lead...
The Studio make the decisions about what categories they attempt to get people nominated in. I think they felt that he would stand a better chance of winning if it was in that category. They were right I think because he would have been up against DeNiro in Raging Bull. He wouldn't have stood a chance.
@@musicaltheatergeek79 tatum o'neal I think still holds the record for youngest oscar winner ever at age 9. Such talent wasted do to drugs bc her mom was an addict the beautiful joanna Moore & her viscious narcissist of a father ryan. Neither patent took her to the Oscar's & when she win the oscar ryan decked her. True story. He made a bet with her that barry Lyndon would out gross bad news bears bc they opened the same time. Tatum won & daddy dearest decked her again. Funny he had 4 kids the only child that didnt become an addict was patrick o'neal bc he was kept away by his mom leigh taylor young. That cant be a coincidence esp when u read Tatum's book or how griffin speaks of him. Redmond I'm sad that farrah didnt shield him from his brutal father. Shes another of Ryan's victims. She was doing much better when she was farrah Fawcett majors.
@@natalieps2387 Shirley Temple is the youngest person ever awarded an acting Oscar, a special juvenile award at the age of 6; Tatum O'Neal is the youngest to win in standard competition at the age of 10.
@@damianop100 oh , so I guess since they got rid of that category tatum is recognized as the youngest ever. Timothy still holds the record for youngest male ever. If we go by categories I think richard dreyfuss by days over adrriane brody is the youngest man to win the lead actor. Not sure which female is the youngest in lead actress as the academy notoriously awards young ingenue best actress over an older woman while it's the opposite in the men's Category where they snub the most deserving if they are young for the pay back oscar or the sentimental oscar. See art carney beating al pacino for the godfather. It's too absurd. Pacino should have been the lead category so he did not bother to show up as he had way more screen time than brando & then not even to win supporting is so ridiculous. Biggest robbery in history. He carried both original films & both are considered the best ever so how is that possible that the films are the best when the man who makes both films work wins nothing. He got it for scent of a woman but that is not even in his top 5 performances.
I've always thought the supporting Actor/Actress are about awarding the best actual performance, politics or 'dues paying' be damned. The lead acting awards seem to be the opposite. They're more 'lifetime achievement' awards.
This was Mary's first television appearance since the death of her son, and the irony of the moment was inescapable. When the winner turned out to be Timothy Hutton, her cinema son, and he bounded on stage to receive an Oscar and a hug from Mary, half the audience held their breath and choked back tears.
Thank you very much for letting us know. While I did know about Mary's real-life son's passing, I hadn't realized it was so close to this telecast. What a poignant moment!
MTM's son died of an accidental gunshot wound a month after ORDINARY PEOPLE opened in theaters. This was in the fall, so the Oscars were right around the corner.
Ordinary People is Redford's masterpiece which I have watched more than any film because it is much like my own childhood. Timothy Hutton was perfect for the part and deserved the award, as did Robert Redford.
Whatever happened to Timothy Hutton after his Oscar win for Ordinary People. He seems to have disappeared completely from Hollywood forever. I have not seen or heard from him in any film or TV show since this film was released. It's hard to believe Ordinary People came out 42 years ago and Timothy Hutton is now in his 60's.
Ordinary People was and still is a timeless film with some of the best all around acting you will ever see. Hutton obviously giving homage to his late father Jim who was an excellent and well liked actor who tragically died at 45 due to liver cancer. This ceremony was about 1 1/2 years after Jim died.
Every few years I re-watch Ordinary People, and every time there's flashbacks and pain, as I marvel at how much the Mary Tyler Moore character resembles my late mother. The icy control, the demands, the emotional remoteness and inability to feel the pain of her children or get beyond her own needs, as she pursued only those things that would enhance her public image. But this year was different. I saw past that powerless, lonely child that I once was to understand how limited, crippled, and lonely my mother must have been. She only knew what she knew and I forgive her. Looks like I'm finally becoming a grown-up. Such a great film.
I felt crippling dislike for my father in the same way however I also realized he grew up during the second world war on the wrong side of it, his father was shot and all his family were terribly mistreated... growing up with parents that fail to get past their childhood trauma is a tough disconnect
I agree, he was truly a lead...his performance was incredible. I wish the award could have gone to Judd Hirsch too. Tim Hutton’s role was so intense and moving . Fantastic starring cast.
Yes, I know the whole cast was strong and integral. But, I don't really understand why he wasn't considered a lead actor in it, instead of a supporting one. I saw him as the main character.
Hutton did give an unforgettable performance WAY beyond his years-and the incomparable Mary Tyler Moore cast WAY against type as the cold, unloving mother-still holds up as a terrific film
Well said. I agree. On a less serious note, I've always thought Hutton in this film and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones a year later went a long way in influencing men's hair lengths. In the 70's it was rare to see a man under 50 even showing his ears. Those two guys made very popular movies with hair much shorter than the current style, but that would soon change.
One of Oscar's biggest mysteries.. How Timothy Hutton was in Best Supporting category.. He was CLEARLY the main actor in that film.. I heard it had something to do with not having to go up against Deniro and a better shot to win
Rampage Clover I hadn't thought about that. Mary gave a truly great performance, but Sissy Spacek was epic. Mary probably would have won in the supporting category. Oh well.
They did the same thing to Marcia Gay Harden when she won Best Supporting Actress for Pollock. There was no way anyone other than Julia Roberts was going to win Best Actress that year. I like Julia Roberts, but thought Ellen Burstyn and Joan Allen gave better performances..
Tatum O'Neal received best supporting actress at the Academy awards in 1973, for Paper Moon. She clearly had the lead role in the film ~ Tatum O'Neal was nominated along with Madeline Kahn for supporting actress in Paper Moon ~ If they had put Tatum in best actress category, who knows if Madeline would have won for her killer performance in Paper Moon. The monologue Kahn delivered on the hill, .... you're gonna ruin it, ain't ya.' ~ perhaps one of her best screen moments, e v e r.....
It's a great credit to actors who are not only convincing, but defines characters and so close to real, even 42 years later, it has the same emotional impact.
I just finished watching Ordinary People for the first time & the acting was amazing but he should've won the Oscar for LEAD actor! There's no way it could only be classed as a "supporting" role!
TIMOTHY HUTTON really was the lead actor in ORDINARY PEOPLE, however, the competition in the Best Actor category of 1980 was so overwhelming with actors such as ROBERT DeNIRO (who actually won), JOHN HURT, PETER O'TOOLE, JACK LEMMON and PETER SELLERS that the powers that be deemed that young Tim had a MUCH better shot at winning (which he deserved MORE than ALL the other actors combined) only IF he was nominated in the Supporting Category. The Oscars are ALL the same height and weight so the only diff is the category engraved on it. Any way you shake it out, TIMOTHY HUTTON deserved to win for his amazing performance in ORDINARY PEOPLE.
This movie was incredible on every level. The acting made it feel so real. The entire cast nailed their parts. Timothy Hutton's performance was absolutely believable. This film was so heart wrenching. ❤
“Ordinary People” is one of my very favorite movies. Timothy Hutton gave one of the most heartbreakingly believable performances I have ever seen on film. Everyone in that movie was brilliant.
His acting in Ordinary People was beyond amazing. I'm surprised he hasn't had more success as an actor. It seems like his career never reached the peak it should have after such an unbelievable performance. But at least we all had the joy and impact of his talent in this movie. Thank you, Tim!
stitchesful Even though he started-out in such an incredibly amazing fashion with Ordinary People - and an Oscar, to boot - and his next film, Taps, did well with both critics and audiences, Timothy Hutton's career then basically took a nose-dive with flops like Iceman, Daniel, Turk 182, Made in Heaven, and Q&A (although I loved that particular film). By 1990, Timothy Hutton had been declared box-office poison, and has never since had a starring role in any substantial movie, although he did experience somewhat of a comeback in the highly successful series "Leverage" from 2008 - 2012 on TNT.
stitchesful every once in awhile a role and actor come together perfectly. Tim Hutton as conrad Jarrett, Garland as Dorothy. Spaces as Loretta Lynn. His performance in my opinion is one of the very best in the history of films. Never a false move in a very demanding role that asked him to display every emotion at the right pitch. Perfection. Those that have seen it will never forget it.
I saw this movie for the first time this weekend with my Dad and I have to say this might be the most depressing movie I’ve ever seen. Movies NEVER make me cry and I was on the verge of tears the entire movie. And crying by the end.
I also loved Ordinary People but I can't believe it beat Raging Bull for best picture I also could not believe that Mary Tyler did not do that many if any feature films after Ordinary People
I saw this movie in 1980 when I as a 14 year old was in a hospital kinda like Conrad. The feelings the character felt from his mother were the same I felt for my mother. I don’t remember much from those days but I remember the feelings I had watching it. I cried but didn’t understand why I felt so awful until years later. I’m now 56 and although I don’t think about those days much seeing the movie again seemed to bring it all back. It’s the sign of a great movie is how deeply it speaks to you and this movie still speaks to me after all these years.
This is a little surreal. As I read this I recognized the voice in the comment was my own voice. The ages and timeline lined up perfectly, and the experiences were identical. I even complimented myself on having written such an honest first-person connection to the movie. ……then I looked at the top of the comment and realized I hadn’t written it at all. Someone else my age encountered the movie the same time I did, connected it to the exact same awful truths I endured growing up, and during the exact same timeframe I had. Holy shit…
OMG After all these years never knew this was Jim Hutton's son who looks just like him. Did not know Jim Hutton died at 45 years old four weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. Loved his work.
Judd Hirsch said to Timothy when he got there "Remember it's enough just to win" and he almost fell down when he shook Robert Redford's hand. I loved Judd Hirsch as the psychiatrist.
For everything Mr Hutton went through with losing his father months before & what he went through during filming Ordinary People you can see how much of himself he put into the character. It was brilliantly directed by Redford in his first time at the helm. Absolutely a timeless piece of art that stands up to this day.
Ordinary People was really an ensemble movie. It's hard to imagine the same movie without Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland, Judd Hirsch. Hutton's performance really is extraordinary. You suffer along with him, cry with him, hope with him. He won deservedly. Michael O'Keefe was brilliant in The Great Santini too.
He was amazing in the role..............I want to ad that much to my surprise at the time, Mary Tyler gave amazing, surprisingly astoundingly performance...........
Yes, she should have won... her performance was towering. Brilliant. Sutherland's performance was beautifully realized as well. 3 brilliant performances from its 3 key roles.
IF you watched the Mary Tyler Moore show regularly, as I did, you shouldn't have been surprised at all. Even though the show was a comedy, she made her character real and genuine and warm, and also touching in the more emotional episodes. It didn't surprise me how good and subtle she was in a more dramatic role. She was absolutely superb.
What happened to Timothy Hutton's film career after Ordinary People. He seems to have totally disappeared from Hollywood and I haven't heard a word in the more than 40 years since Ordinary People and he is now in his 60's.
One of my favorite male acting performances of all time. Timothy Hutton was simply transcendent in ORDINARY PEOPLE, and to have been such a novice at the time made it all the more stunning. He should have went on to be a great star, but I think he was more interested in being a "Serious Actor."
I learned an enormous lesson from this film, it was hirsch charactor, he had to draw it out of hutton, conrad finally seems to relax and says" boy you do one WRONG thing". And the shrink ask " and what was tge one wrong thing you did"? Conrad answered " i hung on". But it never would have dawned on me to ask that, and it being the key to conrads peace, im frigging crying thinking about it, a very powerful film!
This was one of those Hollywood anomalies: the intelligent, adorable, intuitive Timothy Hutton was, after this, poised to be a great star...and yet, typically, fate would have that no scripts appeared which really could have carried him, developed him, given him Hollywood longevity...fame married to esteem is still somehow a twist of fate.
Thank you very much for uploading....!!!! Ordinary People is the one of the best films to me....! I didn't know the presenter was Mary Tyler Moore whose performance was also splendid!! And I remember that it was Redford's debut as a director...!
He was awesome at portraying Conrad in Ordinary People; an extraordinary movie and one of my favorites. Very emotional, heartfelt, and beautiful. I think that it's fucking horrible that they do not make films like this anymore. To me Timothy wasn't only a supporting actor in this film--HE WAS TRULY THE LEAD ACTOR!!!!!! and should've won the best actor Oscar in my book. Not only is he a wonderful actor and young man but he is FUCKING HOT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You must be kidding me. Or you just probably havent even seen Raging Bull, if you have, then you obviosly dont know a shit about acting, also, A. Hepburn sucks btw.
What an outstanding actor. I just saw in Mr & Mrs Loving and he was amazing (again!). Also love being able to see him on Leverage. I never get tired of his work.
He gave one of the most moving and touching performances that I've ever seen. The film itself seems so honest and raw in a way that isn't often seen at all anymore, I don't think. It's also so cathartic. I'm glad I found and watched it. Wow, 19 yrs old and his first film. He totally deserved this award.
One of the BEST performances EVER by an actor on film in a dramatic role. Really would have preferred MTM winning Best Actress as well in a performance that was completely against type for her, but I guess you can't win them all.
Truman Capote I can’t help feel that the academy wasn’t going to give the award for really was Mary’s first big movie part . She made others but they were not academy material. She was a TV person and at that time liked to separate TV actors and film actors.
@@jako3214 She wasn't hard or cold at all. Read any interview with her co-stars on her series about how unusually generous she was with her fellow actors and letting them have episodes where they got to shine. She never played the "I'm the star and you're not" card, even though she could have.
Timothy looks so young. I liked him in Beautiful Girls and The Last Mimzy, mutually distributed by Alliance Atlantis. He teamed up with Michael Clarke Duncan in Mimzy and David Arquette in Beautiful Girls. Those two were in See Spot Run.
absolutely wonderful film, so real and relatable. I for one am glad he was in Supporting, because if he had been in Lead Actor, he would've been up against DeNiro in Raging Bull and probably would've lost. I think Ordinary People is one of those films where all the principles (Timothy, Donald, Mary) could've been nominated for Lead or Supporting because the film really was about their dynamic as a family following such a great tragedy
God, I've forgotten just how adorable Timothy Hutton was.....I had a 'little' crush on him back then, and seeing him get the Oscar and give this speech so flustered and nervous just brings back just why......he was such a hot actor of that era.....and in more ways than one.....wow. Be still my beating heart.....lol
I just love Jack Lemmon - one of my all time faves. So sweet the way he kissed Hutton. Love the shot of Jack with Mary's puffy shoulder. Almost a two shot!
Hutton was excellent, he gave us an acting master class even being so young. I will admire him for ever and the movie , Ordinary People, is my favorite ever, ever, ever. Conrad Jarret is the character of movies who represents the same for me that Holden Caulfield as a character in literature. I love them both!!
“ordinary people” broke my heart as was so profoundly moving I remember the emotions decades later. I’m the type of person that wants to hold anyone in pain and remove it. Amazing cast and crew. Thanks for uploading
I read the book in high school and was able to watch the movie on TV. Timothy Hutton deserved the award in my opinion. Judd Hersch did an amazing job as the therapist.
