Summaries

A terminally ill man prepares for his death.

Life is going well for Bob Jones: great job, beautiful loving wife and a baby on the way. Then he finds out that he has kidney cancer that will leave him dead within months. He sets out to videotape his life's acquired wisdom for his child, and ends up on a voyage of self-discovery and reconciliation.—Reid Gagle

Bob and Gail Jones are expecting their first child, but Bob has been diagnosed with kidney cancer which will possibly take his life before his child is born. Heartbroken at the prospect of not ever getting to know his child, he decides to make a video about himself and his life so that his child will know him.—Murray Chapman <[email protected]>

Bob is dying of cancer. His wife, Gail, is expecting their first child. With a prognosis of only a few months of life left, Bob decides to record just about every aspect of his life on video tape.—Rob Hartill

Details

Keywords
  • man
  • cancer
  • baby
  • video diary
  • expectant mother
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 11, 1993
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Six Flags Magic Mountain - 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, California, USA
Production companies Columbia Pictures Blessed Filmes Capella Films

Box office

Budget $15000000
Gross US & Canada $27804899
Opening weekend US & Canada $5536098
Gross worldwide $27804899

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 57m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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