Kramer vs. Kramer

After Ted gets mad at Billy for eating ice cream instead of dinner, he carries him from the kitchen into the living room and the spoon in Billy's hand disappears.

Ted's job interview takes place at 4pm during the office Christmas party, but outside the office window Manhattan is bathed in bright mid-day sun.

When Ted is first making French Toast, he picks up the egg in his right hand; when he shows it to Billy before breaking it, it's in his left hand; when the camera goes to closeup as he breaks the egg, it's back in his right hand.

Dustin Hoffman's disheveled hair also changes wildly in that scene.

When Billy is waiting for Ted to fetch him after the birthday party, he sits on the chair with his left leg tucked under the right leg.

In the next shot, his right leg is tucked under his left leg.

After Ted throws the wine glass at the wall, Joanna goes from having one hand at her jaw to having both hands.

The position of Phyllis' hands change several times when she is in the hallway naked.

After Ted drops Billy at school, Joanna's hand position on the window changes between shots.

The trees are green in scenes which supposedly take place in New York at Halloween and Christmas.

When Kramer is waiting to get his new job, a man with a red tie walks past him twice to speak to another person.

Ted's job interview takes place at 4pm on Friday, Dec.

22nd (during the office Christmas party).

The next scene has Ted and Billy visiting Ted's 'new' office.

Ted tells Billy "It's Saturday, most people take the day off".

Ted's office already has his name plate, pictures of Billy on the wall, and work assignments.

This could only be true if a week had passed between the 2 scenes.

Kramer's lawyer tells him that, if he wishes to appeal the decision granting custody to his ex-wife, his son would have to take the stand.

On an appeal, no new evidence is called, and therefore the son would not be called as a witness.

'Dustin Hoffman' (qv) pours raw egg & milk mixture into the pan while making the french toast.

Later the pan contents burn.

The close-up shows it all as browning.

After that close-up Hoffman drops the pan on the floor.

The egg and milk mixture flies out, and it is raw again.

Ted Kramer's lawyer tells him that his ex-wife will meet him and their son at "the Central Park Boat Pond," but when the meeting actually takes place it is at Literary Walk.

There are always contradictions between the individual and the collective life as a family member, and sometimes the contradictions lurk in a way of compromise in the calm, sometimes one of the partners, more often than the other, is the woman who, by awakening to her own self-consciousness, destroys the temporary peace agreements of the collective life. This is not an individual mistake, but a counterbalance between "progress" and "conservatism" in the whole society.

I've seen many Dustin Hoffman's movies like Straw Dogs or Rain Man and I liked them, but his characters are much to often calm or even shy persons. I expected him to be in this movie the same as he was in Straw Dogs, but I saw a totally different person.

This was my first movie date with a lovely lady who became my wife. I really wasn't that impressed with KVK in 1980, last night we again viewed it on Prime.

Dustin Hoffman delivers another excellent Academy Award performance as Ted Kramer, a husband and father who one day is stunned to learn that his wife Joanna(Meryl Streep) has left him to find herself, leaving Ted heartbroken but also with custody of their young boy(Justin Henry, quite good). Ted tries to raise his son, while dealing with his anger toward Joanna, and trying to juggle his career responsibilities, which take quite a toll on him, though he eventually comes to bond with his son closely, which is disrupted by the sudden reappearance of Joanna, who wants custody, and has a lawyer, though what the court decides may not be the final word...

Though a lot of people do not like the ending at all,I thought it was the best way for a story/case like this to end,as it reassures that nobody's feelings are going to be hurt,especially Billy's. People are like volcanoes.

The movie is relevant even today (2020) after 41 years of its release. Splendid performances by Dustin Hoffman Meryl streep and the kid Justin Henry make the movie very enjoyable.

I thought this film was quite good and quite entertaining for a film heavy on emotion. I agree with what another user wrote about the script being sympathetic to the three main characters.

Dustin Hoffman as Ted is very impressive as his life changes and becoming a single parent. The way he has to navigate work life and parent life has its ups and downs.

I understand that at the time film was released, it became quite a cultural phenomenon. And yes, it beautifully captures emotions.