I'm Leaving You
My dears, in this scene, we see Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) realize that his wife, Joanna (Meryl Streep), plans to leave him and their son, Billy (Justin Henry).
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🎬Kramer vs. Kramer (1979): On the same day Manhattan advertising executive Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) lands the biggest account of his career, he learns that his wife, Joanna (Meryl Streep), is leaving him and their young son, Billy (Justin Henry). Forced to raise his son alone, Ted loses his job but gains a stronger relationship with the child with the help of another single parent, Margaret (Jane Alexander). When Joanna returns to claim custody of Billy, the ensuing court battle takes a toll on everyone concerned.
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This movie is a master class in acting.
@TeddyB-hf3ks
Ай бұрын
Eh.
@bobthebear1246
Ай бұрын
Absolutely.
@carolklander11
Ай бұрын
Agreed
@bunnyboonot4u
Ай бұрын
The name of the movie would be the most helpful..
@bunnyboonot4u
Ай бұрын
Kramer vs. Kramer is the name of the movie?
The way she paused and then decided the suitcase didnt matter
@osananda
Ай бұрын
That's my favorite part/acting choice in the scene. So fluid and in the moment. Letting go of the suitcase, the only things she was talking with her, then slipping off the ring. Truly leaving with only the clothes she has own and what she started with $$ in their union. Brave.
@juliehealingleaf6211
Ай бұрын
Also it showed he hurt her hand without regard
@Ms9mmBeretta
Ай бұрын
@@juliehealingleaf6211it wasn't truly to hurt her though, it was out of sheer panic, he didn't even understand what was going on and really didn't want his wife to leave him.
@duanealbers4985
Ай бұрын
She hurt her son with no regard
@windhammer1237
Ай бұрын
@@duanealbers4985 No one thinks of that.
How can people say Meryl Streep wasn't pretty. She's beautiful
@kimsworld2023
Ай бұрын
I dont think I've ever seen her that young. Wow.
@Ashaliyeva
Ай бұрын
I know, right?!? She’s beautiful! Meryl has been one of my favorite actresses since I was a little girl. 💜
@je55777
Ай бұрын
Such fine features
@beatemuller3690
Ай бұрын
It’s her nose I would assume
@Lilith6.6
Ай бұрын
It's a subtle, dignified beauty. Almost statuesque.
This is when movies were well written and acted, and very compelling.
@marley92282
Ай бұрын
Now they are overwrought with hyper-manic editing and non-stop musical scores to remind you that you’re supposed to be feeling things.
@sammyp9514
Ай бұрын
@@marley92282 I think Netflix has destroyed film and TV! They are producing film worse than hallmark level right now. The Nicole Kidman/Zac Efron romance was unwatchable
@anthonyshaw3631
Ай бұрын
People keep saying that movies were great back in the day. The movies are great today it's just harder to come up with new ideas especially when they ate but done already
@ElizaDolittle
Ай бұрын
I was thinking about this movie today and all of a sudden, this just appears in my feed. Weird.
@jessicamellett368
Ай бұрын
😄 Okay, old one. 😄
He takes the suitcase… she keeps walking…. She’s done
@lindagibbs428
Ай бұрын
Such a great movie
@kimsworld2023
Ай бұрын
Been there done that.
@gulfbreezediver
Ай бұрын
That part hits hard. She adjusted calculated the items in the suitcase, adjusts her plan, and moves forward in a matter of seconds. She wanted at least those things but understood that was too much to ask.
@Tina-my4vm
Ай бұрын
I'm with her. I'm done too
@danaparfitt2491
Ай бұрын
DONE
Meryl Streep is such an amazing actress, you forget what a beautiful woman she is.
@CarpeDiem2805
Ай бұрын
Meryl Streep is such an excellent actress that she makes you forget that she is acting.
@majabugarski386
Ай бұрын
Đ⁷š Dustin Hoffman is an amazing actor
@karendurant9868
Ай бұрын
Goddess
@pt5659
Ай бұрын
Why is she ugly to you now? Shame on you
@onyxtopaz2759
Ай бұрын
Yep, she's gorgeous ✨
My Mother left the house, after a huge fight, and I stayed with my father who also left . I was Alone for a whole day with my dog, I was 3 or 4 years old and I still remember crying with my arms around our dog and panicking. I spent years waking up in the middle of the night and I used to go to my parents bedroom to check if my mum was there. She never forgave herself. As a teenager I hated Meryl Streep in this role.
@heythave
Ай бұрын
I’m so sorry that happened to you. That must have been a terrifying experience.
@cowslane1
Ай бұрын
Interesting you hated your mother but not your father. One left you with another adult. The other left you with a dog.
@HibaVella
Ай бұрын
Thats terrible… :( She must have never thought ur dad would leave too! How long until they came back?
@heythave
Ай бұрын
@@cowslane1 She did not say that.
@jasmineabdulla5719
Ай бұрын
My heart goes for you ,feeling so sad for that toddler you ,Hoping you are a brave lady now
Meryl's character exudes the energy of a woman who is 5 mins away from taking a long walk off a narrow rooftop. And the elevator scene. Unforgettable. 🥺
@niccolea2086
Ай бұрын
I didn’t get that from this scene
@victoriah.2083
Ай бұрын
@@niccolea2086 You didn't? Hmm. Have you seen the movie?
@onyxtopaz2759
Ай бұрын
U are correct. Her character felt stuck & trapped as a wife/mother. She was like in fight or flight mode 💯
@YFL.111
Ай бұрын
@@onyxtopaz2759what did the husband do thou?
@user-sz2ut4od6s
Ай бұрын
@@YFL.111 He was emotionally unavailable. Too caught up in work. It was revealed in court proceedings that she had given up her job to become a stay at home mom , even though she was highly qualified. She began to feel restless and unfulfilled. What divided opinions among cinema goers was they had a 6 year old son and she left him behind with his father. After she had settled down in her new life she filed for custody of the child, this after the child had gotten over the trauma of her leaving and had bonded with his father. The movie centered around the custody case hence the name “Kramer vs. Kramer”.
This movie came out shortly after my parents divorced. It left its mark on a generation.
@gulalatas9163
Ай бұрын
i wish my parents got divorced.divorce is sometimes blessing for kids even when they dont realise it
@LayllasLocker
Ай бұрын
@@gulalatas9163so true. There is this saying “better a good divorce than a bad marriage”.
@gulalatas9163
Ай бұрын
@@LayllasLocker yep..sometimes divorce saves kids instead of messing them up
@zonefitzgerald
Ай бұрын
Absolutely left a mark. Kramer vs. Kramer. The names meant a terrible time for everyone. Couldn't hear the name without thinking "divorce."
@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442
Ай бұрын
@@gulalatas9163 No matter which road it goes if the relationship is messed up everybody gets messed up anyway
Girl, was done DONE. She was willing to leave the marriage w just the clothes on her back. That's the strongest statement there is.
@vickywaghorn574
Ай бұрын
I did the same walked away with my clothes and my kids lost my home, car , jewellery personal possessions (photos etc ) zero bank accounts drove a borrowed car and what I could get in it …never went back never received a penny there after (from house sale maintenance ..anything ) to this day …but here I am eleven years later kids grown I made it 😉
@sia1366
Ай бұрын
She left her child behind too
@bobthebear1246
Ай бұрын
Right??
@vannjunkin8041
Ай бұрын
When your done your done
@pouetpouetdaddy5
17 күн бұрын
yeah,,,but she regrets it by the end of the movie
Two absolutely electrifying actors in their prime. Such a wonderful movie!
@music4dages
Ай бұрын
Such a wonderful movie. That’s rich. It’s to marriage what “Psycho” is to bath time.
@chateaupig826
Ай бұрын
The son was brilliant too ❤
@Fedkar
Ай бұрын
Extremely overrated movie. Maryl is a great actor but in this particular film she did nothing special for an Oscar
@Methilde
Ай бұрын
Right, good actors but average boring scenario writing.
@dan_hitchman007
Ай бұрын
@@Methilde It's a simple slice-of-life story that was narratively popular in this era of U.S. cinema, so no BIG, FLOWERY scenes like you see today.
Don't do that these days. You'll get yourself strangled. Pack up and leave while he's at work.
@Prometheuspredator
Ай бұрын
He was not an abusive husband. He was a workalcoholic to provide for their family so she could be a stay at home mother. If he was an abusive husband she would not have been so entrusting to place their son's wellbeing into his care.
@ellzedd4113
Ай бұрын
@Prometheuspredator men kill women for turning them down fir dates
@supersavingswithjennifer2036
Ай бұрын
@@Prometheuspredator have you not watched any episode of Forensic files or 48 hours ever? A lot of women have died trying to leave their husbands that don’t show signs.
@renmachado1820
Ай бұрын
@@supersavingswithjennifer2036It’s so true
@paleo704
Ай бұрын
@@supersavingswithjennifer2036yawn
Years ago me and two friends went on a girls night out we were all married lol i had a 5 year old daughter my two friens had children 1 had a 6 year old son and the other had an 8 year old daughter. We were excited to be out without children. We went to the movies to see this film kramer v kramer. The other movie was the elephant man. Back in them days you saw two films in the uk. After the movies we went for something to eat it was a place called berni inns you got a steak meal for a very reasonable price. Every town in the uk had a berni inn. We got a drink the waiter came to take our orders i was the last to give mine. The waiter looked at me looked at my two friends and said kramer v kramer and elephant man,right we all laughed looked at each other realised how he had guessed we had mascara around our red puffy eyes. We all 3 had cried our eyes out at the very sad 2 movies lolol. Every time i see either film i remember that night.
@scarba
Ай бұрын
I do not remember ever seeing two films back to back or a place called Berni inn. People went to a restaurant once a year if they were lucky. Are you sure you weren’t in America?
@yavrum22
Ай бұрын
@@scarbain the UK. not America.
@UTubeAngelique
Ай бұрын
I got a FREE ticket to see The Colour Purple… the reverse of the ticket was The Goonies! What a time to be alive. We saw each film back-to-back… it was a really popular thing back then… it is around forty years ago though! I’d buy that for a dollar (£)🤣! UK cinema days!😂
@theRavensRed
Ай бұрын
Aww, that's such a great. Thank you for sharing. 🖤
@anamarisela
Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing that. Lol, I have no friends, so it made me feel good. I have never heard of the movie.❤
Those performances are so good. Like so many real life arguments, it's two people having entirely different conversations.
Kramer vs Kramer … I was so young when that movie was released, but I still remember it, what a classic
@user-vf4wi2og8b
Ай бұрын
I was too young to understand this movie, but I remember all the adults going nuts about what a huge impact this movie had.
@chateaupig826
Ай бұрын
Impeccably acted . Great movie ❤
@JoyannPadmore
Ай бұрын
What's the name of this movie please
@chateaupig826
Ай бұрын
@@JoyannPadmore Kramer v Kramer 1979
@JoyannPadmore
Ай бұрын
@@chateaupig826 thanks 🙃
I was about 8 when I first saw this movie and this scene was devastating because I am a child of divorce. Everything about it feels so raw 😢
@newjerseymom
Ай бұрын
Same, my friend, same
@taradulin211
Ай бұрын
Same. And me too.
@Foxy_ladyYTSL
Ай бұрын
Me also… 😢
@anndeboeck179
Ай бұрын
When I saw this as a 10 year old girl with parents divorcing...I was so disappointed in the figure Meryl portrayed. Why did she leave her kid like that??? But 40 years on, having been experiencing life's ups and downs... I forgive her, cause I totally understand. She had to find herself again. Her feelings, her dignity, her motherhood, her strength, her worth ... because she was in that deep hole that could tip you in the deep end. And that was not an emotional place to also take your kid with you while leaving the husband. Now I see it as a hard and painfull choice she had to make. And by doing that protecting herself AND MOST OF ALL HER PRECIOUS SON.❤❤❤❤❤
@Jami-vm1zv
Ай бұрын
Me too. The hardheaded selfishness is unbelievable.
This film showed what happens when a man gets so caught up in 'making a living" as he clearly pointed out, that he completely misses how miserably unhappy his wife is. Had he taken the time to really see that, she might have never found herself in such a dark place that for the good of her self, him AND their son she had to leave. From the very first scene when he comes home and she's desperately trying to talk to him, he continues to completely ignore her and what she's saying. This basically tells you all you need to know about how out of touch he was within the marriage which is why she was DONE. It tore her heart out to leave her son. But she knew she was no good to him as his mother in the state she was in. You can clearly see the painful conflict within her. Meryl so deserved her Oscar for this film...
@franceslarsen4037
Ай бұрын
But then she tries to get her son back after he's been through hell trying to figure out why Mommy left him, finally bonded irrevocably with Dad, and then she decides she can handle everything and comes in to upset the balance, it doesn't seem that selfless to me:(
@LynnTanner-ls9kx
Ай бұрын
I can't believe that is Meryl she's always been so beautiful I see,what is this movie called?
@ClaraSunshine
Ай бұрын
Kramer vs Kramer @@franceslarsen4037
@DPhasely
Ай бұрын
She would have still gotten sick of him if he spent more time at home and less at work. In that case, she would have told him that he is not good provider and she meets someone that works more and earns more. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
@heathermanning5368
Ай бұрын
Kramer Vs Kramer
When a woman declares she is leaving she already thought about everything
@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442
Ай бұрын
Like she has said she had already paid the bills and taking care of everything
@66kaisersoza
Ай бұрын
This is why guys should never try to get a woman back. No pleas, crying or show of emotion. She planned it for months
@mateamargo1339
Ай бұрын
Watch the movie. They express your opinion with a little sence. What about their freaking son. "Find yourself" hahaha.
@music4dages
Ай бұрын
@@66kaisersozaExcellent point.
@teddykgb3865
Ай бұрын
Everything except her child. She walked out on her own child. Then has the audacity to come back almost two years later, demand custody, and drag the entire family through the courts, furthering the trauma. She's a thoroughly awful person. Naturally most of the comments are applauding her actions.
Meryl Streep is a striking beauty. You look at her to grasp her beauty and you keep seeing different angles of her face that’s just breathtaking. She’s just a stunner. Even into middle and older, she’s a total stunner. What a beautiful actress.
@GreyMarano
Ай бұрын
Do you think she’s attractive, I wasn’t sure you mentioned it? Lol
@iHeartAmySue
Ай бұрын
I agree. So unique. Like a beautiful painting
@deborahlpierson
Ай бұрын
@@GreyMarano 😂
@ziauddinkhan5699
Ай бұрын
Couldn't have said it better myself.
@jacquelinedavis6607
Ай бұрын
I saw her on the Graham Norton show. I can't remember who was sitting beside her or the discussion. But, without hesitation, she turned to him, cupped his cheeks with her hands, and kissed him. Not a swift motion, but a 3 or 4 second kiss. He was red in the face, and the high school boy appeared with immense surprise His jaw dropped revealing a body paralyzed as if time stood still. She turned around swiftly and her cheeks were red. Yet, she had a mischievous look. Still today she is a classy revered woman. Who, in seconds jostled a man into a different continuum. Once an actress, always an actress.
The writing The acting Pure art
@gutenbird
Ай бұрын
I have to say the directing too.
@JoyannPadmore
Ай бұрын
What's the name of this movie
@gutenbird
Ай бұрын
@@JoyannPadmore Kramer vs. Kramer
I’ll never forget the scene where she gets to see her son after a long time and their boy is so happy to see her. I’ve been through something similar only HE left me and tried to take the kid too. I cried when I saw this movie. I cried more when it happened to me.
@rgtunderworldrgt7773
Ай бұрын
Men rarely do that. Usually women do. You don't say why he left?
@alexissmith8158
Ай бұрын
@@rgtunderworldrgt7773 That is bs and it is none of our business why. I hope they are all fine now.❤
@NoctemAeternusMusic
Ай бұрын
You mean after she abandoned him?
@rosieE121
Ай бұрын
@@alexissmith8158Cheating in marriage is unjustifiable under any circumstance.
@yourdaddy9622
Ай бұрын
Oh you didn’t cry more at the movie than you did in real life?? How weird. You seem dramatic, just how you word things. The movie was sad, but need everyone on the internet to know you were MORE sad? OOoOooOooK…
What bothered me about this movie was how after deserting her husband and child does she have the nerve to come back years later and try and sue for custody of a child she deserted.
@susansmith493
Ай бұрын
Yup. Then practiced parent alienation against the father.
@parthetis74
6 күн бұрын
She didnt leave for years. It was a year. And In the end he got to know and get close to his son like he wouldnt have otherwise and custody.
This movie features some of the most spectacular acting scenes between two people - two brilliant actors and the way they handle the dialogue and the physicality of their emotions = amazing. The later scene in the restaurant is also amazing.
Dustin is such a great actor, one of the best, love his brilliant charismatic acting!
I would like to rewatch this one as an adult as now I understand how much courage it takes to leave someone like this.
@Jami-vm1zv
Ай бұрын
She was a selfish self-centered dirtbag
@taracitti9113
Ай бұрын
That’s not courage. That’s selfishness. If she wanted out , she should gave gone about it the right way without traumatizing her whole family. Only a narcissist, self absorbed bitch leaves like that. She didn’t deserve to have her child back. She’s not a mother. Mothers don’t abandon their children!!
@someday7868
Ай бұрын
Yes, watch it again. I just did. It's a good movie...with different perspectives. You got her's, his, and the little boy's...then he becomes friends with the neighbor. She actually teaches him empathy & gives him the love his wife was hoping for.
@NiKiMa023
Ай бұрын
Same. I haven’t seen this since it came out, I was a little then
@sandracaballero6101
Ай бұрын
What’s it called
My parents separated when I was a child. My Mom left in the exact SAME way. When I saw this movie 🎥 it triggered SO many emotions and painful 😓 memories from my childhood. This was raw emotion and I felt her pain in my soul. 🙏🏽😇❌⭕️💔😓😢
@garyneilson3075
Ай бұрын
"hold fast"! (1Thess.5 :21)
@coolwater55
Ай бұрын
@@angel213fl My Mom sort of left. She went yo a Psychiatric hospital. We were told she died. One day about 9 months later, she stole us at night while Dad was shift work. Hadn't seen her for all those months.. We grabbed our bits of clothing quickly. She said we could choose our Dad or her, but she took all.of us regardless what we said. Off to bus ferry, then bus again. Went to a small dingy apartment. Another man was there. We'd never met him before. . It was a one bedroom suite. He became our " stepfather". They never married. Did I mention she was 8.5 months pregnant? We saw our biological Dad only once in 8 years. He hired a P.I. to find us. That's part of a long, very challenging childhood.
@windhammer1237
Ай бұрын
@@coolwater55 damn that's phukt up.
@mitrafereshteh
Ай бұрын
What's the movies name please?
@coolwater55
Ай бұрын
@@mitrafereshteh it's in the video title.
Surely, one of the greatest actresses of our time. I have watched her BECOME dozens of different people.
@heythave
Ай бұрын
Yep, from the author in Out of Africa to the fashion editor in The Devil Wears Prada.
@gutenbird
Ай бұрын
One of? Hmm. I'm pretty sure no-one could make a compelling case for anyone being better.
Meryl Streep is amazing.. And a kind of beauty one can never tire of looking at.. And a kind of talent one can never tire of watching.
She was an absolute beauty, which gets lost in her performance, which was sublime 💔💔
I saw this as a child. I shouldn't have. Editing to add the why: It's definitely a great movie/great performances, I was (am) just a "super feeling" kind of kid and the chaos and pain the characters went thru was overwhelming to me. It tapped into what I was seeing in my own home and it felt very scary to see that being reflected back at me.
@user-jh4un7yy2h
Ай бұрын
My parents got divorced when I was 7, this was my favorite movie....😢
@Vskate1968
Ай бұрын
My parents refused to let us see it. Dad would do side work as security at the drive-in so he would screen what was fit for us kids.
@wehosrmthink7510
Ай бұрын
I have avoided this film since it came out over 40 years ago. And now I’m divorced with a son. Should have watched it, maybe.
@gethsemanehouse3844
Ай бұрын
Same here.
@PhoebeFayRuthLouise
27 күн бұрын
As a child of divorce, it really shook me to see this movie.
That movie was so impactful at the time and the acting was so real. ❤😢
My mom did this to my dad. She planned the whole thing out for months and one day when he left the house she was like “Let’s go! We’re leaving, I bought a house, grab your bird🦜 that’s it” and we left in that moment. My dad wasn’t an awful person he just sucked at being a husband and a dad. I remember walking down the street with my bird in one had and my mom on the other thinking “wow my mom is so brave!” She’s a 4’11 little Mexican woman but that day she seemed 8 ft tall to me 🥹
One of my favorite movies of all time. Kramer vs. Kramer. Many have commented and made assumptions that he was an abusive husband. No...he was a workalcoholic so she could stay home to raise their son. If he was an abusive husband and father she would not have so easily entrusted him to take care of their son.
@Queenofdacastle
Ай бұрын
I have never understood ppl who leave for that reason solely.
@JJ-iq8mi
Ай бұрын
I think you have misinterpreted the comments.
@indigolotus22
Ай бұрын
He was neglectful and did crush glasses in anger around her. Abuse starts out that way.
@drugreen123
Ай бұрын
Emotional neglect IS abuse.
@dillonwalshpvd
Ай бұрын
@@drugreen123 lol 😂
My mom took me to see this a few weeks after my siblings were abducted. I was even more traumatized after this. I now have a 14 yr old dog named Kramer.
@savanaerie
Ай бұрын
I'm so sorry. If you don't mind answering, were your siblings ever recovered?
@kalyaniagrawal8708
Ай бұрын
If you feel comfortable, pls tell us about your siblings?
@cj3126
Ай бұрын
Your parents seem to have a dark sense of humor. Or just didn't think it through.
@snow5962
Ай бұрын
That's a weird thing to just drop and leave no follow-up... makes me think this was an odd bid for attention. Is it for a high/satisfaction of the likes and comments... I don't think I'll ever understand how ppl get off on stuff like that. Or am I totally reading this wrong and you write comments in a 10x the zoned out way I talk?
@kalyaniagrawal8708
Ай бұрын
@@snow5962 you are right man ..but everyone has different personality ..
When I was a little girl watching this movie I hated her so much and still do . I was rooting for Dustin’s character he looks like my dad as well . I can watch this movie over and over again for the stellar and realistic performances and still be that little girl on Dustin’s side who took over being the parent as a dad and scenes where he was the mom as well ! Brings tears to my eyes this movie ! So many things you get out of it Everytime you watch it ! 💙💙💙💙🫶🫶🫶🫶⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🙏😌
@dandavis8300
Ай бұрын
Gotta understand kid, selling widgets for some big corporation is way more "fulfilling" than taking care of a kid. Hey, is this the same character as "The Devil Wears Prada"?
@Lexi_gem
Ай бұрын
@@dandavis8300 children are not a distraction from more important work they are the most important work
@johanndaart7326
Ай бұрын
@@Lexi_gemI like your perspective on this. Other women in the comments seem to blindly applaud her leaving. I haven't watched this movie, so I don't know the context, but in real life, situations are usually not one-sided. Men might be on husband's side, women on wife's, but we are human beings and we should be judged for our behavior, not by our sex.
@gogo.horrorshow
Ай бұрын
My mom walked out on us just like this. To “find herself.” Well. She did. That betrayal left an irrevocable wound on my soul. I’m an adult now. Married. A proud mother. I couldn’t even imagine. This woman, my “mother”… will never know her grandchild. To protect our peace. Actions have consequences!
@Lexi_gem
Ай бұрын
@@johanndaart7326 exactly ! I am well known for empowering women but I empower men too when they are feeling down ! I don’t say well you are a men and I’m working for women ? No . I understand everything that Merle character is feeling but I’ve been Dustin too ! I know how he feels here and it’s not what people are getting at all they see him taking her suitcase in an abusing way ? I don’t see that here . These performances are so amazing I can’t tell everything here but reading the comments is amazing how everyone is resonating in a different and such personal ways and the young ones too that just stumbled on this ? They are like I’ve never seen Merle young ! 😆 Kramer vs Kramer was a big hit for me as a child not preteen I saw it as a child on TV
Most said excuse for getting out of a relationship…. “It’s not you.. it’s me.”
@maricamaas2326
Ай бұрын
When someone runs away from problems; instead of working through them, with growing as result; it usually is them being the problem.
@benjaminubben4436
Ай бұрын
Thank George Costanza, inventor of the “it’s not you it’s me”
@gutenbird
Ай бұрын
yeah but in this case it was true. She was miserable with her life.
I saw this movie right after my wife left me. It was so depressingly close to home. I realize now it was the best thing that could have happened to me.
Everybody talking about Meryl. Dustin was not chopped liver. Excellent performance from both. Very powerful movie. Shows how depressing a bad marriage and divorce can be.
@markdavies9117
Ай бұрын
Agree. They are both among my favorites of all time. I did notice his eyes and his swallowing when this clip showed him. It said so much.
@joblo6394
21 күн бұрын
too short for tinder
Two incredible acting talents. One of the few movies that made me cry.
Meryl Streep aged so beautifully ❤
According to Meryl, shortly before this scene, Dustin slapped her across the face - supposedly to get her into character. When she tells the story, you can tell she was not pleased with his actions.
The interplay between these two is amazing. 100% believable. So much nuance and commitment on both sides. 👏
@dalelawrence85
28 күн бұрын
@C.Lord-lf6ss when you know you know
Relatable. You can make requests and complaints for years that go unmet and then when you're finally done, they're so clueless and arrogant that they are actually surprised.
@ZoneZero-sm9jv
Ай бұрын
@crispycritter143 weird
@BillBarr4President
Ай бұрын
make requests....here we go. i bet you are perfect and each and every way though.
@ZoneZero-sm9jv
Ай бұрын
@@BillBarr4President wdym?
She trusted him to give her son the best life. The life she was not mentally prepped to give him. ❤
@Mario_N64
Ай бұрын
Then she should have remained out of the picture
@Jami-vm1zv
Ай бұрын
She was a self-centered dirtbag
@franklydarling....7244
Ай бұрын
She had no job and no money.
@eugeniollamera771
Ай бұрын
Agreed it's a great movie. But I don't admire her character like some people do, she is a classic example of the troubles that would plague our society a few years after. When you have children you must be ready it's not a game that doesn't mean you should stop improving yourself but there's somethings you must let go of and this goes for man and woman.
@transcendcapitalism
Ай бұрын
@@eugeniollamera771calling her a “classic example of troubles…that plague society” is misogynistic hateful ignorant nonsense
Great movie. Strong performances by both Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep.
@joanrichter1891
Ай бұрын
I’m embarrassed to say I can’t remember the name of the movie? I did see it but I can’t remember. Please do tell!
@harperz9779
Ай бұрын
@@joanrichter1891Kramer vs Kramer is the name of the movie.
Incredible acting. That period created some brilliant movies, without all the special effects, Just pure talent.
The pain of leaving someone who truly doesn't care about you is haunting. It follows you for years after you finally leave.
@mystdragon8530
Ай бұрын
I suppose it goes the other way around also, someone whom you care about leaves you.
NEVER LEAVE AN ABUSIVE PARTNER THIS WAY. LEAVE WHILE THEY'RE OUT.
@jtv_70
Ай бұрын
He wasnt abusive! Have you even watched the movie?
@enuffisenuff24
Ай бұрын
@@jtv_70THANK YOU.
@lrose1046
Ай бұрын
A woman leaving doesn't automatically mean she was abused... I know it's just a movie, but if u jump the gun on this than you'll do it in real life
@micheller6804
Ай бұрын
However the actor Dustin Hoffman actually slapped her on set....
@clarkness77
Ай бұрын
Yeah behind the scenes. Has nothing to do with the actual story lol actors and characters are different people bro
Did this exact thing. Had the apartment waiting, full fridge stocked. Kept existing utilties under my name since they've always been, and transferred them to my new apartment. Paid whatever expenses on my end that was left in any balances to any accounts we shared. Left any and all keys, receipts and gifts. Changed my number, turned off my location. Had the Uhal rented and loaded up while he was at work. Didn't see him or communicate with him until after the divorce hearing..... And he still thought he had a shot at redemption.
@coolwater55
Ай бұрын
@@softball4evalex wow, hats off! That's one organized parting. It was fast to write, buy am sure was a time consuming effort, especially while keeping ot secret..
@jimkelly4214
Ай бұрын
I like to get his side of the story. Not that it matters in Family Court.
@katherineferrett6524
Ай бұрын
@@jimkelly4214oh look, it’s the “Devil’s Advocate” man here to mansplain that there’s two sides to every story when she’s literally just saying what actions she took to when she left and absolutely nothing about her exes behaviour.
@Vinny.X
Ай бұрын
So basically you're a coward and took the coward way out, never mind that abandonment like that shows no class or concern for the pain it causes. I'm glad I never broke up a relationship like that.
@coolwater55
Ай бұрын
@@Vinny.X She paid her full share, and made sure all was in order before she left. People do this out of integrity. And likely because the partner would stop them, coerce, or threaten them for leaving. This is not about a normal relationship. It's an escape from someone who can't take no for an answer. Likely dangerous.
Powerful script and powerful acting from the greats. I miss these Hollywood days.
She’s so breathtaking gorgeous, still is. A humble human being, kind soul, unmatched talent and pure beauty.
How come it’s abandonment when the woman leaves, but when the man leaves, it’s only that-he leaves.
@Francine5522
Ай бұрын
So true. Women always slagging off other women parenting.
@luv2dancesalsa465
Ай бұрын
Great question. Really… that’s a frikkin’ great question. * we already know the answer Ta-dah… ding ding ding. DOUBLE STANDARD
@laurelharris1081
Ай бұрын
That's not true.
@goosefarm3602
Ай бұрын
lol good question
@GodessIsabelRaina
Ай бұрын
I love her reverse uno card... it's not you, it's me😂
Fun fact: In the 70s women couldn’t have credit without their husband’s permission.
@leahwhiteley5164
2 ай бұрын
I had a masters degree and a high paying finance job and a credit card at a well known large retailer at the time. The ones that had Christmas displays and parades. I got married in 1978. My husband had just graduated and gotten a job leas than a month before. At that time, cards had one name on them and then you added names to your account that could use your card. When that person used your card the clerk would call upstairs and confirm the user was approved. We went down town to the main store to the service desk and I ask them to add my new husband to my card. They refused. They said that I needed to cancel my card and take out a new card in his name and add my name to HIS account. I politely refused. She said it was store policy. I ask her if she had a pair of scissors I could borrow. She handed me a pair. I cut up my card in front of her and said, if now that I'm married you think he owns me you are sadly mistaken. You tell your superiors that we will never have a credit card from you. During the whole encounter, my husband never said a word. As we left, he said, I've never been prouder of you. 46 years later, We've never had one of their credit cards and I never will. I still shop their occasionally and anytime one of the sales people try to get me to sign up for a card, I tell them my story. Young women are in disbelief. F U Famous Barr, now Macy's. I hold a grudge.
@barbaral743
Ай бұрын
I think that ended in 1974, but you are correct
@sookibeulah9331
Ай бұрын
I agree, but in someways it’s become too lax when the problem was it was one-sided and unfair. A married couple are jointly responsible for any debts their spouse takes on. I have three female friends who are struggling to get out from under massive debts accumulated by their ex-husbands, which are legally 50% theirs. Edit: I’m sure some husbands have been financially damaged too by their spouses debts.
@traceybiles2061
Ай бұрын
She gave them back
@user-uj1ix8zl6j
Ай бұрын
I had credit cards in his name that I was forbidden to use. Yep…I left him with 4 children I knew he was better equipped to raise than I. He always told me. I had a complete breakdown later but I made a life for myself without him giving me more than the down payment on a car. He’s now living in a high cost end of life situation. He’s in the free living area now. He will go to assisted living in the same location and get end of life care there, too. It cost him $1,000,000 to get in the door. I’m living in Senior low cost housing. We don’t have a pool or yoga classes or any kind of anything. The residents got together and took an empty room and invited everyone to come and do crafts there. Mornings. Afternoons and evenings. Two hour blocks. Meet people and do something creative. Some people go out and walk together. Some read and discuss what they read. Some watch a movie on the big screen and make popcorn. Some have restarted playing Bingo. $.10 a card/game. We’ve made our own version of “Riverwoods” for a lot less money.
It takes a genius to play a straight man like Dustin and make it look so interesting to watch. The guys an amazing underrated actor.
So is he, a great actor! BIG RESPECT TO BOTH! DUSTIN ❤HOFFMAN&MERYL❤ STREEP
So glad to see these two amazing actors again from one of my favorite movies; even in this difficult scene. Whoever posted this, thank you!
Kramer Vs. Kramer..early 80s. Good movie. Her spirit got broken, but she abandoned her kid. He stepped up and raised their son. Then she came back after she got help. Lots of questions. Why couldnt she get help and not leave? She had a boyfriend. She did a lot wrong and she adnitted it. She did come back over 9 months later. He sued for custody and he lost then she reconsidered and gave her son back and settled with visitation. The end is her getting in the elevator and the door closed. Excellent movie. Ill never forget it.
@mariaschwartz447
2 ай бұрын
I hate that movie . Don’t get it at all
@ShaunHensley
2 ай бұрын
The beginning of the divorce propaganda for sure.
@lauriesmith1304
2 ай бұрын
Yes
@carlycrays2831
2 ай бұрын
Would she have been able to get help and stay in the marriage? Probably not. He wasn't a great husband and I'm not sure she would have realized what he was doing wrong. It would have been all on her.
@user-tf4ut8zo1l
Ай бұрын
It wasn't all on her. Infact, Hoffman got a lot of crap for playing that role and most people thought she was the victim. I personally thought they were horrible spouses and that female character wasn't a mother. It wasn't that she left her son. It was how she tried to come back.
I was pregnant with our firstborn child when I saw this movie with my husband and felt so torn up for Billy, and I cried so much 😭 They are excellent actors!❤
Before commenting, watch the movie. It's a realistic depiction of divorce and the effects it has on the children and the parent that chooses not to run away.
That scene where he slapped her.... I was shocked, speechless, stunned..... it still haunts me.
@brunobettati
Ай бұрын
So was she; Hoffmann slapped her with no previous rehearsal. It made her hate him for real.
@dlross173
Ай бұрын
@@brunobettati I know- when she revealed he threw the slap in, I was thinking if it were me, I would have slapped back harder, got him on the ground, and went ape crazy on him. She's so professional.
@elizabethr4107
Ай бұрын
@@brunobettati* she
@stuartwax1633
Ай бұрын
The best improvised scene was when he knocked the wine glass out of her hand. Great movie. Great cast....
@melsafken764
Ай бұрын
Improvising abuse. Wtf
This was such a heartbreaking (and ultimately heartwarming in some parts) movie. I was just a teenager when this movie came out and still I felt the awful heartbreak😞. Both Dustin and Meryl were soooo good looking ... wowz.
This was the era when stay at home mothers wanted to "find themselves" wanted to have "true meaning" in their lives, wanted to "make a difference" in their lives. It was the norm for women back then. This is what this movie is based on.
This was such an emotional movie.
AMAZING actors!!!
A truly difficult but beautiful film.
@Highznberg
Ай бұрын
Well said
"Leave your marriage if you are unhappy with your wife", said no man to no one. There is something beautiful about men. Sense of duty and sacrifice. Men dont prioritize feelings.
@zab416
6 күн бұрын
Lol wut. Yeah, no man has ever done this.
It’s almost unfair to the other great actresses of the late 70’s how young, beautiful and talented Meryl Streep was back then…..and of course she’s not young anymore but she’s still just as beautiful and even more talented today.
They were both SO good in this
You never tell a man your leaving him in person, NEVER.
@dreamarcher4018
Ай бұрын
I'm a woman, and unless he is physically abusive and any other way than in person is cowardly!
@derrickhewitt6171
Ай бұрын
An abusive one, yes, but many times that's not the case.
@rozchristopherson648
Ай бұрын
NEVER. Even a non-violent one can snap under those circumstances and become violent.
@LukeLovesRose
Ай бұрын
Always assuming the worst of us. How would you all feel if we only expected the worst of you?
@a.m.308
Ай бұрын
@@LukeLovesRose You guys are already doing that though. How many podcasts do you guys have calling us 304s with nothing to offer, gold diggers and even saying we’re not capable of love?
Eh voilà…! Une scène avec précision. Superbe… Merci.
I’m 57 and saw this movie for the first time a year ago. Awesome!! When my mother left my father, she was afraid we would freak out. I told her, “shit, the worse thing a human can do is be in a space that kills the soul, if you leave his ass, that’s your business, it’s your life not mine!”
You can see the pain in her eyes! While walking away, she doesn’t want to do ! This movie deserves more than Oscar or golden globe
@lucylovic
2 ай бұрын
It is not real
@DeeLite220
2 ай бұрын
@@lucylovic it’s Meryl Streep, so it feels real. That’s what a fantastic actress does.
@ikaewa9934
Ай бұрын
Pain? How much courage does it take to abandon your own child? This is how a new era of women was created who have to fulfill themselves at the expense of their family, and when they do, they end up on a psychoanalyst's couch. Because what they really want makes an error in their heads after being confronted with what they were told they wanted to do. 
@kristieraynor7182
Ай бұрын
@@ikaewa9934Stop projecting. Your weird hot takes have no resemblence to reality. If you don't like the way women do things, then just leave us alone. Go live by yourself.
@maricamaas2326
Ай бұрын
Someone walking out like she did, obviously does so, because they want to, and had selfishly chosen to go their own way; this instead of making the sacrifice needed to stay.
Two legends now
@GREGWATSON-lc8cc
Ай бұрын
Tough when woman you love leaves you😢
Joanna (Meryl Streep's character) abandoned her son and left him without mother. At least she could just visit him from time to time on weekends. She was just a selfish coward, not ready to have chidren and take responsibility for her actions! If it was a husband to sit at home, do a housework, taking care of a son, while a wife would work to provide them living, and then a husband would leave his wife and son, just to find himself, then eventually coming back and suing for a custody - he would clearly become a negative charater. Everyone would call him a scoundrel, and noone would ever have any compassion over his character, though the most of a female audience have a great sympathy for the character of Meryl Streep (Joanna Kramer)
Dedicated mom LMAO. How selfish to their little son. Dustin is the hero in this movie.
Thanks for remembering that fantastic movie. In just seconds several scenes, dialogues, twists, etc. came to my mind
How to not leave an abusive or controlling partner. You do not tell them. Just leave. Send it in a letter or tell them on the phone...we still live in a society where partners are told they own us. We are not cattle or slaves. Please do not live like one.
@scribblewoman
Ай бұрын
Yep. Send a text when you are out and safe. That's all you owe them.
@chiefswife1212
Ай бұрын
YET...so many women still change their last names to his😂😂😂😂this was established as ownership😂😂😂😂😂
@TBWL829
Ай бұрын
Did you ever watch this movie?
@juanitaensign8100
Ай бұрын
@pennyc11 I wonder have you ever been married 🤔 do you have little ones 🤔 I think unless you walked in our shoes just like ANY situation ya gotta h a very a little empathy don't ya think ????????
@fionam3735
Ай бұрын
Very well said and I agree so not tell them you are leaving make life easier on yourself and just go. You know when you know!
This movie came out right about the time my husband left me and our 3 yr old son see ya bye was all i got i was and still can relive it after 50 yrs it was defistating i never knew what i d id still dont guess you can stop loving someone i never did how sad 😢
@triciacooper9317
Ай бұрын
I feel the same. My ex retired from his job…he was miserable and decided it was my fault that he was unhappy. After 16 years, Left me like I was garbage with barely a word. He left me for a girl in our circle of friends. Everything was gone in my life overnight. I’m still in shock. I don’t understand how people can just walk out like you never existed.
@kathleendubois7128
Ай бұрын
@@triciacooper9317 ❤❤ same
@kathleendubois7128
Ай бұрын
❤❤ most terrible destruction
@melsafken764
Ай бұрын
@@triciacooper9317 Take him for everything you can. Did u work while he went to school? Get alimony. Get new clothes & new friends. Enjoy life, your free!
@margaretgarana911
Ай бұрын
I’m so sorry
This is from an era when actors allowed themselves to BE the character, and it was not about being sensationalist or achieving particular accolades. It made for a far more genuine experience.
I love how the husband keeps himself calm and composed while the woman is playing out her preplanned drama.
I first saw this film when it came out in theaters in 1980. I remember thinking how selfish she was! This clip alone shows how self-absorbed he is, not taking anythin seriously and feeling self important. Boy how times change i was 20 yrs old then vs 64 now i was very young and naive.
@maricamaas2326
Ай бұрын
They both seem equally self-absorbed; this instead of humbling themselves, and working out their problems - in the best interest of not only their child, but also towards each other's benefit.
@Sapphire979
Ай бұрын
You’re a perfect example of how age does not automatically equal wisdom!
@jimkelly4214
Ай бұрын
You were right the first time.
@guerralg63
Ай бұрын
I held the same belief as you in 1980, and I still do today. However, I always felt he was as much at fault for the failure of that marriage as she, and neither had much concern for the child until the breakup. She walked out on her son, which is inexcusable, and he didn't cherish and value his marriage to keep this from happening.
I remember when that movie came out. I thought it was very depressing.
@2_pencil
Ай бұрын
I was a teenager and two older women were sitting near me and were really hating on Meryl Streep’s character. You’re right. It was a depressing movie about a broken family.
@those_eyes
Ай бұрын
Me too! So very sad!
@andreawood991
Ай бұрын
Abuse is depressing 😞
@kateruterbories2692
Ай бұрын
It is very depressing.
@windhammer1237
Ай бұрын
@@andreawood991 There was no abuse. Try watching it before commenting. O wise one.
She is still beautiful. Some people just gets more beautiful as they age, and she’s one of them.
I cannot believe that’s Meryl. Absolutely amazing.
This movie distroyed me my oarents were divorcing when i saw this i was 7 or 8 probably . Looking back the acting is amazing thats why it affected me so strongly even then .
I think a better way would be to leave without telling him. domestic violence gets people killed every day
@waypay1
Ай бұрын
He wasn't violent. Communication was her problem all along. 🙄
@transcendcapitalism
Ай бұрын
@@waypay1misogyny was the problem
@map3384
Ай бұрын
@@transcendcapitalismmore like misandry is yours .
When I was younger, i was angry at the mom for leaving. Now that I'm older, I understand and empathize with her.
This was a TOP film in the late 70’s (1979). It was a very sad film, beautifully depicted, for a divorce. Both parents loved their child but one could not cope anymore with the life they were living, probably the first genuine version of mental health and getting help for it. An absolute masterpiece of a courtroom drama between two loving parents. The role reversal was amazing throughout the film. Dustin Hoffman was amazing compared to Meryl Streep’s beauty and acting skills, they complemented each other. Amazing film 🎥
Not judging I’m speaking of personal experience with a medically fragile boy who has had 4 heart surgeries- we were abandoned as if we are dead
@cindyadams9264
Ай бұрын
According to the movie… she came back and the movie ended understanding that both would be loving parents…separately.
@garyneilson3075
Ай бұрын
"hold fast"! (1Thess.5 :21)
@desireemcnicol6155
Ай бұрын
That is so brutal to have to experience. I worked in disabilities and it was quite common to see fathers walking out. Apparently some can't endure the grief. They don't feel capable. It's not a reflection at all on the worth of you and your little boy. They don't feel worthy and frankly they are cowardly. God the father will not abandon you.
@TerriMagoo
Ай бұрын
@@desireemcnicol6155 Thank you for that tender mercy !
@maricamaas2326
Ай бұрын
@@cindyadams9264 Flawed understanding to think one can be a loving parent, after tearing a child in two.
It’s very hard to relate to this movie. I left, and of course I took the kids with me. I can’t comprehend leaving without them.
@kristianaquillen7931
Ай бұрын
What do you do when your husband has so much pull and money that he makes you look unstable and he is physically violent?
@jeanw2018
Ай бұрын
@@kristianaquillen7931 i was married to a man who was physically and emotionally abusive and i had two kids 3 and 5. I had sneek away while he was at work, and I took my children with me. He went to my parents home and threatened them to tell him where we were so he could end all of us. The police had to make him leave twice. After that I got anonymous threatening calls at my job, threats to my parents…. The whole awful process of ending a marriage with a man like that…
@Sbamabelle
Ай бұрын
My parents got divorced in the 80's, I related to it so much. I guess it's just different for all of us
@debhurd8898
Ай бұрын
Not everyone thinks the same way. Sometimes, it is for the best.
@danielhochberg7482
Ай бұрын
It use to be quite common in divorces that the mother would take the daughters and fathers would take the sons. This started to change in the 80s.
When parents separate it is so traumatic on the children. But because the parents are caught up with their own feelings they lose focus on how it is effecting their children. Everyone involved when this happens is emotionally effected for the rest of their lives.
Busy making a living.. And then you lose life itself, precious memories with your kids and your family..
Shoulda just left a note. 😂
@Pango5697
Ай бұрын
A text. This is 2024😂
I didn’t understand Joanna as a child and thought she was the bad guy. Now as a grown married woman I understand this movie is a misogynistic ploy to make a hero out of a man who is forced to step up and simply parent his child… Great acting still. EDIT: AND be actively engaged in the running of his household.
@Jami-vm1zv
Ай бұрын
She was a selfish self-centered dirtbag
@nicolab2075
Ай бұрын
Interesting, I don't see it that way. I see it as showing how inept he was at first, and how his relationship with his son developed because he was suddenly having to actually look after him for the first time.
@crc5795
Ай бұрын
@@nicolab2075 I think we’re saying the same thing but your pov offers more grace.
@nicolab2075
Ай бұрын
@@crc5795 Haha, yeah maybe 😊
@iannicholls796
Ай бұрын
Ya great take, all these years later you get to see the world you self centered boomers created with your broken homes.
If you got married and have a kid, you invariably looses the right to leave.
@thebiharivoice
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment . restores faith in humanity.
This movie took the US by storm. SO many couples were contemplating divorce, but the stigma still existed strong then (esp for the kids). This movie started a tidle wave of separations - my own parents included
If you dont listen, you dont hear. If you dont hear, you dont see.
Excellent film. Excellent performances.
She was such a beautiful woman, she still is, but look at her, it's amazing how a person can be this pretty.
Two incredible actors at the top of their field ! Great movie !