excellent endear film with peter falk and paul reiser join force a father and dad . dad show up one evening to state that after over 40 year of marriage and mom ( olympia dukakis ) have leave him . the rest of the film depict the father and son on a day trip to get dad thought off what have occur . with them away and the daughter can play detective . the story show the adventure of father and son in their discussion of life and what should have be and why mom be complain about dad a they discuss their philosophy of life . we see an unexpected fishing trip and pool playing which lead to a near brawl . both men seem to break out of their daily life . the end be a downer a we learn why mom suddenly leave . it become a story of courage and the human spirit in the face of adversity . it never too late to change .