克莱默夫妇

克莱默夫妇像普通的美国夫妇一样，克莱默先生（达斯汀•霍夫曼 Dustin Hoffman 饰）在外工作挣钱，克莱默夫人（梅丽尔•斯特里普 Meryl Streep 饰）则在家照料照料6岁的儿子比利（贾斯汀•亨利 Justin Henry 饰）。由于克莱默先生忙于工作忽略了家庭，克莱默夫人某天愤然出走，留下了父子两。 　　克莱默先生现在一方面要忙于工作，一方面又要照顾比利，生活一时陷入麻烦中。克莱默先生不善家务，在照料比利时洋相百出：第一次为比利煎西多士、过程十分恐怖；比利不吃饭要吃雪糕，克莱默先生想阻止却不懂沟通…… 　　幸好在女邻居的帮助下，克莱默先生逐渐适应了单身父亲的生活。父子两越来越亲密，互相依赖。 　　这时，克莱默夫人回来了，她已经是纽约一名出色的设计师了。她回来要拿回比利的抚养权……Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy. When he has learned to adjust his life to these new responsibilities, Joanna resurfaces and wants Billy back. Ted, however, refuses to give him up, so they go to court to fight for the custody of their son.