In the Hollywood Pictures comedy Passed Away, which was unveiled in theaters on this day in 1992, elderly Jack Scanlan (Jack Warden) decides to tell his oldest son (Bob Hoskins) about what’s really important in life. But before he can impart his wisdom to his attentive son, Jack suddenly passes away. When the family comes together for their father’s funeral, they find themselves confronting each other about past scandals, current secrets, a failing business, an unwed mother, and an illegal alien.
