For Richer, for Poorer (TV 1992)

Aran dines his son Michael and tries
 to subtly extract  a commitment  to work.

This film reads like a fable. Aran Katourian of Armenian descent is a successful self-made millionaire  who loves his son Michael but is reluctant to tell him to get a job. He thinks his son should voluntarily one day get up from his bed and choose a career and work hard for all his justly rewards But that's just not happening. Eventually he hatches up a drastic plan with unexpected results.  All players are good and the script and story flows nicely along. Jonathan Silverman as Michael is memorable in this and gets a stint as Matthau's son in 'The Odd couple II'. Quite touching in parts too.