Two-part question?

1) Any Father's Day-themed film favourites or recommendations?

Frequency is definitely on my list.

2) Classic dads in cinema, television, or literature? They don't have to be heroes or even likeable. Just memorable. Like Frank from Shameless. Characters that make you think about, for better or for worse, what it means to be a dad...

Merci!

Responses

Raleigh C.
To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch remains my favorite father in literature and film. The Road, Field of Dreams. Smoke Signals. One of the films about fathers and sons that most deeply impacted me.

Joseph (me)
Thanks Raleigh! I read The Road, but have not been able to bring myself to watch the adaptation...so dark. I will, one of these days.

Melissa S.
Father of the bride

Me.
Smoke Signals...Sherman Alexie? Have not seen it, but saw him speak a decade ago. Somehow it slipped off my radar...thanks for getting it back on! I will definitely bump it high up my to-see list.

Me.
Melissa - good call! George is such a timeless yet archaic throwback to utopian old-school fathering 🙂 And, in my opinion, one of those rare cases where the remake is better than the original

William We.
"Hot Rod", "I am Sam"
"The courtship of Eddie's Father" I saw the T.V. series but I heard the movie was good also.

Melissa S.
I have to add Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin; such model fathers...

Molly H.
Frank Gilbreth, Cheaper By The Dozen -the book. Danny's father in Danny, Champion Of The World by Roald Dahl.

Me.
Thanks William - I am not familiar with Courtship! Will take a look. Hot Rod: had low expectations and was so pleasantly delighted.

Trevor W.
Guido from Life is Beautiful’

Me.
two of my very favourite books growing up - and great examples of dads. I'm still hoping one of these days for a good film version of Cheaper...

Great one to include, Trevor.

Trevor W.

Adam Sandler in Click, the Grandfather in Everything is Illuminated

Big Fish, Darth Vader, the Empire Strikes Back

Me.
Sweet trio, Trevor! Big Fish is high on my list as well. And I am ready to watch Illuminated again...
And Lord Vader: my son's ears are perking up.

Matt Nu.
Raising Arizona, Big Daddy, The Last Crusade

Marcus Nu.
Big fish is a great one, Walter White. I also loved Anthony in meet Joe black

Dave Nu.
Godfather...the dad in Bonanza...father knows best.... Ward Cleaver... Ok, ok, I'm OLD!

Janetta B.
Castle

Jonathan Ma.
Indiana jones and the last crusade
Royal tennebaums
Life is beautiful

Me.
Love, love the Tenenbaums. Good call, Jonathan.

Marcus, Walter White made me think of another television father icon: Dr. Walter Bishop from Fringe. A show that deftly provided many touching moments regarding the father/son dynamic amidst explorations into the peripheries of science and parallel universes.

Cherilyn C.
I've always loved the way Bill Cosby portrayed his values as a husband and father in the Cosby Show.

Spencer T.
Mufasa, The Lion King and Tatsuo Kusakabe, My Neighbor Totoro.

Troy S.
Clark W. Griswold in any of the "Vacation" movies!

David H.
Radio-Flyer

Michael S.
Field of Dreams is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

Me.
Exciting about getting some of these back on the 'see-soon' list...

Derick M.
well Death Race with Jason Statham or Secondhand Lions, Uncle Buck, Law Abiding Citizen.

Angie Er.
Dr Sevar (Growing Pains)

Donna C.
Cheaper by the Dozen, Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons,

Becca (yes, my wife).
Mr. Wormwood from Matilda And does Matthew from Anne of Green Gables count?

Jeannette C.
Dear Frankie

Scott G.
2) Red Foreman in that 70's show.