Today is the day in which we honour and give thanks to the fathers of the world. I myself am lucky to have a great dad who I respect and love. The importance of today had me thinking about how fatherhood is portrayed on screen. And so I ask everyone, who are the best fathers or father figures to grace the cinema and television screens? Its a question that I think will be received with many diverse answers. And once again, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
Happy Father’s Day
19 Sunday Jun 2016
Posted in Birthdays and Tributes
vinnieh 
My favourite TV father is Doctor Who’s Peter Tyler. In the episode suitably titled “Father’s Day”, Rose asked the Doctor to take her back in time to meet her Father before he died, but decides to save him. Doing so creates a paradox, and Pete realises that the only way to fix everything is to sacrifice himself to restore the status quo.
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I remember that episode. I’m not the biggest fan of Doctor Who, but I did watch it for a while when I was about 9 years old. That episode you speak of was emotional.
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Happy fattherrrs days
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Thank you so much for leaving a comment.
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My dad died in the late 1980s, so I haven’t celebrated Fathers’ Day for a long time.
However, I did get a ‘Grandad’ present and card, from my 18 month-old step-grandson. A nice etched wine glass. Just my sort of thing!
Regards, Pete.
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I’m sorry to hear about your father Pete, I can understand why you haven’t celebrated the day for a long time. A wine glass, very classy.
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To be honest, we didn’t get on that well. He left my mum when I was 24, and I never saw him again.
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I can see that it must have been very strained Pete. Hope none of this post upset you.
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Not at all mate. Got over all that stuff years ago.
https://beetleypete.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/reflections-on-my-father/
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Thanks for replying and good to know I didn’t offend you.
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Not in the least mate. Not possible.
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Your grandad card and present sound so sweet Pete! xxx
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It was nice to get them, and I necked the wine! XXX
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Atticus Finch!
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A firm but honest father not afraid to fight for what is right, nice choice.
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happy Father’s Day everyone
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Hi man, how are you?
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I’m okay. Haven’t been able to write much lately. How are you?
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I’m good man, weather’s been good where I am so I’ve been able to lie out in the sun. Also seen a few great movies and reviewed them.
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Nice. Weather has been crap here. It’s always raining and I’m getting over a little cold.
I don’t watch many movies. Most of my free time goes to gaming or spending time with the family.
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Sorry to hear about the bad weather were you are. I’ve been expanding my horizons on movies, and of course finding some sexy ones.
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Hmm. So many to choose from. A few of my favs are:
Daniel Hilliard- Mrs. Doubtfire
Atticus Finch
Ted Kramer- Kramer vs Kramer
Captain Von Trapp- Sound of Music
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Daniel in Mrs Doubtfire is a great one and so much fun. Great choices Kim, you have a good eye for these things.
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Why thank you Vinnie!☺️
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It’s the truth Kim. You rock.
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☺️☺️☺️
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I did a quiz for great movie dads. Next year I’ll do TV ones. It’s great you’re so close to yours. I am too. Oh and I forgot about Mrs Doubtfire. Seriously you have some of the best fans around. Not for the first time, kudos to your blog.
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Thank you Alex, I just love to blog and chat to all of my wonderful followers. It’s one of the best joys in my life.
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That’s awesome
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I gotta say Clark Griswold, now that’s a dad.
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A really fun dad.
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I always liked Mr Weasley from the Harry Potter series.
Happy fathers day, though we don’t celebrate it here until September!
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I also have to add Guido from Life is Beautiful. And Indiana Jones’ father in The Last Crusade was funny.
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AND the father in Insidious who travels into a bloody scary world to try and save his son.
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Good shout, that world was very creepy. Couldn’t get some of those images out my head for days after .
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Henry Jones,what a character. The banter between him and his son is priceless.
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Mr Weasley is a nice guy indeed, just seems so jovial all the time.
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I don’t have a father so this day is none of my business. My favourite fathers in movies are in Big Fish and Catch Me If You Can….and might as well through in Finding Dory !
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The dad from Catch Me If You Can is a good one. Finding Dory, still have to see that.
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Thanks so much for this post!! I am calling my father now, thanks Vinnie, you’re a top bloke
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I do t mind being described as a top bloke.
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Well, its the truth brother 🙂
peace
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You’re a real cool dude.
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I didn’t even know when the Father’s Day in the USA until I saw few other blogposts yesterday. The thing is that Father’s Day is celebrated all over the world on different dates :p
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I think it would easier if it was celebrated at the same time around the world.
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Hal from Malcolm in the Middle. FOREVER!
(but I do adore Peter Griffin so much I’d pay real money to make him real!)
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Haha, make him real. That would be interesting. It would be funny to make Homer Simpson real too.
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It makes me feel a bit sad sometimes that they don’t exist at all in any shape or form. As silly as that sounds!
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I’m sure there are people out there who somehow resemble them.
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Very true. I’m sure that Peter Griffin was based on Del Griffith from Planes, Trains and Automobiles!
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I wonder who they based Homer Simpson on?
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Oh gosh I don’t know, but he must have been a legend! Or just the stereotypical American man lol. Do you like The Simpsons movie?
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I loved The Simpsons Movie.
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Bill Nighy in About Time which I wrote about in my first blog post. If you could travel through time and you had a son you’d do what Bill did. Commander Adama in Battlestar Galactaca reboot. Tough and brave but his son he’d do anything for. Father of the nation Abraham Lincoln as played by Daniel Day Lewis. Spielberg never misses an opportunity to paint Honest Abe in a paternal light including when Daddy has had enough and slams his hand down on a table like your Dad would at dinner. Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan in Patriot Games, I dare anyone not to get upset when he goes to the hospital to see his family. The classic Gregory Peck in How to Kill A Mockingbird. Strength is sometimes not losing your cool. Sadly Dr Cliff Huxtable was a great father but Bill Cosby has ruined all that. Those are the immediate ones that come to mind.
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An excellent list of good fathers indeed there Lloyd.
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