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DANIEL HILLARD
This devoted dad is better known by his female
alias: Euphegenia Doubtfire. After losing custody
of his three children in a divorce, this unemployed
actor transforms himself into the eponymous
Scottish housekeeper in order to spend more
time with them. He becomes a better father as
an old lady, even if it involves getting hit on by a
bus driver and setting his fake boobs on fire.
WADE VOGEL
This stoic, Midwestern farmer's love for his 16-
year old daughter is as big as the man himself.
And that's huge, given he's played by Arnold
Schwarzenegger. When Maggie becomes infected
with a 'Necroambulist' – as in zombie – virus, her
anguished old man does what he can to see she
spends her final days at home, rather than submit
to quarantine and a painful and protracted demise.
BRYAN MILLS
Paternal instincts can lead a man to desperate
measures. Just ask this retired CIA operative
with 'a very particular set of skills' how he plans
to deal with his daughter's abductors: "I will
find you... and I will kill you." His methods may
be brutal but there's no denying that Bryan's
a devoted dad, however the jury's still out on
whether or not he's a good role model.
PROFESSOR HENRY JONES
The senior Jones believes he was a wonderful
father, but 'Junior' begs to differ: "I was less
important to you than people that have been dead
for several hundred years in other countries." The
pair did patch things up, though, when they were
thrown together to beat the Nazis to the Holy
Grail. We should also point out that casting Sean
Connery as Indy's dad was a stroke of pure genius.
LESTER BURNHAM
"I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead.
Of course I don't know that yet, and in a way, I am
dead already." Having a mid-life crisis and a creepy
crush your teenaged daughter's best friend doesn't
exactly make you an ideal father. But Lester's still
got a bit more going for him than the dad next door
– a homophobic disciplinarian who's living a lie.
That's two bad fathers for the price of one.
DON VITO CORLEONE
This mafia patriarch is perhaps the ultimate
father in film, who would do anything for his
family – even if it involves a horse's head under
the covers. Such is his loyalty, we almost feel
some sympathy for this murderous mobster.
And the bitter truth is that his son, Michael,
winds up becoming his dad, despite a fierce
determination not to.
Movie dads are as diverse as the films that showcase their parenting skills, or lack
thereof.With Father's Day fast approaching, JB Hi-Fi have selected a range of titles
celebrating film fatherhood in all its infinite variety, and we've picked eight notable
screen patriarchs – from the devoted and the daft, to the downright dangerous.
BEN CASH
This polymath paterfamilias has some peculiar
ideas about parenting, dragging his brood of six off
the grid and drilling them in athletic, intellectual and
survival skills. In some ways he's a very cool dad,
until a forced return to civilisation ultimately reveals
his failings as a father – his kids can skin a rabbit,
quote Karl Marx and the American Constitution, but
they have no idea what
Star Trek
is!
MATT KING
With his wife on life support following a boating
accident, this Hawaiian land baron and self-
described back-up parent only wants the best
for his two girls. "I don't want my daughters
growing up entitled and spoiled. And I agree
with my father – you give your children enough
money to do something but not enough to do
nothing." Sage advice indeed.
Words
Scott Hocking
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