Note to those wives and kids planning to celebrate: no brunches. That’s Mother’s Day stuff. Let the old man sit in front of the TV and watch NASCAR or the WNBA.
Or watch
FIELD OF DREAMS
KRAMER VS. KRAMER
MR. MOM
PARENTHOOD
And now, as a public service, here are some movies NOT to watch on Father’s Day:
FEAR STRIKES OUT
CHINATOWN
SHINE
WALK THE LINE
OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
STAR WARS
LIFE WITH FATHER
LIFE WITH FATHER
THE GREAT SANTINI
Some TV shows and telefilms NOT to watch:
THE MARVIN GAYE STORY
THE BEACH BOYS STORY
MAD MEN
LOST
WHITE COLLAR
Any CBS family comedy
Some unfriendly father plays:
ALL MY SONS
DEATH OF A SALESMAN (any Arthur Miller, actually)
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Some books to avoid:
Any Bing Crosby biography
Any Frank Sinatra biography
LOVE STORY (for so many reasons)
Records to skip:
PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE by the Temptations
BOY NAMED SUE by Johnny Cash
The sappiest record but a lot of people like it:
MY DAD by Paul Peterson
Any other suggestions are welcome.
Again, happy Father’s Day – the most sacred of the bullshit Hallmark holidays.
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ReplyDeleteAvoid at all costs OLD BOY.
ReplyDeleteBull Durham, Blues Brothers, Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou are also good father's movies.
ReplyDeleteI'd recommend "The Corpse"(Crucible of Horror) with Michael Gough and Sharon Gurney.
ReplyDeleteFor Father's Day, do listen to:
ReplyDeleteEighteen Yellow Roses--Bobby Darin
Put It There-- Paul McCartney
The Reverend Mr Black--the Kingston Trio
Younger Generation--the Lovin' Spoonful
Happy Father's Day.
ReplyDeleteJust the thought of that 'have a catch' scene (not pictured here by the way) toward the end of Field Of Dreams chokes me up.
The Descendants shows a pretty good Dad example too. So does Kevin Costner's Black & White.
Count me in with the 'My Dad' by Paul Peterson fans.
Aloha
Uncomfortably close to my old man's real life:
ReplyDeletePatches - I prefer the Clarence Carter version.
I tend to agree that there are too many bs Hallmark holidays but having a father (or mother, for that matter) that is a loving, caring role model is a great blessing and advantage in life that too many are unfortunately denied.
Keith
Second on My Dad, especially the You Tube version Paul sang on Donna Reed to Carl Betz
ReplyDeleteNo one's going to mention the greatest dad movie ever, Taken? Liam Neeson as the most badass dad ever with a particular set of skills who kills hordes of scumbag human traffickers to rescue his annoying daughter.
ReplyDeleteRay Stevens also had a song entitled My Dad, which is completely different from the Paul Peterson version. It’s also on YouTube and well worth a listen.
ReplyDeleteI also would put The Shining on the “not for Father’s Day” list.
THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE: The Syracuse Chiefs are tonight welcoming actor Dwier Brown, who played John Kinsella in "Field Of Dreams", as part of the Fathers' Day "Have A Catch On The Field" promotion in tonight's game against the Buffalo Bisons.
ReplyDeleteAdd to above pose: WEATHER PERMITTING. Just had a torrential downpour here.
ReplyDeleteAvoid, avoid, AVOID this song, Harry Chapin's "Cats In The Cradle"!!!
ReplyDeleteMost every woman I know identifies with Scout Finch and regards Atticus Finch in the book and movie versions of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD as the best of fathers.
ReplyDeleteMy tradition for this day - Song for My Father
ReplyDeleteHorace Silver Quintet, https://youtu.be/S1CilMzT55M
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." - Mark Twain
ReplyDeleteSo true, so true, so very true. I've had the pleasure of experiencing it on both ends.
Should have added "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics for a song to bring a tear to you eye about a father.
ReplyDeleteA Bear For Punishment. Best cartoon for Father's Day
ReplyDeleteThat was so beautiful, Igor. I had never heard of it.
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ReplyDelete@Diane D. - Glad you liked it. And thanks for letting me know. With jazz, some people like it, others find it as the proverbial fingernails on a blackboard.
ReplyDeleteThat long version of the song does get a bit out there at the start of Act III (so to speak); the album version is a bit more accessible.
Too late to mention Cat Stevens' "Father and Son"? The song doesn't make a lot of sense unless you read the title first. I hear a cover recently by a female singer who sang both the "father" lyrics and the "son" lyrics in the same voice. So the only way you could make sense of the lyrics was to know the superior original. Anyone hearing her cover first would just get confused.
ReplyDeleteIgor, I know very little about Jazz I'm sorry to say, except that I sometimes hear a piece and like it, and that one was just wonderful. Part of the reason I listened to it was the title of the piece---charming and lovely but not sappy. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDelete"Chef" Written, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau. Caught it on Netflix over the weekend, not realizing it was a great father/son story.
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