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This week I have 4 top ten lists having to do with movie dads. Any you think should be added (or left off) of any list?

Top 10 Greatest Movie Dads

1. Dr. Henry Jones (Sean Connery, , 1989)

2. Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams, , 1993)

3. Rev. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson, , 2002)

4. Mason’s dad (Ethan Hawke, , 2014)

5. Chris Gardner (Will Smith, , 2006)

6. Mufasa (James Earl Jones, , 1994)

7. Marlin (Albert Brooks, , 2003)

8. Guido (Roberto Benigni, , 1997)

9. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck, , 1962)

10. Bryan Mills ( )

(Honourable mentions: Tevye (Topol, , 1971), and Ben (Viggo Mortensen, , 2016)

Top 10 Worst Movie Dads

1. Dracula (Adam Sandler, series, 2012-18)

2. All the dads of the high school kids ( , 1985)

3. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase, the series, 1983-97)

4. Mr. Bueller (Lyman Ward, , 1986)

5. Wayne Szalinsk (Rick Moranis, , 1989)

6. Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid, the series, 1983-97)

7. Vernon Dursley (Richard Griffiths, the series, 2001-11)

8. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, , 2007)

9. Dr. Evil (Mike Myers, series, 1997-02)

10. Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson, , 1980 )

Honourable mentions: Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss, , 1991) and Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta, , 2007)

Top 10 movie dads who made a turn-around

• Walter (James Caan, , 2003)

• Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear, 2006)

• Logan (Hugh Jackman, Logan, 2017)

• Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer, , 1965)

• George McFly (Crispin Glover, , 1985)

• Theoden (Bernard Hill, trilogy, 2001-03)

• King Triton (Kenneth Mars, , 1989)

• Peter Banning (Robin Williams, , 1991)

• Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise, , 1996)

• Darth Vader (a bunch of guys, the series, 1977-83)

Top 10 surrogate fathers in the movies (Not the dad, but they stepped up…)

1. The Terminator 2 (Arnold Schwarzenegger, , 1991)

2. Alfred (Michael Caine, the series, 2005-12)

3. Juan (Mahershala Ali, , 2016)

4. Grant (Sam Neill, , 1993)

5. Léon (Jean Reno, , 1994)

6. Spaccafico, (Enzo Cannavale, , 1988)

7. Sean (Robin Williams, , 1997)

8. Will Freeman (Hugh Grant, , 2002)

9. A tramp (Charlie Chaplin, , 1921)

10. Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita, , 1984)

You’ll notice I don’t have Vito Corleone listed here from (1972). I find it tough to put him in a category. If we judge him by what he does for a living, he’s a bad father. But judging by how much he loves his family and the respect he models (and fosters in others), he’s a good father. I guess the best thing to do is watch the movie and judge for yourself.

Congratulations . This is your week.

Best Actress:

Kate Winslet as Clementine in .

Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart as Dobbs in .

Best Quote: “I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman; blood is a big expense.” — Al Lettieri as Sollozzo in

Happy Father’s Day everyone!