Welp. It’s Father’s Day today and I figure it would be kind of fun to do a top 15 Best Dads in the movies. You know fictional characters who were fathers in films.

Here’s a top ten in no particular order:

Clark Griswold:

(I am a huge fan of Clark Griswold movies like most… who doesn’t like Clark Griswold??? Chevy Chase is the shit in this role!!!)

Darth Vader:

(When you do a Best Dads movie list, you have to include Darth Vader. One of the greatest villains of all time for sure!)

Michael Sullivan “Road to Perdition”:

(One of my favorite Tom Hanks movies and one of the best mobster movies ever made too. This movie is pretty violent and gruesome. It can get pretty intense and has a shocking ending too!)

Rocky Balboa:

(Had to include Rocky on here. I grew up watching all of the Rocky films.)

Roy Neary “Close Encounters”:

(One of Spielberg’s greatest flicks. About a man who becomes obsessed with UFO’s and aliens obviously. Roy Neary is one of my favorite movie characters.)

George McFly “Back To The Future”:

(“Hey you, get your damn hands off of her”…. Crispin Glover was the shit in this role! This film always a classic!”)

Don Vito Corleone “The Godfather”:

(Another one of my favorite Mobster movies and Marlon Brando was amazing in that role too!)

Jor-El “Superman: The Movie” and “Man of Steel”:

(A two way tie. Both Jor-El’s were really good. Marlon Brando’s portrayal on Jor El was great but Russell did a great job too!)

Bryan Mills “Taken”:

(“I will find you and I will kill you…” the first “Taken” film was awesome. Didn’t care much for the sequel, though.)

Robert Wakefield “Traffic”:

(A film by director Steven Soderbergh about the war on drugs. This is one of Michael Douglas’s best roles too! “Traffic” is one of my favorite films. One I could never get tired of watching…)

Gerry Lane “World War Z”:

(This film “World War Z” got a lot of mixed reviews but I loved it. I thought Brad Pitt was great in a zombie film!”)

Tom Stall “A History of Violence”:

(A great action thriller about a father and family man who foils a robbery at his diner and tries to save his family from criminals. This film is also one of my favorites…)

Jack Ryan “Patriot Games”:

(This character counts for this film ’cause Jack Ryan is a father in this film trying to rescue his kidnapped family. “Patriot Games” is another one of my favorite films. Love the book too!)

Darrell Curtis “The Outsiders”:

(Played by the late and great, Patrick Swayze. Love this film too much. Will never get tired of this one.)

Professor Henry Jones “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”:

(Sean Connery was really great in that role. I love, “The Last Crusade”. Wasn’t the best Indy film but “The Last Crusade” was very enjoyable and fun, though!)

That’s it! Enjoy the list and Happy Father’s day!

Kev

In celebration for Father’s Day who are the best movie Dads, in Hollywood films? At the top of my head, I’ll name ten of my favorites.

Enjoy the list:

1. Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone for the Rocky series) – The character that made Sly a star. This would be my first pick. Sly plays a father very well and more realistic than any other movie Dads, in my opinion.
2. Don Vito Corleone (played by Marlon Brando for the first “Godfather” film) – An epic performance by Brando and my favorite Godfather movie. Love this film too much.
3. Clark Griswold (played by Chevy Chase for the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” series) – Griswold is one of the greatest movie Dads ever, so he deserves this spot. I think it would be cool if there can be one last Vacation movie with the Griswold family reunited.
4. Jor-El (played by Marlon Brando for “Superman: The Movie” and “Superman II”) – This role is Marlon’s best acting in his career, in my opinion. Such an amazing performance.
5. Bryan Mills (played by Liam Neeson for the “Taken” film) – Would it be badass to have a Dad like this? Have a father where he goes out to rescue kidnapped kids on their own? The “Taken” movie just rules!
6. Dad Meiks (played by Bill Paxton for the horror film “Frailty”) – Imagine what it would be like to have a serial killer Dad? I think it would be kind of fun, honestly.
7. George McFly (played by Crispin Glover for the first “Back to the Future” film)  – He has always been my favorite character from the first “Back to the Future” film. Crispin Glover was so perfect for that role, nobody else could play that character but him.
8. Michael Sullivan Sr. (played by Tom Hanks for the “Road to Perdition” film) – Another mobster Dad, but a great movie and one of my favorite characters Tom Hanks ever played. Love this movie.
9. Robert Wakefield (played by Michael Douglas for the film “Traffic”) – A great role by Michael Douglas with some really good acting. His performance is underrated in this movie, I think. Wish he got more recognition for it.
10. Roy Neary (played by Richard Dreyfuss for the film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”) – This is one of my favorite Steven Spielberg movies ever made. Man, I love this movie so much, I’ll never get tired of it. It’s Spielberg’s best sci-fi film, in my opinion.

That’s all, enjoy the list. Coming up next, top 10 Best TV Dads.

Kev