DAD (Decide-Announce-Defend) remains the order of the day, with only a few inspiring models of EDD (Engage-Deliberate-Decide) available to us to demonstrate how very different things could be.
I don't have problems starting writing. I have problems stopping. I'm one of the last dads to arrive at school to collect the kids, because I want to get this paragraph just right.
Juno MacGuff: [yelling through the house] Dad? Mac MacGuff: What? Juno MacGuff: Either I just peed my pants or um... Mac MacGuff: *Or*...? Juno MacGuff: THUNDERCATS ARE GO!
Dr. Alan Grant: Its just like climbing down from a treehouse. Did your Dad ever build you a treehouse? Tim: No. Dr. Alan Grant: No, dammit!
Audrey: I hope nobody I know drives by and sees me standing in the yard staring at the house in my pajamas. Art: If they know your dad, they won't think anything of it.
Donnie: [taking a cigarette] What happens if tell Mom and Dad about this, Sam? Samantha Darko: You'll put Ariel in the garbage disposal. Donnie: Goddamn right I will.
Grace: [a while after the first time Rooney yelled at "Sloane's Dad"] Peterson home on line one. And watch your mouth this time.
[first lines] Annabelle's brother: Fort Sumter has been fired upon. Mr. Lee: Then the war is here. Annabelle's brother: Yes, dad, and I'm going to be one of the first to enlist.
Ron: [to Arthur Weasly] How far up are we, dad? Lucius Malfoy: [from below] Well, put it this way. If it rains, you'll be the first to know.
Seamus Finnigan: I'm half and half. Me dad's a muggle; Mam's a witch. Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out.
[Indy has untied a boat as a diversion for the Nazis] Indiana Jones: Come on, Dad! Come on! Professor Henry Jones: What about the boat? We're not going on the boat?
Murph: [as Cooper holds his now elderly daughter's hands] Nobody believed me, but I knew you'd come back. Cooper: How? Murph: ...Because my dad promised me.
Betty Elms: Get out! Get out before I call my dad. He trusts you; you're his best friend. This will be the end of everything.
Nemo's Father: You look like my son. Nemo age 16: I am your son, dad. Nemo's Father: My son is taller than you.
Young Noah: [at the Carnival] Who's that girl with Sara? Fin: Her name is Allie Hamilton. She's here for the summer with her family. Dad's got more money than God.
Lisa: So, Ponyo, what's your Dad like? Ponyo: He hates humans! He keeps me in a bubble, so I swam away from home.
Chihiro: Where is Haku... You better get here before I forget what my parents look like. I hope Dad hasn't gotten too fat.
Gunshot Boy: Hey, come on! I'll show you where my dad keeps his gun. Come on! [turns to reveal bloody hole in the back of his head]
Joey Naylor: Dad, why is the American government the best government? Nick Naylor: Because of our endless appeals system.
Joey Naylor: Dad, why is American government the best government? Nick Naylor: Because of our endless appeal system.
Hannah: [to Major West] I don't want to eat. I want to bury my dad. He's one of the people you're talking about!
