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Father Hood

Father Hood

Action · Comedy · Family · 1993

Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them into a family.

Movie details

Father Hood

“He's America's Most Wanted...Dad!”

1993 Action · Comedy · Family 1h 35m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them into a family.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Darrell James Roodt

Written by

Scott Spencer

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Jack Charles

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Kathleen Mercer

Sabrina Lloyd

Sabrina Lloyd

Kelly Charles

Brian Bonsall

Brian Bonsall

Eddie Charles

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Jerry

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Rita

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

Celeste

Court is in session

Put Father Hood on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.