For Father's Day: Top Ten "Daddy Issues" Movies

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5. Pretty In Pink
Molly Ringwald fills her fatherly void with polka dotted taffeta in this 1986 John Hughes classic.

4. King of California
Michael Douglas plays an unstable dad who has just been released from a mental institution.

3. The Shining
Jack Nicholson plays a dad with some major issues in the 1980 horror flick.

2. Punch
This Canadian indie flick showcases an abnormal relationship between a father and his daughter, who is suffering from an Electra complex.

1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Luke Skywalker feels the full force of fatherly abandonment. Also, hand-loss.

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RUSKNATIVE
RUSKNATIVE

WHAT A SICKO YOU ARE WITH THIS BUNCH OF HATEDADDY CLAPTRAP....CLEARLY, IF YOUR PARENTS HAD NO KIDS...YOU WOULD BE ONE OF THEM.

Jamie L.
Jamie L.

Well, Steve,  thank god he has two tickets to paradise, otherwise stereo monies would be S.O.L. Also, I really don't like how they're looking at us.

Steve
Steve

What do you think, Eddie Monies?

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