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Fathers' Day

Name: Fathers' Day
Director: Joy Fleury
Released: 1990
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

1990

Director

Joy Fleury

Runtime

83 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Fathers' Day is a notable early exploration of non-traditional domestic structures. By focusing on a gay couple's journey toward parenthood, the film challenges traditional family archetypes through humor. The film excels in subverting patriarchal power dynamics, particularly through Carole's active role in the reproductive process. This creates a complex gender dynamic that goes beyond typical narrative conventions. However, the film lacks documented racial diversity and provides no representation for characters with disabilities, limiting its demographic scope.

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Category Breakdown

Does Fathers' Day have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film centers on a same-sex couple, Thomas and Stephane, whose pursuit of parenthood drives the plot. Their relationship serves as a stable foundation for a non-traditional family structure.

How does Fathers' Day portray gender?

Good

Carole plays a significant role in the reproductive process, shifting the power dynamic away from a purely patriarchal narrative. She dictates the terms of the process, emphasizing natural methods.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Fathers' Day?

Limited

The narrative focuses on the interpersonal dynamics of the central trio. There is no explicit evidence of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast.

How does Fathers' Day represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The story redefines traditional Western family structures by prioritizing chosen family over legal or biological ties. It promotes a model of subjective morality and situational ethics.

Does Fathers' Day include disability representation?

Minimal

The film provides no evidence regarding the inclusion of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Strong LGBTQ+ representation by centering a same-sex couple's journey toward parenthood.
Subverts patriarchal reproductive narratives through the female protagonist's active role.
Reimagines traditional Western definitions of family and marriage.

Limited or Absent

Lack of documented racial and ethnic diversity within the cast.
Absence of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

In this comedy, Thomas and Stephane are a couple of gay men who want to raise a baby. When their efforts to adopt one fall through, they hit on the scheme of having Carole, the (gorgeous) young woman they have saved from a bad relationship, bear a child for them. When she insists that only natural reproduction methods be used, they gamely play good sports by going to bed with her, and become the father(s) of twins.

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