[sima_yi]

I can’t imagine anyone other than Darrin McGavin as The Old Man.

[yarddog]

You are right. He nailed the part so much that any other actor who tried to do the part in a remake of sequel will suffer by comparison.

[llevrok]

I can’t imagine anyone other than Darrin McGavin as The Old Man.

If I recall, he was the dad also in the Jean Sheppard story about the Fourth of July. Perfectly cast.