# Any other 40 somethings nostalgic when you see 70s movies

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**Created:** [June 11, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-40-somethings-nostalgic-when-you-see-70s-movies/499481 "2009-06-11T20:21:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-40-somethings-nostalgic-when-you-see-70s-movies/499481/21 "2009-06-12T20:34:50Z")

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I’ve thought lots of times about starting a thread about the Angry Dad character in so many movies from around the 70s.

The dad in \*\*Breaking Away \*\*is good example of this. He just seems like he sees his main role in life as always being there to stamp out any optimism or sense of fun that any of his kids might express.

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