Title: The Great Santini

Date: 1979

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Human Growth and Development, Parenting

Keywords: adulthood, parent-child relationships

Rating: PG

Audience(s): High School Age, College, Age, Adults, Parents

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: From IMDB: “As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.”

Clip Description: Letter from Mom’  Discuss method mom used in the scene to show her love for the child based on the Five Languages of Love

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Contrast with ‘The Big Game’ scene in The Great Santini. Is this true parent involvement? What could this lead to? What sort of modeling does this display?

Contributor: Karen DeBord