Father's Day Gift Ideas for the Movie Collector Dad

The movie collector Dad on your Father's Day gift list may be able to list every movie George Lucas has produced. He may know who how many times John Wayne saved the day. He may even know who starred in "The Great Raid" and the movie version of "Arsenic and Old Lace". He may know who "Harvey" is. He is an avid movie collector. Father's Day is just around the corner and it's time to think of the perfect gift ideas for the movie collector. There are two movie collectors at my house so it is an easy thing to seek and find great movie related gifts.

Movie decor Any movie collector will love items to use to decorate their 'theater room'. Do a search at eBay or other sales sites. An empty theater sized movie reel would make a great wall hanging or a perfect ceiling light fixture. These will be found at various prices between ten and thirty dollars depending on bidders.
You can't go wrong with movie posters for a Father's Day gift for that movie collector. Many discount, dollar, and movie stores sell posters. The average price is fifteen dollars. allposters.com has a huge selection of movie posters scanning the decades from $6.99 up. One eye catching poster is entitled "What Movie... Whose Line?" which features 101 classic movie quotes. This site also has signs and giant wall decals($74.99 and up). The sales collection encompasses classic, cult, documentaries, now playing and so much more.

New Release DVD Has the Dad in your life been looking for a popular movie or an old classic soon to be released on DVD? A never fail Father's Day gift idea for the movie collector Dad is another movie to add to that building treasure trove. A piece of advice here: Go scan his collection. He is a sneaky person and may have already pre-ordered it from his DVD club or grabbed it at the local discount store the day it was released. There are DVD copies of movies in a wide array of prices. The average cost is just under $20.00 at electronic, discount stores , and wholesale clubs.

The Ultimate Movie Chair If you have a 'big' budget or the siblings are pitching in together you could shock the Dad in your life with an awesome theater style chair. This is a big ticket item. There are many choices here. Theater chairs can be found on line at a variety of sites including Best Buy, Target, Broyhill and more. The price varies from a few hundred dollars to well over a thousand. You will want to do comparative shopping on this purchase. The chairs have a wide variety of features and styles.The perfect Father's Day gift for your movie collector Dad might be a gorgeous black leather theater chair or it could be a bright red one that looks like it belongs on spaceship Enterprise. If the Dad in your life will be inclined to recline in that theater chair for days on end you might want to find out if there is one that features an eject button. That's what I'd be looking for.

Gift Certificates A much appreciated Father's Day gift for the movie collector Dad is a gift certificate to one of his favorite on line shopping sites. DvdEmpire.com and Amazon.com both sell certificates for $5.00 and up. The gift can be ordered on line and the Dad in your life can be sent an email certificate on a specified date or you can print one off at home to insert into a card or an empty decorated DVD case. Both sites have a large variety of movies and genres. They have specials and some movies are listed as low as $6.74.

The Goodie Bucket On Father's Day wait until that Dad sits in his favorite chair and bring him his personalized gift for the movie collector Dad. This goodie bucket Father's Day gift can be planned out for any budget. Bucket This item will hold a variety of items. It can be a cardboard box wrapped in the TV listings page, a large bowl found at the dollar store or a tin bucket found at the craft store for your little ones to paint and decorate. Goodie bucket contents Feature favorite items that your movie collector would associate with the movies. What candy did he always pick out when he was a kid at the local theater? You can find the theater size boxes of Junior Mints, Sugar Babies, Mike & Ike and other candies at dollar, discount and candy stores for under $2.00 each. Get a box of his favorite microwave popcorn packets or chips to add in. Add a bottle of his favorite soda, beef jerky, peanuts, mints and more. If he has health issues or diet restrictions it is so much easier to buy contents yourself than to rely on chain store gift baskets. Set a budget and enjoy finding the goodies. Wrap it in plastic wrap and tie with twine, new shoelaces he can use or ribbon for the gift basket look. This gift cost can average ten dollars and up.

Dad's Movie! Don't have a real budget this year? No problem if you have a video camera and know how to use it. You can have an absolute blast and give him the Father's Day gift for the movie collector that he will never forget! First you just need to sit down and plan it out. Do you want to feature Dad in his own movie? Will you use this as a chance to tell him how you feel about him? Do you want to pay tribute to the great memories you have and how he has influenced you as a parent? Do you want to take one of his very favorite movies or genres and do a bang up job of giving him a huge laugh when you do your take of this favorite of his. The sky is really the limit on this one. You do not need a budget unless you want to. The main thing you need is time and a few skills to put the project together for this priceless Father's Day gift for the movie collector Dad.

This Father's Day the most important thing is for you to spend time with the Dad in your life. Time is so precious with a loved one. I've spent 25 years without my Dad. Believe me, if you only drop down next to his chair and say 'I love You, Dad" it's a huge thing.