ABC Family Airs Father's Day Movie Marathon Today, 6/17

By: Jun. 17, 2012
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In celebration of Father's Day, ABC Family will air an all-day marathon of movies dads love, beginning at 7:00am ET/PT today, June 17th. The movies include the basic cable premiere of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," plus fan favorites such as "Austin Powers in Goldmember," "Cars" and "Beetlejuice."

Sunday, June 17 (all times Eastern/Pacific)

7:00AM DISNEY'S THE KID A man's (Bruce Willis) life is upended when he meets an 8-year-old version of himself (Spencer Breslin).

9:00AM THE FAMILY MAN Nicolas Cage plays a fast-lane investment broker who wakes up one morning to find himself living the quiet suburban life he rejected years ago. Also starring Tea Leoni.

12:00 PM AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER Teaming up with the mysterious Goldmember, Dr. Evil (Mike Meyers) hatches a time-traveling scheme to take over the world in this third installment of the highly successful "Austin Powers" movie franchise. Also starring Beyonce Knowles.

2:00PM DISNEY·PIXAR'S CARS Racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) gets stranded in a small town on Route 66. With Larry The Cable Guy, Paul Newman and Bonnie Hunt.

4:30PM THE BLIND SIDE The remarkable true story of football star Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a virtually homeless teen, who's taken in by a compassionate woman (Sandra Bullock) and her family, who are determined to see him realize his potential, both on and off the field. Also stars Tim McGRaw and Kathy Bates.

7:30PM PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME - BASIC CABLE PREMIERE A prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) must fight to stop an evil ruler from unleashing a deadly sandstorm in the basic cable premiere of this Disney film. Co-starring Ben Kingsley.

10:00PM BEETLEJUICE Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) is the netherworld's "freelance bio-exorcist" who is sought out by a recently deceased Vermont couple (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) to help haunt their beloved house. Winona Ryder is the new yuppie homeowners' delightfully morose daughter who befriends the ghosts.

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