How is “what about” used?

In You Can Count on Me (2000), one line is: “What about... What about your father?”

Which movie is “what about” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from You Can Count on Me (2000).

Idiom

used when asking for information about sb / sth; used to make a suggestion

Heard in 982 movies

1
how / what about…?
used when asking for information about sb / sth
How about Ruth? Have you heard from her?
2
how / what about…?
used to make a suggestion
How about going for a walk?
3
what about…?
used to make a suggestion
What about a trip to France?
4
what about…?
used to introduce sb / sth into the conversation
What about you, Joe? Do you like football?

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

What about... What about your father?

Said in 8 films · #1