With the theaters still closed in July we decided to tackle an 80's Classic. The John Hughes teen comedy Sixteen Candles. Personally I thought this was one of the more fun discussions we have had in awhile.
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Sunday, October 11, 2020
Friday, January 27, 2012
Steve Martin Month: Planes, Trains and Automobiles 9+ out of 10 1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987 9+ out of 10
Steve Martin is having a bad day trying to get home for the holidays and then he hooks up with John Candy in one of his best roles as Dell the shower curtain salesman. The pairing is perfect, the laughs are classic. This is a nearly perfect road picture. Hollywood tried to remake this sort of with Due Date starring Robert Downey Jr. but all I could think of while watching that movie was this is no Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Steve's character Neal reluctantly teams up with Dell in a search for anyway to get back to Chicago for Thanksgiving and the adventure to get there is a blast. With one disaster after another. Then after all the laughs the film has a real heart at the perfect ending. Steve Martin and John Candy work so good together in this film
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