FFF: Thanksgiving Candy
What’s the best Thanksgiving movie of all-time? I just couldn’t think of many off the top of my head. Also, I might have been limited to comedies. So after consulting our great and powerful oracle that is Google, the answer struck me in the form of one of the most famous lines of the 1980s: “Those aren’t pillows!”
That line was delivered in the funniest Thanksgiving movie of all time. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles came out in 1987 with Steve Martin to create one of the all-time classic duos. The two have to find their way home in time for the holiday. The classic comedy still comes up with folks like Zach Galifianakis who just released a buddy comedy of his own with Robert Downey, Jr. in Due Date.
P, T, and A was written by John Hughes, one of the greatest screenwriters in history. Check out his IMDB resume in case you don’t realize how many classics he wrote before his own untimely death last year.
Hughes and Candy actually teamed up for a few projects. The two other famous films were The Great Outdoors and Uncle Buck. Most people have seen some or all of these gems. They’re packed full of great lines by characters we adore. I’m starting to get distracted thinking about the Old 96er, so I better get to the poll.
Starting with a Thanksgiving classic and moving into a trifecta tribute to John Hughes and John Candy, which of these three do you pick as your favorite for this Friday Flick Faceoff? Tough choice but you only get one. Go.
The Friday Flick Faceoff features films that somehow share a common thread. Cast your vote anyway you like and don’t worry if you’ve seen the movies or not cause in a true democracy you only need a pulse to participate. Love to hear why you picked what you picked though.
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- Lessons learned from ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ (msnbc.msn.com)
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