This “Cult Movie Monday” celebrates the greatest Thanksgiving movie of all time!
“Six bucks and my right nut says we’re not landing in Chicago.”
Where shall we begin? Oh, how about this way:
“Planes, Trains & Automobiles”
This is the late John Hughes’s masterpiece, and the single best film ever made about Thanksgiving. Steve Martin is terrific…and most importantly, it is John Candy’s greatest performance ever…the simple story of a man who just wants to get home in time to spend Thanksgiving with his family…
Check out the trailer:
Steve Martin plays Neal Page – who just wants to get this flight from New York to Chicago for Thanksgiving. What happens first? He gets sat next to Del Griffith…first of all, look at the book Del’s reading!
Del Griffith, Shower Curtain Ring Salesman and all-around blabbermouth, is never short of advice, conversation, bad jokes, or company. So the first thing Page does is try to shut him down…
Neal: “Eh, look, I…
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Classic, best Thansgiving movie.
John Candy performance is incredible…
Those aren’t pillows.
that scene in the car when they go in between the semi trucks lol
Yes! Martin’s fingers end up cemented in the dashboard!
I rewatch this every year John and it never gets old.
I can only agree, John. It makes me laugh out loud every time!
Best wishes, Pete.
Pete, like spending a couple of hours with an old friend…usually the “Baffonish” comedic foil is so obnoxious you can’t wait for the film to end, but in this case, Del Griffith is allowed to become more of a empathetic figure as the film goes on…and what last shot walking down the street….thanks for commenting!
I feel it is Candy’s film. I am not a big fan of Martin (as you know) but could watch John Candy all day. He is superb in dramatic roles too, as in JFK.
Yes Pete, he actually carries this film…Martin becoming the straight man in the piece…and the film works because of how you come to love Del Griffith…and you are completely right about JFK as well!
I have always loved this – along with home for the holidays)
Yes that’s a good one as well!