Why 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' Is the Ultimate Thanksgiving Movie

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How John Hughes made a 1987 buddy comedy/road movie that doubles as a rare Turkey Day classic

were both successful at the box office , and the director would close out the decade by successfully revisiting the Griswolds, a family based off the short stories he wrote forwas the first time Hughes would use the holiday as inspiration for his work; he’d return to December 25th as the basis for the first twoBut while Planes didn’t bring in the same overflowing bags of box-office loot as the saga of Macaulay Culkin torturing two idiot burglars, it did end up as something else: a Thanksgiving...

For one reason or another, there aren’t just that many films centered around the turkeycentric November holiday. The two-year span that Woody Allen’scovers is bookended by two Thanksgiving parties; the adaptation of Rick Moody’s novelserves more as a cautionary tale that maybe you shouldn’t go home for the holidays if you want to avoid all kinds of insane family drama.

 

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SIDrunks

mickeylayden gobble gobble day must watch

I prefer The Revenant

Two comic geniuses in an absolutely fantastic film. It’s both hilarious and poignant — one of the late, great John Candy’s best films!

Just watched it 2 days ago. 😎

yesnodetroit You mean Thanksgiving road movie

Ron_White But the real question is, what movie is the runner up?

The best!

LesBowen Scent of a Woman has the best thanksgiving dinner scene ever...

willcain BubbaTheGlue NunoTeixei PatCostello20

I miss John Candy

There aren’t many other ones and it’s literally perfect?

What a performance by these two. Just a classic.

adamfaze

The perfect line for 2020 is in that movie: 'You're F*cked'

I miss johncandy’s comedic timing and genius

My favourite

AllieGeeezy

I Love Love Love this Movie

No, 'The Last Waltz' is the ultimate Thanksgiving movie.

Truth

APinKC

LesBowen No other thanksgiving movie comes close.

Not really. Rocky is.

“..... I like me, .... my wife liked me...” 😭

Classic 👍

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