Posted by Larry Gleeson
“A Chicago advert man should make the journey house from New York for Thanksgiving, together with a cute bathe curtain ring salesman.…”——IMDb
Thanksgiving got here and went, and so did John Hughes and John Sweet—too rapidly, I’d add. Nonetheless, I am grateful for his or her wealthy physique of labor and artwork – not the least of which is the 1987 Thanksgiving comedy basic, Planes trains and automobilesThe present, written and directed by Hughes, stars Sweet as kind-hearted bathe ring salesman Del Griffith and Steve Martin as nervous, snobbish promoting skilled Neil Web page.
Along with Del and Neal, different colourful characters embrace Doobie (Larry Hankin), the scene-stealing Edie McClurg (automobile rental agent), a taxi racer (Kevin Bacon) and Dylan Baker (a satirical tackle the misogynistic character Owen).
The duo Sweet and Martin compete in opposition to one another within the recreation Planes trains and automobilesIn addition to any comedy duo in movie historical past, together with Martin (Dean) and Lewis, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, loads of laughs and guffaws had been delivered. High picks for Thanksgiving 2024!
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