Was 12 when this came out. Best Thanksgiving movie ever.
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While it is very funny, I always thought PT and A was a sad film in the end. One of Candy's best acting jobs.
I try to watch this every Thanksgiving eve. My kids aren’t as enamored with it as I am, but they have seen it several times.
I'll add that I put it up there w/ Steve Martin's (I had his albums, btw) best as well.
Yep. A signature film for Martin, Candy, and Hughes.
There's so many little moments that make that film great. The dude spitting the tobacco then wiping his mouth with his hand a split second before Martin goes in for the handshake... comic timing genius!
Martin flipping out when he finds out Candy rented the car with his missing credit card.
The sound cutting out when the steamer trunk flies off the back of the car.
Then there's this classic:
"He says we're going the wrong way."
"Oh, he's drunk! How would he know where we're going??"
"Yeah, how would he know?"
The happy ending is just a temporary happy ending though. That's what makes it sad, and what makes Candy's character endearing.
Yes always a great movie. My kids love it.
that ending is brutal. Hughes always does that in the end. Home alone at the end when the kid comes to see his dad and he meets his grandkid with the music have your self a merry little Christmas comes on.
that ending is brutal. Hughes always does that in the end. Home alone at the end when the kid comes to see his dad and he meets his grandkid with the music have your self a merry little Christmas comes on.
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