such as “Sixteen Candles,”“The Breakfast Club,”“Ferris Bueller's Day Off” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” find a way to be funny while still staying somewhere within the boundaries of remote plausibility. This time, he strays ...
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy, two sons, John and James, and four grandchildren. AJohn Hughesfilmography follows: Director: Curly Sue(1991) Uncle Buck(1989) She's Having a Baby(1988) Planes, Trains & Automobiles(1987) ...
But what a long day it was: 23 hours to be exact. John Candy was a regular in many of John Hughes’s movies, and Gus Polinski—the polka-playing nice guy he plays in Home Alone—was inspired by his character in Planes, Trains & Automobiles. ...
Home Alone: Directed by Chris Columbus. With Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard. An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
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Gad would bring the casts of various classics together via Zoom to discuss the films or, in this case, recreate parts of it. O'Hara's performance was part of a tribute to writer Hughes, who also wrote and directed the likes ofThe Breakfast ClubandPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles. Sadly,...
Snow is not the only thing that is starting to appear at this time of the season.Home Aloneis starting to make an appearance on the screens of televisions around the world too. The originalHome Aloneis a beloved movie in almost every corner of the globe. It spawned several sequels, which...
Probably one of the most well-known Thanksgiving movies to date, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” takes Steve Martin and John Candy on a wild comedic ride as Martin’s character tries to get home for Thanksgiving, while Candy’s well-meaning help brings nothing but disaster. The film mar...
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Ghost World, The Graduate and The Fugitive or The Shawshank Redemption. All have scenes of buses traveling. They evoke a sense of freedom, longing, uncertainty, even danger. The reality, I learned on my trip, is not nearly as dramatic as that. Just ...
Canada's John Candy was a celebrated comic actor who won acclaim for his roles in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and "Uncle Buck." He appeared in "The Blues Brothers," "Stripes," and, on a more serious note, in Oliver Stone's "JFK" in 1991. He was a co-owner of Canada's foo...