Movie Review: Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Synopsis: When a snowstorm shuts down the airport, a business man (Steve Martin) must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman (John Candy) his only companion.

I have several holiday traditions. Most importantly though is the fact that I don't begin with the Christmas music or movies until the Thanksgiving feast is consumed each year, and then it always starts with this movie. It's a movie based around traveling home for Thanksgiving but it's really more about family, friendship and just basic good will towards men.

What makes the film great is the duo of Steve Martin and the late, great John Candy. No 2 others in these roles would be anywhere near as memorable I suspect. They are wonderful and it is really a treat to watch them work together and play off each other. Steve Martin plays a smug, work-a-holic with a great life but doesn't really know how good he's got it. Candy is sort of an obnoxious oaf who you can't help but like and feel a bit sorry for, yet at the same time is just annoying as hell. Martin is the perfect straight-man to Candy's roll, and never trounces on his scenes. When Candy's role calls for him to be serious, as it does a couple of times, he really shows his greatness as an actor, something I think is often overlooked. R.I.P. John.

The film is rated R, mainly for the language, including one of the most classic comedy scenes ever where Steve Martin drop's a load of f-bombs on a car rental agent. Other classic scenes include the "pillow scene" when the guys share a bed in a hotel and a scene which involves them going the wrong way down the freeway. I watch it every year... and every year I laugh at these same scenes.

This is a heart warming film that's also very funny and I think it's John Hughes best film. You'll have tears from both laughter and touching moments by the end, and what more could you want to kick off a holiday movie season than that?

8.5/10

Turkey Stuffing Song

It really doesn't feel like Thanksgiving until I hear "Turkey Stuff Song". So rock out with Jimmy Fallon and Jason Schwartzman singing the soon to be classic "Turkey Stuffing Song" on Late Night before the Tryptophan puts you into your afternoon coma. Black light!

More Thanksgiving Funnies

Here's some various 1-panel comics for your Thanksgiving fun, mostly about the death and suffering of turkeys which as we all know... is quite hilarious! HA!

Please do not think that means that I won't do my part in the annual turkey genocide. But this is about comics.

Gobble You Up

What better way to celebrate the final evening before Turkey Day 2011 than with a little Thanksgiving rap? Well, maybe a knee to the giblets would actually be better, but other than that...



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CAST
Main Rapper: Sam Nuttmann
Indian Rapper: Ketak Soneji
Pilgrim Robot 2.0: Ben Piggot
Mini Indian Rapper: Presley Soneji
Pilgrim Dancer 1: Jennifer Jose
Pilgrim Dancer 2: Tiffany Jarvis
Dinner Party Guy 1: Paul Koss
Dinner Party Gal 1: Kim Hudson
Dinner Party Guy 2: Alvaro Madrid Jr.
Dinner Party Gal 2: Heather Richerson

PRODUCTION CREW
Writer / Producer / Editor: Sam Nuttmann
Director / DP: Ryan Wardwell
Music: Sam Nuttmann
Costume / Prop Design: Ketak Soneji / Sam Nuttmann

Turkey Day Funnies

Here's a whole boatload of comics for your Thanksgiving pleasure.

13 Craft Beer Pairings For Thanksgiving

You know how I love my beer and I'll pair it with every food you can think of, so I was looking around for some cool Thanksgiving ideas and I found this cool video posted by HomeBrewVideos.com:



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I love brewing and tasting craft beers, and the only thing that makes craft beer better is pairing it with great food and great friends. That's what my HD quality video trainings are all about.

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I believe that the world of beer is open to anyone. As long as you respect beer and have the knowledge, you will be accepted into this club.

I believe that in order to truly appreciate and understand beer, you need to learn from the 5 pillars of beer knowledge: beer history, different styles, how to taste it, how to pair it with food, and how to brew it. To be a complete brewer, you need to have an understanding of these other principles.

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Love To Eat Turkey

Oh yeah, we've made it to the holiday week so it's time for Adam Sandler's Thanksgiving Song. Really the only good song about this holiday full of gluttony and sloth, which builds directly into Black Friday which thrives on greed and excess. Good times. But I am very thankful that there are 3 NFL games on Thanksgiving now. Now hit me with some tryptophan! Stat!