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146: Thanksgiving Movies Actually: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (feat. Ed Daly)

146: Thanksgiving Movies Actually: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (feat. Ed Daly)

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Author Ed Daly (The Christmas Book) returns to talk about easily one of the most celebrated holiday movies ever, John Hughes' Thanksgiving classic "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." This movie was the career-changer for the late, great John Candy and this episode gets into the hows and whys of that turning point, as well as how the movie was ultimately saved in the editing (as many films often are, but here especially). Would you consider yourself more of a Neal or a Del? What is the most important deleted scene that could've been left in? Which country still rates the movie a PG-13 in spite of the legendary nineteen F-bombs? What is everyone's favorite John Hughes movie? All these questions and more, plus It's the Blu-ray Gift Exchange, Charlie Brown!

Buy Ed Daly's book "The Christmas Book" (2025 edition)

Blu-rays covered:

Warner Bros.:

"Weapons" (2025) - 4K

"A Nightmare On Elm Street" 7-disc set - 4K

"Peanuts - Ultimate TV Specials Collection"

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" - The Complete Series

Criterion:

"Eyes Without A Face" (1960) - 4K

Warner Archive:

"The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957)

"A Summer Place" (1959)

"Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" (1975)

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