I really hate this film.....

BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SEE IT, IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY AND THEN I WANT TO DANCE, BOOGIE WOOGIE, DO SOMERSAULTS AND BACKFLIPS, POP AND LOCK AND EVEN A TWIRL AND A FAME JUMP OR TWO BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE I'M BUILT LIKE AN ELEPHANT AND HAVE THE MOTOR SKILLS OF A PREGNANT HIPPO!!!!

And I really, really miss John Candy....

The Jerk and Uncle Buck as the oldest looking teenagers to ever star in a John Hughes coming-of-age-road-trip film. A taxi race with Kevin fuckin' Bacon. The first time you see John Candy's facial expressions. A bitchy flight attendant. A semi-boring sounding Ben Stein. Shower-curtain-rings are fuckin' cool. A million bucks short of being a millionaire. Hypoallergenic pillows. Extreme-sinus-cleaning. Waking up next to Del. Those aren't fuckin' pillows! A broken train. A yabba dabba doo bus ride. The invisible automobile. The fuckin' rental-car counter. You're fucked! An autographed Daryl Strawberry earring. Being grabbed by your dick. Precious moments don't come back. Almost hitting a deer. A car-honking contest. You're going the wrong fuckin' way! Two dollars and a Casio watch. A melted speedometer. Del knows a lot of fuckers. Realizing family is everything. Funny as fuck. Steve Martin is gold. John Candy is fuckin' hilarious. Fuck, I miss him. RIP Mr. Candy. RIP Mr. Hughes.

me: "i'm not gonna fucking cry, i know what's going to happen, i've seen this multiple times."

*Steve Martin sits down on the train and the music starts*

me: *tears defiantly streaming down my cheeks*

Steve Martin and John Candy melt your hearts, make you laugh out loud and thankful that you aren't them in this classic catastrophic road trip from hell!

I love how every November two different things happen... I watch this 3 or 4 times leading up to Thanksgiving... OR it’s a mad dash to try and watch it before Thanksgiving. This year was the mad dash. 

I love John Candy. He was my favorite funny person growing up and I was completely devestated when he died. His performance here as eternally optimistic Del Griffith absolutely wrecks me, and the “You wanna hurt me?” speech will instantly make me cry. Maybe it’s because there’s a little Del Griffith in all of us? Or maybe it’s because there’s a little John Candy in all of us <3

Side note: I really want to sync Steve Martin figuring out the twist at the end with the Saw twist music.

Loved it. Hilariously funny, charming and emotional. Possibly my favourite film of all time

underrated as a highly quotable film

A hysterical classic comedy with such a powerful message. One of John Candy's greatest performances.

"Those aren't pillows!

put it on on a complete whim plainly because i've never gotten around to watching it before and i'm a sucker for john hughes. not my usual type of thing but thoroughly enjoyed it, not the best and not the worst. a nice easy watch.

Is there a porn parody?

What a twist!!!!

This is all we needed.

Though I love John Hughes this was just too much American cheese for me.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.