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So. what was it?

My vote is Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

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Yep, up these with there best of them but for me Uncle Buck was good. Candy seemed to be a lovey man, sadly missed.

In reply to Removed User: Probably agree with Planes, Trains and Automobiles but Who's harry Crumb was great too.....

In reply to Removed User: PTA is always the winner, but Cool Runnin's tickles me too.

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Uncle Buck was inspirational

In reply to John Ww:
flicking around on the remote the other day and came to Home Alone. I thought oh no, not again but it was the airport scene and big John made an appearence, I forgot he was even in that film. Made it watchable again.

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Stripes for me, one of the few American comedies I find really watchable.

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1st - planes, trains and automobiles
2nd - cool runnings
3rd - uncle buck

John Candy was ace!

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e's not in it much, and his scenes at the end are not classic, but the best film he's been IN, is National Lampoon's Vacation.

The best film he's STARRED in...well maybe PTA I suppose. His final film Wagons East wasn't as bad as people said though. I liked it.

In reply to Blue Straggler: Just remembered The Great Outdoors - "big bear, big bear!!"

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Actually it was Canadian Bacon (according to IMDB)

ooooooh! I've out straggled the straggler

I liked him in Splash. Added some character to an otherwise dull movie.

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Uncle Buck


Grreat under rated film.

Classic line after getting the third degree from McCauley Culkin's character.

Buck (wearily) "Why so many questions"?

McCulkin (deadpan) "I'm a kid, it's my job"

In reply to Blue Straggler:

See also: 1941, The Blues Brothers, Splash, and, er, JFK!

I think we all forgot Spaceballs too.

I always rather enjoyed Armed and Dangerous, Volunteers and The Great Outdoors too.

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Uncle Buck. Class.

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Defo The Great Outdoors, love this film

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Stripes :-D

Blues Brothers.

"Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips."

In reply to graeme jackson:

Also according to imdb.com, in "trivia" on Wagons East...

"John Candy died during filming. His few remaining scenes were either not filmed, or were filmed using a stand-in, then re-written not to involve him. His second bar sequence re-uses footage from his earlier bar sequence. "


I guess Canadian Bacon was completed before Wagons East, but released afterward (sure it was straight-to-video in the UK)
So you could argue it either way. I would say that dying on the set of a film tends to make that film an actor's last one though :-P

In reply to Blue Straggler:

If the film is completed and released e.g. Wagons East, Brainstorm, The Crow. Doesn't count if the film was abandoned like the one Marilyn Monroe had started.

In reply to Removed User: Heres a dime, go down town and have a rat gnaw that thing off yor face.....

Its gotta be Uncle Buck.

In reply to Removed User: I always get John Candy mixed up with that other similar looking guy who got shafted by rednecks in Deliverance!

In reply to John Ww: Second vote for the great outdoors, still remember those over the top speed boats, and the rib eye steak eating challlenge

In reply to Levains_Alive: third for great outdoors-brilliant film especially the bit where he blows the bears arse cheeks off with the lamp gun

In reply to beastofackworth:

And all bits with a pre-fame, pre-pretension Annette Bening

In reply to beastofackworth: I need to rediscover that film. Wonder if HMV have it?

In reply to Levains_Alive: i ordered it from hmv-was £3 including free postage.go online at hmv.com

In reply to beastofackworth: Cheers for the tip. Looking into it now