Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

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Wikidata Q736788, film, IMDb tt0093748, TMDB 2609: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Steve Martin as actor (‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins); 6 more episodes agree.

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Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

The Rewatchables

Came from

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Led to

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No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

As Good as It Gets: 2 lines craft ×2

  1. craft (craft): As Good as It Gets → Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Chris ranks Nicholson's unapologetic jerk alongside Steve Martin in Planes, Trains and Automobiles among the best comedic performances.
    “Steve Martin in Plains Trains and Audible.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 0:33:09 · Chris Gethard (0.80 sure it was them)

John Candy: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Planes, Trains and Automobiles → John Candy. Candy should have won best actor for it.
    “talking about our man JC should have won best actor for them.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Flesh+Blood · 1:34:44 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

The Breakfast Club: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Planes, Trains and Automobiles → The Breakfast Club. Speaker defends Breakfast Club and calls Planes, Trains a masterpiece, while Sixteen Candles is too gross.
    “But breakfast club I stand behind.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Flesh+Blood · 1:34:09 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Wall Street: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (Oscar what-if): Planes, Trains and Automobiles → Wall Street. Planes, Trains and Automobiles should have won best actor for Candy that year, over Michael Douglas in Wall Street.
    “Yeah, the movie that should have won best actor this year.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:35:40 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Weird Science: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Weird Science → Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The Hughes-verse crosses over; the insurance seminar joke is also in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
    “Neil Page talks about insurance seminars and plane strains and automobiles.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:17:31 · Kyle Brandt (0.55 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): As Good as It Gets → Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Chris ranks Nicholson's unapologetic jerk alongside Steve Martin in Planes, Trains and Automobiles among the best comedic performances.
    “Steve Martin in Plains Trains and Audible.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 0:33:09 · Chris Gethard (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): As Good as It Gets → Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The audience sides with the nuisance (Candy / Simon) against the clear jerk, the same dynamic Kinnear sustains against Nicholson.
    “even though Steve Barnes clearly a dick are like, yeah, but fucking John Candy, this guy is a nuisance.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:45:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Weird Science → Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The Hughes-verse crosses over; the insurance seminar joke is also in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
    “Neil Page talks about insurance seminars and plane strains and automobiles.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:17:31 · Kyle Brandt (0.55 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): Planes, Trains and Automobiles → The Breakfast Club. Speaker defends Breakfast Club and calls Planes, Trains a masterpiece, while Sixteen Candles is too gross.
    “But breakfast club I stand behind.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Flesh+Blood · 1:34:09 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Planes, Trains and Automobiles → John Candy. Candy should have won best actor for it.
    “talking about our man JC should have won best actor for them.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Flesh+Blood · 1:34:44 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (Oscar what-if): Planes, Trains and Automobiles → Wall Street. Planes, Trains and Automobiles should have won best actor for Candy that year, over Michael Douglas in Wall Street.
    “Yeah, the movie that should have won best actor this year.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:35:40 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Planes, Trains and Automobiles: The 4K has a fabled hour of deleted scenes; there was never a 3-hour cut, Hughes just assembled too much Candy and Martin footage.
    “He just had so much good footage of Candy and Martin that his 1st assembly.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:36:27 · Bilge Ebiri (0.50 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.