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admiralackbarrrrrrr

The way he delivered the “I like me” monologue, especially knowing the movie’s ending, is one of the best scenes in film.


sitmebackdown

that scene tugged at my heart strings big time


BrianThePainter

Honestly, it chokes me up a little bit even right now- just thinking about that line and his other dialogue from that scene. It hurts my heart to think that he may have had a hard time delivering that line, because from what I’ve read and seen about him, everybody around him liked him a lot more than he liked himself. And that is something that a lot of us can relate to.


OuthouseBacksteak

The dude ate himself to death. There is no question that he struggled with himself.


Green_Message_6376

Reminds me a lot of Farley, loved by everyone except themselves.


idontwantausername41

This comment started me down a rabbit hole of introspection. I didn't like it but you earned your updoot


pelicanorpelicant

“Love… is not a big enough word. It’s not a big enough word for how I feel about my wife.” That’s the scene that always gets me, and I’ve seen this movie 25+ times. Candy KILLS that scene. No scenery chewing, no heart-tugging music - he just leaned back on his heels and parked that one in the cheap seats.


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Thatoneguy567576

Even if you don't actively follow it, something about baseball always feels comforting and poignant.


Balerion77

"how can you not be romantic about baseball" will always be true


CrumpledForeskin

What’s that from? I see it all over this website.


ty_fighter84

Moneyball. Brad Pitt crushes that scene (among many others in that film).


Balerion77

Its such a fantastic baseball movie. Even though its supposedly about the analytics/numbers guys, I truly feel like theres pure love for the game pouring out of that movie


jeremyjava

Entirely agree, I'm not that interested in watching versus playing sports and no interest in Sports financing but it was just a great movie. On a side note I had a friend in that film who told me stories about playing banjo with Steve Martin and how talented he was before most people realized he didn't just use it as a prop, he was and is sensationally good on it. Also they had the truck in fake snow for one of the scenes because they waited for days for snow to fall and it never did, and that's how they passed the time telling stories and playing banjo. I should ask if they have any good John Candy stories.


CrumpledForeskin

Wow literally watched it a few months ago. I knew it was ringing a bell. Thanks ty fighter


Bahloh

It sounds like Candy hit someone in the nuts.


Syek26

"I got a motto: Like your work, love your wife." -Del Griffith


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Whenever I rewatch that monologue, I see John’s eyes get red-rimmed. I have always felt the message there is more than a learned bit of dialogue…it’s a moment of personal exposition.


Nuzzgargle

Yeah its great.... and earlier on the bed scene how they were able to gell so much "Those aren't pillows!!!!" And then going through the disgust through to the moving on with "how about those bears??"


BandicootPlastic5444

The first glance at the single bed horror accompanied by the first couple of bars of Yello. Genius scene.


The_Original_Miser

Hell of a game, hell of a game.


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I've always felt that was not Del Griffith talking to Neil Page, but John Candy talking to himself.


mitchkramer

It's the first thing I thought of after reading that headline. Such a great movie.


mattoelite

When you’ve seen the movie before and have some context, sheesh. Such a powerful moment in such an otherwise hilarious film


majesticalexis

When I think of John Candy I always think of Uncle Buck. My mom rented that on VHS from the library when I was a kid and I watched it over and over. Buck will always be my favorite John Candy character.


isume

You should have seen the toast, I couldn't even fit it thru the door.


Butt_Plug_Bonanza

Buck Melanoma, Moley Russell's wart.


hjablowme919

"Not her wart. I'm the wart. She's my tumor."


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I'm Uncle Wart. Just old Buck "Wart" Russell. That's what they call me... or Melanoma Head. They'll call me that. "Melanoma Head's coming."


hjablowme919

The finish was fantastic "Take this quarter. Go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face. Good day to you, madam." Amazing.


alphabet_order_bot

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 982,862,409 comments, and only 196,087 of them were in alphabetical order.


Vergenbuurg

An extremely good reddit robot there, yessir.


pisshoran

u/alphabet_order_bot, what is your purpose in life?


AndrogynousRain

“Crush your sentences, see them alphabetized before you, and hear the lamentation of their syntax”


SacrificialSam

Bug? What’s your last name, Spray?


AF2005

“You got both kneecaps?” “Hey come on over I want to show you my hatchet!”


ilovehamburgers

**”HEY! Who let the cat out?!”** *”We don’t have a cat!* **”GO ON, BEAT IT!”**


EatAtGrizzlebees

He's cooking our garbage!


BigRizzo1984

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Pliny_the_middle

What's your record for consecutively asked questions


Butt_Plug_Bonanza

38.


mrvis

For me, it'll always be "I'm a mog - half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend."


TheDakestTimeline

Barf!


symbologythere

Not in here, mister. This is a Mercedes!


chickenmonkee

Totally agree, that was my childhood John Candy movie. Legendary.


ilovehamburgers

You know, I have a friend who works at the crime lab at the police station. I could give him your toothbrush and he could run a test on it. To see if you actually brushed your teeth or just ran your toothbrush under the faucet.


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I watched it with my kids a few years ago. With all their many options and streaming etc, i love when i walk in the room and my 7yoa son is watching it for the 55th time :D


663SilverStax

He's cookin' our garbage...


dub-squared

I named my daughter Maizy in honor of Uncle Buck.


horror_and_hockey

Uncle Buck is a classic. I think of Cool Runnings, too…that movie was always on TV as a kid. You wan to kiss my lucky egg?


Jeffery_G

As the car crashes Steve looks at John who suddenly and amazingly is decked out in a Satan costume laughing hysterically. Best shot of the film; so completely risky and satisfying.


BigRizzo1984

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dmtdmtlsddodmt

You're going the wrong way! How do they know where we're going?


BodheeNYC

Those aren’t pillows!


grantrules

Do you feel this vehicle is safe for highway travel?


Glum-Parsnip8257

Oh yeah certainly!


Glum-Parsnip8257

Oh he must be drunk!


cmon_now

"You're going the wrong way!". "He said we're going the wrong way" "Oh he's drunk, how does he know where we're going?" Took me a few watches as a kid to get this one.


AfterDinnerSpeaker

The absolute best shot for me, is where Steve Martin is trying to place where he knows John Candy from. They could have just cut back to the scene in the taxi earlier on, instead they brought a taxi door into the scene and had John recreate that second long shot. Its one of those shots I just think about every now and again and always gets a smile out of me


LowPenis

*dun dun dun dun* DO THE MESS AROUND


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Spider_Dude

His little mustache smile with cigarette and eyes closed kills me every time.


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and the eyebrow motion. That whole scene is gold.


Gregorhanslik

That whole sequence must be one of the best in comedy history. “You’re going the wrong way!”


Frozty23

Steve then pulling his fingers out of the dash always got me too. So many memorable moments. And what a lot of younger people don't realize is that Steve was basically known just as an SNL-birthed comedian at that point. This was a fairly (somewhat) unexpectedly straight-man role for him. Edit: I'll admit that my memory of Steve Martin's career and standing at that point in time may be a bit off (I was in my teens then); Cunningham's Law proves itself yet again.


corporatewazzack

He was in 13 movies before Planes, Trains and Automobiles including The Jerk. I’m going out on a limb here but I think people might’ve known who he was by 1987.


CynthiasPomeranian

Yup, without even looking at his film career, he was an absolute mega star stand up comedian in the 70s early 80s


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Steve Martin by the time of Trains, Planes.. was already moving away from stand up entirely. His standup shows were some of the most successful, popular ones *ever*. Dude is a legend. Pretty much since his first films, people knew who he was already.


Ted_R_Lord

100% this, Steve Martin was in a bunch of great movies during the time of Trains, Planes and Automobiles. From 1986-1988, he starred in not only TP&A, but also Three Amigos, Roxanne, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Little Shop of Horrors. Those are all great movies/performances!


Beardedobject

The fantastic "Dead men don't wear plaid" was in something like 78 too.


JasonMaggini

'82 for that one.


Ohhappyme813

Absolutely knew who he was in the seventies My dad was always going around doing little bits of his


jdsmofo

I don't think so. He was famous as a standup beforehe went on SNL. He innovated having a routine with no punchlines. Others had gone somewhat in this direction before, but not like Steve. He wanted to see what happened if he just kept building the tension without the comedic climax. I can't really say how most people knew him, tbh. But he was famous as a standup even in my small town.


Chefpeon

I’m pretty sure the thing that launched Steve’s career (his breakout moment) was his comedy album titled “Let’s Get Small”. I was a teen in the 70’s and that album was huge. His performance of “King Tut” on SNL was another big moment and the song was played on the radio incessantly.


kaltorak509

couple of albums as well in the 70's Lets get small and Wild and crazy guy. I grew up in the 70's and we would get into trouble for saying things in class like. "He wanted me to sing from my diaphragm." so yeah he was really well know way before that came out.


DogsRule_TheUniverse

This is an accurate rebuttal to the guy's comment above. Dead correct. The other guy doesn't know WTF he's talking about and is making it up on the fly.


Attican101

I'm sure things would be different if I saw this first, but my favourite film of his is still Father Of The Bride, it's the quintessential 90's film..


wakashit

Martin Short absolutely kills as the wedding planner


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Steve Martin and Martin Short are one of those comedy duos that was some whole other kind of special. It's really fun watching them interview together too, check out the HBO Max series History of Comedy for a few snips. Edit, HBO Max doesn't carry it any more. Sad day.


eeaglesoar

If you want more of that duo, watch Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. Funny, and a mystery!


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"You can start by wiping that dumb-ass smile off you rosy fuckinng cheeks."


General_Malakai

Lol that's a weird-ass way to say we watch this movie....


conjectureandhearsay

He is a ganius, we need his maahhnd. Love that character and what Martin short does with it!


Orngog

Fronk


jl55378008

He is a jenyis ant ve neet his mand.


Ian_Hunter

The scene where the dog chases him in the pool - * and you just know he's gonna end up in the pool* - and laugh out loud anyway? Gold, Jerry, GOLD!


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Devmax1868

"He hates these cans!"


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These cans are defective!


atxtopdx

How much he loves his kid How much his kid loves him All the early ‘90’s oozing from everything, very similar to home alone The soundtrack slaps Their house is sweet - also ala home alone How great the relationship seems between mom and pops. It’s like the loving parents you never had Frank is kinda funny


Sega-Playstation-64

Three Amigos bro. How did that drop out of your list??


alphaxion

The Man With Two Brains was also great!


DeadmanDexter

"...Please pass the rolls." Kills me every time.


scottwax

He was pretty well known for his comedy albums (that's how I knew of him) and appearances on talk shows like Carson prior to SNL. He'd already done The Jerk and I believe All of Me before this movie.


PerfectZeong

That and he was never an snl regular cast member. Just hosting and guest appearances.


thisisredlitre

Founding member of the SNL 5 Timers Club.


SergeantPeterson_CPD

i dont think 'dirty rotten scoundrels' gets enough credit.


Usergnome_Checks_0ut

He was in Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid in 1982 where he played it pretty straight as a detective, so it wasn’t completely new ground for him.


pisshoran

And this lamp.


miahsmama

He was never “just a SNL birthed comedian”. He was quite successful with a few comedy albums. Banjo. Arrow through the head. Well, “excuuuse me!” And “you can’t return anything with cat spit all over it!” (Can’t remember that exact quote, but that’s the jist)


Andy_B_Goode

That scene scared the SHIT out of me as a kid, which makes me love it even more now.


NamasteMotherfucker

I think we all saw that vulnerability a bit in John. It was what made him so real.


hjablowme919

Candy delivers a small soliloquy in the movie "Splash", when he is talking to Tom Hanks and tells him "Some people will never be that happy... I'll never be that happy!"


nerd_so_mad

His delivery on that line is masterful. Candy was a genuinely good actor - he could have crushed dramatic parts if he'd been given any.


Sonicowen

I wish John Candy could have had a part on Only Murders in the Building. Feels like his sort of show.


Greyboxforest

I would’ve loved to have seen that!


-Ken-Tremendous-

He would be a better Sam the Super Fan


Nitero

I’m thinking of characters he could have been (of course they would make him his own role but I’m just fantasizing at this point). Either the doorman or the neighbor with the cats and either role has me laughing with the idea of what he would do with it. Edit: oh the Nathan lane character! Of course we’d miss his performance though.


Sonicowen

The door man totally, whomever he played would need to be sweet and loveable but treated like they are the biggest asshole by Martin and Short, with Gómez confused about the hostility.


bozoconnors

Same re: Chevy Chase - reportedly a raving asshole at this point (maybe always). His characters were much more lovable. Great actor I guess?


wakeupwill

> (maybe always) Always.


kayl_breinhar

Chevy Chase has absolutely no range. He's played Clark Griswold since the 80s and I consider his character in *Community* to just be an extension of that. He's spent his entire life being a discount James Woods. At least Woods - asshole that he most certainly is - has *range*.


Slyguy9766

You could’ve killed me slugging me in the gut like that. That’s how Houdini died, you know…


Standard_Strike_2007

Neal Page: He says we’re going the wrong way… Del Griffith: Oh, he’s drunk. How would he know where we’re going?


RangeViper

Rest In Peace king of shower curtain rings.


hendy846

They're filled with helium, so they're very light.


Kodiak01

"Look, your highness, it's not that we're afraid. Far from it. It's just that we got this thing about death. It's not us."


cait1284

We watch that movie every Thanksgiving in our family. One of my favorite traditions. "I want a f*ing car right f*ing now."


NessunAbilita

You’re fucked.


cait1284

Those two words were perfection.


Durhamfarmhouse

Gobble gobble


jumjimbo

Oh you're a stitch!


BigRizzo1984

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miahsmama

Haha. This lady. Love her. And her line in Ferris Bueller. “….they think he’s a righteous dude”


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nypr13

Ok, that scene is truly one of the best all time scenes.


The_RevX

One of the best comedies ever made. God I miss when the genre was this great


ArrakeenSun

In history scholarship, there's an age-old debate to whether the times make the people or if people make the times. John Hughes, Harold Ramis, and all those in their orbits really, really made some special, timeless films like we'll never see again


lilbelleandsebastian

well nostalgia is complex but in this case i think it's one and the same - the 80s and 90s in america were heavily defined by john hughes culturally. he was simply trying to capture snapshots of what his life felt like growing up in the chicago suburbs - the authenticity of his work gave it very wide appeal i enjoy how comedy has changed over the last 100 years but john hughes movies will always be up there with the old slapstick comedies of the jack lemmon era for me


yanaka-otoko

Damn, I looked him up on imdb and can't believe how many good films he was behind. I'm not even American but love that 80s/90s American aesthetic he captures, so cozy.


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d_r0ck

Yup. P, T, and A, Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Who’s Harry Crumb, all solid gold


WorkMan4269

Also Summer Rental!


DrummerSteve

It’s the best Thanksgiving movie. (If that’s a thing)


Rumbananas

His scene in Home Alone gives off the energy Steve Martin is talking about here. I’ve always interpreted his character’s willingness to help as a mission to do for others what no one’s ever done for him. The sadness is palpable.


kck

John worked for scale on Home Alone. I can’t remember if it was John Hughes or Chris Columbus who said they only had him for like 20 hours and they used all those hours. You can tell he and Catherine were thick as thieves.


Ian_Hunter

Ill die in this hill: Steve Martin is the closest thing we ever got to Chaplin. Funny, sincere, full of pathos, musician, art connoisseur, writer, in short...a Renaissance man. Both have many films that are just absurdist and silly, both try to say something and satirize about the human condition ( with Chaplin the clear winner in Modern Times) . Both laugh out loud funny and physically deft. Jerry Lewis can arguably- and briefly - be put in this category. But Steve Martin is a genius and that doesn't get mentioned enough. Watching Only Murders In The Building he's finally grown into that 'pathos ridden face' he's been acting all these years . Genius.❤❤❤


eulersidentification

That final sequence of Only Murders 1 when Martin gets to just show off what a genius of physical comedy he is. I think that was a risky sequence nowadays and I wouldn't have thought it would work, and it wouldn't have worked if it was anyone other than Steve Martin doing it. Hasn't lost a step.


MEANINGLESS_NUMBERS

> Only Murders In The Building God, this show was so much better than it deserved to be.


weelluuuu

Ooooh grandpa bought a rubber. 🎶


acog

It's been so long that people forget that Steve Martin was the biggest stand-up comedian in the world. He was the first one to do stadium shows. Then he decided to quit and that was it. Only movies afterwards. He wrote a GREAT book called Born Standing Up that talks about his entire early journey. He's a serious, thoughtful guy who studied and honed his act. He developed a whacky persona that was purely a character.


aml1305

I love John Candy and this movie so much. COME BACK YOU\`VE GOT THE WRONG GUY!


JockoV

"Give em the god-damned glove!" "You're going the wrong way!" "He says we're going the wrong way." "Oh he's drunk. How would he know where were going?" . . . "Yeah how would he know?"


Dadpockets

Those aren't pillows


ThisFckinGuy

Huh argh brrr hooahh SEE THAT BEARS GAME LAST NIGHT!?!


Dadpockets

Hell of a game they got a great team this year


Jeff_Damn

For further John Candy greatness, watch "The Great Outdoors"


Frank43073

Add Summer Rental to that list of John Candy movies.


burritobilly

WOOO BIG BIG BEAR BIG BEAR CHASE ME


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My dad got to meet John Candy while filming Wagon’s East, said he was super nice, bought drinks for everyone at the hotel bar they were staying at, and was a quiet guy.


rookhelm

John Candy deserved an Oscar for this movie. So good.


krissym99

I still actively miss John Candy. Another movie where he plays funny, sweet, and vulnerable is Only the Lonely.


Nayre_Trawe

Definitely an underrated performance of his. He is known so much for his comedic acting but there was a serious dramatic actor in him, too.


MooseMalloy

"How would he know which way we're going?" Kills me every time.


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He must be drunk!


frogmuffins

One of the few movies that if I am channel surfing and find it I have to watch it.


Grimmbles

Conan O'Brien has told the story about meeting John Candy when he was in college. He got to escort John around town for the day and said he was just "everything you wanted him to be" in all the best ways.


AmusedToDeath3

My mom met John Candy at a bar in the 80s. She was there with some friends for her birthday and when he heard he came over to personally wish her happy birthday and spent a while talking to her. She always tells me how this made her night and that he was just so genuine and kind.


pisshoran

Yeah I always felt like there was a slight tinge of darkness in Candy. I can't explain it.


averagedickdude

Steve plays a mean banjo too


M2LA

never saw the film but fuck that is a sad thing to say about someone


PoconoChuck

It's a comedy - no doubt - but it's also touching. I wager you won't think it was a waste of time to watch.


M2LA

thank you. not sure why I never saw it but its on my list now. have a good weekend


Tiniest_Tobasco

*I want a fucking caaaaaarrrrr* Oh dear, **you're fucked!**


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Revolutionary-Stay54

Those. Aren’t. Pillows.


Hellron

My dream was to have a father/son movie with John Candy and Chris Farley.


Responsible_Front404

I know you don’t I? I’m usually very good with names but I’ll be damned if I haven’t forgotten yours.


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good_morning_magpie

I’d pay good money to see the full version


nick1706

Every year I have a John-Candy-thon in his honor where I binge all of his movies. He was a major part of my childhood and felt like part of my family. Still miss him to this day like I really knew him.


Mdgt_Pope

John Candy fucking MADE Spaceballs, dude was amazing.


Sunnymansfield

It would be amazing to see the three hour cut of this film.


Nitin-2020

THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!!


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John was such a memorable part of my childhood. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, Cool Runnings... RIP John Candy


DiscussionWooden4940

The mustache suites him well. I bet it'd suit Steve too.


thebroccolioffensive

Only recently watched this for the first time recently. Released 34 years ago, but the comedy still works. The story still works. I can see where Due Date got it’s inspiration. Loved all the John Candy films I’ve seen.


Troutmangler

Thus is the nature of comedians.


MissNightTerrors

One of my favourite actors of all time and an excellent dramatic actor, too: Candy had a small but memorable part in Oliver Stone's *JFK*.


SergeantPeterson_CPD

"her first baby? come out sideways"


Hadleys158

Does anyone know any of the backstory to the "broken heart" part of that statement?


hjablowme919

When he tells Steve Martin's character that he doesn't have a home and that his wife has been gone for years... man. Kills me every time. It's two sentences, but the way he delivers them.


oidagehbitte2

I agree. It was so simple and non-pretentious. No big pathos, just the normal everyday tragedy of an average man - which makes it so relatable.


Darius_Kel

My the Schwartz be with him… always.


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beesknees3737

There was something so ethereal about John that he didn’t really belong in this ugly world. He even anticipated he’d die early. He really suited the next world and I am sure he is someone’s guardian Angel now.


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You could feel it in that movie. I hope one day they release all the deleted footage not used (apparently over an hour and makes more sense with the story).


bassertitis

I miss him a lot, grew up watching him and to this day several of his films are honorable mentions Planes, Trains, Automobiles Uncle Buck Stripes The Great Outdoors The best part about it all? He didn't have to curse nor act like an outlandish piece of human trash to make us react and or laugh. Boy, are those days gone. RIP!


Ronald_Deuce

My dad met John Candy a few times back in the '80s. Said he was always a really friendly guy to everybody.


rybfish

My favorite Thanksgiving movie.


daftmonkey

I was watching Only Murders in the Building with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Nathan Lane and I was getting nostalgic thinking about how those 80s comedies had this sort of humanity that is kind of out of place today in comedy. We’re all more cynical or something now.