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I had never seen Planes, Tranes, and Automobiles before, maybe just some clips.  Based on this thread and your recommendations, I bought it on Apple TV last night for $10.  
I want my money back.  The movie was not funny.  I don't think there was a single joke.  Steve Martin being annoyed for an hour and a half does not make a good movie.  
I had high hopes based on Hughes other hilarious movies.

You have a hole in your soul. Nothing funny? You sound like Neal.
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On 11/23/2022 at 11:21 AM, Elvis said:

I had never seen Planes, Tranes, and Automobiles before, maybe just some clips.  Based on this thread and your recommendations, I bought it on Apple TV last night for $10.  

I want my money back.  The movie was not funny.  I don't think there was a single joke.  Steve Martin being annoyed for an hour and a half does not make a good movie.  

I had high hopes based on Hughes other hilarious movies.

You have horrible taste.

It’s not supposed to be a hilarious laugh-a-minute comedy. But the scene where they’re driving the wrong way between two semis and Steve Martin looks over to see John Candy in a devil suit just might be the funniest moment in cinematic history. 

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On 11/23/2022 at 9:32 PM, Damor said:

Just finished our yearly family screening.  I'm one of those people who's awful about watching my favorite movies over and over, but this one gets limited to a single annual showing.

And this is more for the homebrew thread, but tapped this at the opening scene:

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"To the wives."

What an idiot!  How would he know where we're going?

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Has anyone watched all the deleted scenes?  Haven't been able to yet.  Sat down on Friday after feeding all the in-laws and family breakfast on Friday, sent them on their way, took my kids out to a couple of stores for BF.  Sat down, exhausted at 8pm... and ended up in the hospital with 4yo little BGS.  He's ok, but I just haven't had any time to sit down and enjoy.  Hoping there's some good stuff in there.  I've always wondered if there's a deleted pizza scene because of the line Steve Martin says when he finds his wallet empty "maybe, just maybe when you went in there for pizza last night you (cuts off)"

 

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35 minutes ago, BlueGreySky said:

Has anyone watched all the deleted scenes?  Haven't been able to yet.  Sat down on Friday after feeding all the in-laws and family breakfast on Friday, sent them on their way, took my kids out to a couple of stores for BF.  Sat down, exhausted at 8pm... and ended up in the hospital with 4yo little BGS.  He's ok, but I just haven't had any time to sit down and enjoy.  Hoping there's some good stuff in there.  I've always wondered if there's a deleted pizza scene because of the line Steve Martin says when he finds his wallet empty "maybe, just maybe when you went in there for pizza last night you (cuts off)"

Did you really need to give us all that background information?  You know, everything is not an anecdote. You have to discriminate. You choose things that, that are funny or mildly amusing or interesting. You're a miracle. Your stories have none of that! They're not even amusing accidentally! "Honey, I'd like you to meet BlueGreySky. He's got some amusing anecdotes for ya. Oh, and here's a gun so you can blow your brains out. You'll thank me for it." I-I could tolerate any, any insurance seminar, for days. I could sit there and listen to them go on and on with a big smile on my face. They'd say, "How can ya stand it?" And I'd say, "'Cause I've read BlueGreySky's posts. I can take anything." You know what they'd say? They'd say, "I know what you mean. That guy on Surly." It's like going on a date with a Chatty Cathy doll. I expect you have a little string on your chest. You know, that I pull out and have to snap back. Except that I wouldn't pull it out and snap it back, you would. And by the way, you know, when, when you're telling these little stories, here's a good idea. Have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!

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4 hours ago, BlueGreySky said:

Has anyone watched all the deleted scenes?  Haven't been able to yet.  Sat down on Friday after feeding all the in-laws and family breakfast on Friday, sent them on their way, took my kids out to a couple of stores for BF.  Sat down, exhausted at 8pm... and ended up in the hospital with 4yo little BGS.  He's ok, but I just haven't had any time to sit down and enjoy.  Hoping there's some good stuff in there.  I've always wondered if there's a deleted pizza scene because of the line Steve Martin says when he finds his wallet empty "maybe, just maybe when you went in there for pizza last night you (cuts off)"

 

Yes, there is more to the pizza and robbery scene.

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On 12/1/2022 at 12:14 PM, BlueGreySky said:

Has anyone watched all the deleted scenes?  Haven't been able to yet.  Sat down on Friday after feeding all the in-laws and family breakfast on Friday, sent them on their way, took my kids out to a couple of stores for BF.  Sat down, exhausted at 8pm... and ended up in the hospital with 4yo little BGS.  He's ok, but I just haven't had any time to sit down and enjoy.  Hoping there's some good stuff in there.  I've always wondered if there's a deleted pizza scene because of the line Steve Martin says when he finds his wallet empty "maybe, just maybe when you went in there for pizza last night you (cuts off)"

 

are the deleted scenes available online

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On 11/23/2022 at 9:32 PM, Damor said:

Just finished our yearly family screening.  I'm one of those people who's awful about watching my favorite movies over and over, but this one gets limited to a single annual showing.

And this is more for the homebrew thread, but tapped this at the opening scene:

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"To the wives."

Shameless self-quoting. 

My favorite holiday. This year with our older one home from college for the first time. Another year, another brew, another screening of PTA, and for just a little while, all is right with the world.

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And again, "To the wives." 

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14 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

He says we’re going the wrong way. 
 

oh he’s drunk.  How would he know where we are going? 

The way Steve Martin says "thank you, thanks a lot" after this gets me every time.  Every time anyone in my family wants to say thank you sarcastically, we say it just like this.  Even my 10 year old does it.  

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The way Steve Martin says "thank you, thanks a lot" after this gets me every time.  Every time anyone in my family wants to say thank you sarcastically, we say it just like this.  Even my 10 year old does it.  

Just watched the last 10 mins of the movie on cable.
Man…it’s a movie that just hits right.
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On 11/24/2023 at 5:58 AM, Bookman said:

Damn the world would be a better place if John Candy were still alive.

Belushi, Candy, Farley, and on a different level Robin Williams.

That's a lot of fucking laughs, booze, drugs, and tears.

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Wow, that speech would have added so much weight to that movie, it's a shame they didn't take the opportunity to use it. I get why they kept it lighter, but I think that gut punch of a story could have worked to pull at everyone's heart strings. It would be remembered totally differently if they did it. 

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2 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

I encourage anyone who is a PTA fan to read the original screenplay.  There's a lot of interesting backstory that was cut for time.  

One of my all time favorites.  I’ll look for it.

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They released a Bluray version a couple years back that had about an hour of deleted scenes added to it. If you want to watch through them all, you can see this video, however I didn't see the part where Candy told the whole story about his wife and traveling. There is a lot of time spent on the pizza guy and that motel room. 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

They released a Bluray version a couple years back that had about an hour of deleted scenes added to it. If you want to watch through them all, you can see this video, however I didn't see the part where Candy told the whole story about his wife and traveling. There is a lot of time spent on the pizza guy and that motel room. 

 

 

Like I said earlier today, it's not there

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9 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

Wow, that speech would have added so much weight to that movie, it's a shame they didn't take the opportunity to use it. I get why they kept it lighter, but I think that gut punch of a story could have worked to pull at everyone's heart strings. It would be remembered totally differently if they did it. 

I don't know.  I think the speech is a little clunky and a little too obvious.  I like that the movie in its final form leaves some of this open to the observer, for interpretation and reflection.  Mentioning that he has no home and Marie died 8 years ago is more then enough to allow me to then understand Del's actions throughout the movie.  I hate it when screenwriters underestimate the viewer and hit us over the head with dialog.  I think the movie worked perfectly without the speech.

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I encourage anyone who is a PTA fan to read the original screenplay.  There's a lot of interesting backstory that was cut for time.  

I read it. Interesting differences. I think the movie did it right
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