Leia buckles up for PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@martinbraun1211]

I miss John Candy. 😔❤️

[@jasonondik6003]

John Candy was a comedy legend. He died way too soon.

[@yellowblanka6058]

I don't think anybody ever had anything negative to say about the man. Just a real salt-of-the-earth guy....gone too soon.

[@garrettbot143]

Well hes dead martin! build a plane, train or automobile to get over it

[@konowd]

We all still miss him

[@konowd]

@@yellowblanka6058and very funny in person, you spent time with him you’d be howling with laughter

[@frankromero5782]

“Oh, he’s drunk, how would he know where we’re going?” “Yeah, how would he know?”..makes sense to me.

[@im-gi2pg]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@darrenbryant9253]

That, without question, is one of the best most underrated lines in the movie. 😂

[@axelfirestorm2080]

Glad you enjoyed this movie! Little factoid, none of the reactors I've seen who've watched this movie or thier commenters caught (at least that I've noticed) that the police officer who pulls Neal and Del over late in the movie is played by Mike McKean AKA Mr. Green from Clue. On a more personal note, Del's reveal and the ending has hit me differently ever since my fiancee died unexpectedly back in 2011. Hits harder, and I identify with him more than I used to. I know how much he misses his wife, because still miss my fiancee even after all this time. We loved each other and had seven years together. A part of her still lives on, at least, in our son. But I'll never forget her. She was also my first love, which made it both harder and more special.

[@blueovaltrucker]

And Lenny from Happy Days.

[@josephsarto689]

And Chuck from better call Saul

[@idp123]

@@blueovaltrucker …and Laverne & Shirley.

[@JeffBurn-b1i]

Can you believe it 30 years RIP John Candy.

[@jgust2154]

@JeffBurn-b1i it's wild. I remember the day too. I was 10 years old, in a department store with my mom and the overhead speakers announced his death. At that age, I remembered him from home alone, cool runnings and Splash. John candy was amazing.

[@PatrickWagz]

He was 37 when this movie was released, and 43 when he died. Life goes fast!

[@davidsumpter4933]

You do know that you need to follow this film up Uncle Buck sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday, right? A mini Candy showcase is always welcomed.

[@3DJapan]

And The Great Outdoors.

[@tarotuniverse50]

"Have you even been through security yet?" Now I really feel old. In those days, friends and family could even walk you to the gate. No security checks.

[@jgust2154]

Lea "pullover...pullover....pullover!!!" In my head, "no, it's a cardigan but thanks for noticing." 🤣

[@maggedo-x1s]

"Airplane!"🤔👍

[@PatrickWagz]

Gimme the booze, you pumpkin-pie hair-cutted freak!

[@dainfarley9057]

What’s a cross between a kangaroo and a sheep? A wooly jumper 😂

[@darrenbryant9253]

@@jgust2154 That's funny. 😂 I am not sure, but wasn't that a line from Dumb and Dumber. I may be mistaken.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

@@darrenbryant9253 Yes, it was.

[@0okamino]

Happy Thanksgiving! I don’t know anyone who can resist the charms of this movie, and I don’t think I would want to know them, so I’m glad you enjoyed it, Leia. I wish Steve Martin and John Candy had done more work together, but I’m also very thankful to John Hughes for giving us this one lightning in a bottle team up with them.

[@mrpopsful]

My ex wife actually didn't like John Candy or this movie at all. That's a red flag. John Candy was the most likable person in the history of everything.

[@skullandbones1832]

This movie has been a Thanksgiving tradition of mine for over 4 decades now. Every thanksgiving I have watched this movie no matter where I was in the world on Thanksgiving Day here in the USA. My favorite scene is when the semi-truck is near downtown Chicago and Into Chicago by Ira Newborn is playing in the background.

[@JimThompson-i3u]

I remember watching this movie with my grandpa. At the time he had emphysema. That condition can cause the person to cough up a lot of phlegm once they get started laughing. Long story short, we had to take my grandpa to the hospital because he was laughing too hard and had trouble breathing.

[@emilsitka9537]

You're going the wrong way is my favorite part of the movie. Neil has been with Del so long that he started to think like him

[@asterix7842]

47:27 This line gets me every time. John Candy was a goofy, silly actor, but still knew how to pull at your heartstrings. Why do I have the feeling that Del is still living with them at Christmas? 😂

[@shamoribattle3611]

He didn't steal the card. The hotel manager mixed up the cards and gave them the wrong one.

[@Jason-wh3mq]

"Did he even go through security yet?" Ha. This was the 80s. 'Security' was walking through a metal detector. You didn't even need a ticket. You could walk with a friend to the gate and watch their plane take off.

[@MessOfThings]

I think back then sometimes just going to the airport to watch planes was a thing to do

[@joegreene7619]

@@MessOfThings Dulles Airport outside of DC had a designated parking area for people who just wanted to watch the planes.

[@MessOfThings]

@joegreene7619 we used to have one of those at San Francisco airport also. Right where the planes would start taking off from a standstill at the end of the runway. Sometimes I would sit there for a couple of hours and watch planes while I waited for traffic to ease before I drove home. Now it's a fueling station for some bus company

[@borninjordan7448]

@@MessOfThings Sad. I'm based in the UK and still do some plane-spotting at Cardiff. There's a spot right off the end of Runway 30. The cops don't seem to bother us.

[@MessOfThings]

@@borninjordan7448 there are still places we can watch just not as close. At San Francisco airport there is a waterfront Park with a trail and benches where you can watch the entire airport but it is from a distance

[@rum8121]

Classic you really gotta watch it twice. It grows on ya.

[@brandonwilliams957]

John Hughes is a legendary director. "The Breakfast Club", "Weird Science" and my favorite is "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

[@robschuder3210]

People forget there wasn't much security at the airport back then. You could pretty much be a last minute Andy and make it

[@rum8121]

And you could smoke! People were less paranoid, and had Responsibilities to handle like parenting!

[@jasonm8017]

I miss those days.

[@joegreene7619]

You could just walk right in the airport with someone and see them off. No security, no need for a ticket until boarding, and nobody really worried about it.

[@ravenpoe7093]

In the early 80s airline personnel could bypass most security all together My dad had worked for an airline and first time flying with them we were able to go thru a “back door” but i forget what incident changed that. It was still way more laxed until 9/11 which changed everything😮

[@joegreene7619]

@@ravenpoe7093 The dad of my best friend in HS was the top dog for United at Dulles Airport. I went on trips with them where we literally just walked through the employee entrance, walked onto the plane with the flight crew, and sat in first class without paying a penny. I think they scanned our bags and that's it.

[@insanitypepper1740]

No one made films with heartwarming endings quite like John Hughes.

[@thunderstruck5484]

In the theater watching this classic when they go between those trucks and John turns into the Devil! I could not stop laughing! Candy was one of a kind, thanks for sharing your reaction! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

[@dolphenwulf2431]

Thank you Canada for giving us John Candy.

[@stephenleslie5486]

IT'S ALL ABOUT COMPASSION AND THE GRACE AND FORGIVENESS he puts out to everyone EVEN THOUGH WE DO NOT DESERVE IT!

[@calfox]

Amen

[@PatrickWagz]

"Hey Doobie, is it much farther?" -- Not Much "Why didn't you take the interstate?" -- There's nuthin on the interstate, but interstate You said your friend wasn't from around here, I figured he'd like to take a look around. IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!

[@williamuptgraft1755]

THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!!!!😅😅😅

[@im-gi2pg]

The BEST!!!!!!!!!!!

[@0okamino]

How about those Bears, huh?

[@aatragon]

I was an unspottable extra in this movie. I will point out the scene I was in after it plays. I've watched this movie many times and I cannot see any trace of me. I probably just didn't make the big show and ended up on the cutting room floor. I understand they shot A LOT more footage than they used. RIP John Candy

[@maggedo-x1s]

⭐ 🎥👀👍

[@aatragon]

The scene I was supposedly in is somewhere between 25:30 and 26:00 in your reaction. I distinctly remember the girls with the shower rings.

[@maggedo-x1s]

​@@aatragon So you were one of the folks in the mall, as an early shopper for Christmas gifts? Nice! (:& you're a gifted actor, I'll bet;) 🎁👍

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Leia like always, I love this movie i remember when Cami reacted to it. John Hughes at the peak of his powers, with two masterful comedians at theirs Martin and Candy. There are some fun-facts about it, this movie is inspired by John Hughes’s own hellish trip from New York City to Chicago. Before he became a filmmaker, Hughes worked as a copywriter for the Leo Burnett advertising agency in Chicago. One day he had an 11 a.m. presentation scheduled in New York City on a Wednesday, and planned to return home on a 5 p.m. flight that same evening. Winter winds forced all flights to Chicago to be canceled that night, so he stayed in a hotel. A snowstorm in Chicago the next day continued the delays. The plane he eventually boarded ended up being diverted to Denver. Then Phoenix. Hughes didn’t make it back until Monday. John Candy arrived with lots of exercise equipment in tow. On the first day of shooting, the crew brought in treadmills, weights, and other exercise equipment for Candy to use in his hotel suite. Martin said Candy “never went near any of it once.” McClurg who is probably best known as Grace, Principal Rooney’s secretary in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, played the St. Louis car rental employee upon whom Neal dropped 18 F-bombs. For the first few takes, McClurg simply raised her finger and had a standard phone conversation with a customer. Then Hughes told her to improvise talking on the phone about Thanksgiving. In the scene that goes back and forth between Neal trying to sleep next to Del clearing his sinuses and Neal’s watching TV alone in their bed, she is somehow watching She’s Having a Baby, which wouldn’t be released in theaters until February of the following year. Kevin Bacon stars in that movie, and made a cameo in this film as the guy who out-hustles Neal in getting a cab. Some people believe Bacon who was officially listed in the credits as “Taxi Racer” was playing his She’s Having a Baby character, Jake, in that scene. Another cameo was the future Star Trek: Voyager star Jeri Ryan that made her acting debut in this movie. She was one of the passengers on the bus ride and couldn’t help but laugh at Martin and Candy’s antics. In the original ending, Del followed Neal all the way home. In the train scene, where Neal thinks about Del and laughs, Martin didn’t know the camera was rolling. To get the new ending he wanted, Hughes and editor Paul Hirsch went back to look for footage they previously didn’t think would be used. Hughes had kept the cameras rolling in between takes on the Chicago train, without his lead’s knowledge, while Martin was thinking about his next lines. Hughes thought Martin had a “beautiful expression” on his face in that unguarded moment, which he inserted into the film. A version of this story ran in 2017; it has been updated for 2022. Keep up the good work.

[@chunkybladwin3988]

Great movie, especially during the holidays. One of those once a year movies you dont want to know all to well, me and my mom and brother would always sit down to watch this during the holidays, it was hilarious and heartwarming. Mom always teared up when john candy talked about his wife after steve martin laid into him about his character. It was always a moment that dwells deep. As for referencing those that have past as present tense, i find it easier to talk about my brother and mom as if their still alive because talking about them to others id rather have the experience of how i remember them, and not how i miss them.

[@Atheos1]

Uncle Buck is your John Candy feel good movie for the holiday season

[@JohnHill-bn5kn]

The Greatest Thanksgiving movie EVER MADE. I saw this in a theater I worked in, in the 80s, and Ive watch it ever year since for Thanksgiving. Kevin Beacon set up She's Having a Baby

[@0okamino]

I guess Kevin Bacon just happened to be in the area and available for a quick scene at that time, because the production timing between those two movies is fairly close, but the filming locations weren’t. _She’s Having A Baby_ was filmed from September through December 1986, and _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ started filming in February 1987. Then, despite being filmed first, _She’s Having A Baby_ wasn’t released until February 1988.

[@todderickson2435]

You can't go wrong with a John Hughes 80's comedy! Always hilarious, with SO much heart, and this movie is a perfect example. John Candy and Steve Martin are absolute legends, and I really miss John Candy.

[@arconeagain]

You cannot dispute the beauty that shines through in John Candy's performances.

[@fraser-b3494]

That still shot of John Candy at the end always gets to me. Miss seeing him on screen.

[@dandillinger23]

Is he filing his nails? 😂 he was scratching his balls

[@glenbejoe]

"Uncle Buck" is a must see John Candy movie.

[@0okamino]

And anyone who says otherwise is a BLASPHEMER! 😉

[@dwhitman3092]

I have this film on VCR and watch it every Thanksgiving. Back in the late nineties I think I had seen this at least 10 times but never let the tape run through all the way. I got distracted doing something in the tape got to the end and lo and behold there was a final scene. It was showing the boss in the boardroom still looking over the original add pictures from the beginning. 😂

[@AlastairII]

Uncle Buck seems like the next logical film to watch.

[@StephenSinclair-d6n]

This particular young woman on the channel - brilliant reacting!

[@realBkay]

2 days before Thanksgiving. Right now, it is 2 days before Thanksgiving.

[@rum8121]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@randybass8842]

THere was no airport security until sometime in the 1990s, after this movie was made. Security was kind of a nod and a wink until after 9/11/01

[@joshuacampbell7493]

I can't believe this is a Thanksgiving movie 😳. I love it.

[@VOTOG-ic6hm]

During this time there was no TSA at airports.

[@otisroseboro5613]

R.I.P To John Candy & John Hughes, Still Miss You Both

[@richarddefortuna2252]

If you liked the Steve Martin Pink Panthers, you'll likely live the originals with Peter Sellars! Don't forget the second one, "A Shot in the Dark," though!

[@MichaelGriswold-b4n]

I saw this in the theater. In 87. And I live in Milwaukee. Which means I go to Chicago every few months. You make me laugh., Leia.

[@Dunybrook]

Obviously Steve Martin is a legend and you should probably be watching Only Murders in the Building if you aren't already but John Candy was such a genius. We were so lucky to have him. Great reaction.

[@PatCoppock]

I absolutely love watching movies with Leia. I'm lonely and she's beautiful.

[@tremorsfan]

It just occurred to me that the opening never would have happened if he had taken the subway.

[@JW666]

"Looks like my car". Hey Leia, do you Uber? 😏😂😜😂🤪 There's a deleted scene were the thief first shows up as a pizza delivery guy & he saw the extra cash they had & later on comes back at night to steal it. Also, no, he wasn't trying to get away with it, Del literally said that he was gonna send the money back If he only got Neal's adress, which he didn't, and Del also put Neal's creditcard back in the wallet. You should go back to that part & listen to the dialogue one more time.... There's a monologue were Del explains how he lived his life after the death of his wife, but they never filmed it which is a damn shame because John Candy would have delivered that monologue so perfectly, it would have easily been one of the most memorable scenes from this movie!

[@specialed36ify]

This has been my and my Mom's feel-good T-day film for 30+ years. Corny? Yes. But heartfelt. So fun to laugh along with it with you. Happy Thanksgiving to your and all you hold dear!

[@rs-ye7kw]

Del didn't BUY a car with Neil's credit card, he rented it. Many thousands of dollars difference there.

[@ianhill8345]

Great reaction Leia to one of John Candys best Big thumbs up

[@JohnComeOnMan]

THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS! Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

[@mikegarrens5286]

It's the legendary kevin Bacon!

[@TimoDyer]

The 80s. A beautiful time for lovely films like this.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

The actor who Steve Martin is mouthing words to, in the boardroom and who follows him to the elevator (prior to the whole "Martin and Kevin Bacon competing for a cab" sequence, on the street) also plays Ferris Beuller's dad in Ferris Beuller's Day Off. [He and the actor who played Ferris' mom, actually, met on the set of that movie and were married in real life!].

[@BoomGiggity]

47:50 - This was a longer speech, but it was cut. There's a video of Martin talking about it and it makes him tear up.

[@supremedream1764]

Robin Williams, John Travolta, Bill Murray, and John Goodman were considered to play Del Griffith before John Candy got cast for the character.

[@MessOfThings]

From that list, Bill Murray is the only other person I could see pulling off this character.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@MessOfThings I could also see John Goodman honestly… and of course Robin Williams. I would watch him in any role

[@RedLP5000S]

This movie always gets me in the feels. Great review Leia.

[@MikeKruzel]

Love this movie! Always a classic!

[@2er5]

Such an amazing movie! Classic! one of my favorite movies ever! I think this is John Candy's best performance

[@shallowgal462]

P.S. The state trooper was played by Michael McKean, Lenny from _Laverne & Shirley_ and star of _This Is Spinal Tap._ The last motel clerk was played by Martin Ferrero, who was hilarious in the Sylvester Stallone comedy _Oscar,_ but best known as the lawyer in _Jurassic Park._

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Pullover? No, it's a nylon zipper jacket. But thanks for noticing.

[@im-gi2pg]

Great movie!!! Never gets old!!!😂😂😂

[@joegreene7619]

Um...there was no security really for planes in the 80s.

[@jono8884]

I read they cut a bunch of material with Neal and his wife - they were having some marital difficulties - which helps explain some of the scenes.

[@kiillabytez]

"My wife's been dead for 8-years..." Makes you wonder what's in the trunk, right?

[@randybass8842]

There's a back story that got written out of the movie, that Neil's wife had been suspecting him of having an affair, because he spent so much time at his job in New York. This trip exacerbated those suspicions, because he was delayed an extra two nights for what should have been a two hour flight, plus he didn't call the second night because the motel phone was locked (He would have to pay extra to unlock it, after giving his very expensive watch to the clerk). When she saw that Del Griffith was a real person, along with his trunk, that evaporated her suspicions. So their hug and kiss was more than just for the extra two days it took him to get home. If you watch the credits all the way to the end, there's another funny scene at the end.

[@MessOfThings]

Thanks for sharing that, I think that would have added a layer of tension that really wasn't needed in the movie so I'm glad they left it out

[@bradwillis2274]

You can say so much with your eyes and expressions. Enjoy watching your reactions.

[@popcornroulettereactions]

Isn’t Leia the best? We love her!

[@socalpaul487]

Those aren't pillows!

[@randybass8842]

He was "filing" something, but it wasn't his nails (wink, wink).

[@stevenprice8253]

Did you notice that the Crackerjack box in the motel room was ripped open from the bottom? Del went for the prize first!

[@guitarman8462]

If you haven't yet , you should watch " This Is Spinal Tap ".

[@UberDurable]

Such a beautiful and heartwarming ending!

[@vinsgraphics]

The scene near the end with Steve Martin on the train reflecting on their mishaps together was not scripted… it was between takes and Hughes had the camera run while Martin sat and waited (Martin wasn’t aware). The reactions are real.

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

This was enjoyable great job!

[@shallowgal462]

First, Steve Martin movie recommendations: _All of Me, Roxanne, Father of the Bride._ Next, John Hughes' frequent flyers: the colleague in the office at the beginning (Lyman Ward) played the dad in _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_ and the school secretary in that (Edie McClurg) was the airline counter lady on the phone ("You're f----d!") in this; on Kevin Bacon's cameo getting a taxi, Hughes directed him in _She's Having a Baby;_ John Candy was in _Uncle Buck;_ and Ben Stein, the Wichita airport rep, was the social studies teacher in _Ferris Bueller's Day Off._

[@Bookworm-ye9qi]

thanks leia. happy thanksgiving 🍗

[@dedcowbowee]

Very fun reaction!

[@DannyD714]

watching this with you on thanksgiving morning 2024. hope you have a great day.

[@taylortyler1867]

Another great Steve Martin movie is "All of Me" One of my all time favorite comedies. Also "Roxanne" and "Parenthood". Another great John Candy movie is "Uncle Buck". Check it. I love that you like boiled peanuts. Most people don't. I was on a boiled peanut kick for a while. I'd eat them almost every day for about 3 months.

[@randall-king]

Great movie recommendations.

[@idp123]

Roxanne is one of my favorite Steve Martin movies, a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac! Daryl Hannah was really popular then too.

[@idp123]

Also his Father of the Bride movies are funny and touching, plus they have Martin Short!

[@tigerburn81]

This movie has a LOT of deleted scenes. The guy that robs them is a pizza guy from a deleted scene where Del stiffs him on a tip.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

The older I get. The more emotional I get at the end. 😂😢

[@ibeetellingya5683]

Hey awesome person. It was fun watching it with you on this Thanksgiving Day 2024 🦃 😊

[@yournamehere6002]

There's a bit after the credits where the executive is still mulling over the ad campaigns, with a plate of turkey and cranberries on the table

[@mp63au]

I love Leia reactions, classic movie, RIP John Candy

[@johncoppola7447]

In the original script for the movie. Steve Martins wife was supposed to think that her husband was lying and was having an affair. She thought Del was someone Martin made up.

[@Redd21481]

Don't know if you've watched them yet, but The Great Outdoors and Uncle Buck are some really good John Candy movies💯Awesome show Leia, keep up the terrific work 👌 👏 👍 😀

[@tiwagg5345]

Yeah. I think she'd love Uncle Buck.

[@PatrickWagz]

Hey Lawrence man, could you just pretend that we can't hear each other through the wall.

[@Redd21481]

@PatrickWagz oh yeah sure man is Ann over there?😀

[@justarandomveryintelligent8934]

You may have thought that Susan's reaction to seeing Del was a little strange. Thats because there was a cut subplot where Susan thought that Neal was lying to her about all these shenanigans that kept preventing him from getting home and that Del was a woman whom Neal was cheating on her with. Her reaction to seeing Del was abject relief because it meant Neal was telling the truth the entire time.

[@melanieparker]

When you think about it Neil is right about Del. He kicks his shoes off on the plane, uses up all the towels in the bathroom, spills beer on the bed, nearly kills Neil in a car crash and sets a car on fire he paid for with Neil's credit card... Del is a very rude and inconsiderate man.

[@joegreene7619]

Yep, and John Candy is probably the only actor that could have made the character endearing enough to be redeemable.

[@pebrain21]

"Did you even make it through security", back then airport security hardly existed. Your families could go to the terminals with you and everything. It was cool.

[@Adrik-v7i]

Leia is so adorable!!!❤

[@otisroseboro5613]

I Watch This Movie Every Thanksgiving, It's a Tradition In My Family, Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️, Sweetheart ❤

[@jasongoodacre]

John Candy is the king of cute comedy 😊

[@darrenbryant9253]

How come no reactors notice the rodent on the dude's right knee? (23:33) 🤔

[@mikefixx7177]

I loved your review and glad you muted the F bombs.I never liked that part, especially when kids are around

[@popcornroulettereactions]

Well KZbin is like the Sunday Night Movie on network television with advertisers. That’s how people have to look at reactions with lots of commercial breaks and toning down the language.

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

One of my Favourite Holliday Movie's of All Time! 👌😊😆👍 And im Canadian🍁 RIP JOHN CANDY 🍁😔🍁

[@edwardlionheart2689]

Leia, i was entertained. Thank you.

[@Nefarioso]

Neil's home sort of looks like the HOME ALONE house. Look out for the Wet Bandits, Neil.

[@Adrik-v7i]

Maybe John Hughes should have written and directed the 'Pink Panther' movies of the 2000s!!!😊

[@nealrepetti2396]

I'm not to crazy about comedys . But, this one is great! R.I.P. John Candy.😢

[@nsasupporter7557]

I can’t believe these reactors don’t know who these actors are… she only knows Steve Martin as that other actor from the Pink Panther remake… she’s completely unaware that he’s one of the most legendary comedians of all time