As a matter of fact, though, he had success with other subjects. "One disaster after another" is one of the oldest designs in comedy. //2011-11-03: dreamworks/paramount full page, 1980s, top of the review google_color_border = "F3F7F6"; Condition: Used. From the original movie soundtrack, 1987. View cart for details. That someone else is shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith (John Candy) and Neal is about to see a whole lot of him over the next three days. Though Del is getting on his every nerve, his personal connection has to be better, Neal reasons, than trying to sleep on an airport floor. Steve Martin (Neal) and John Candy (Del) are absolutely wonderful as two guys with a knack for making the worst of a bad situation. Instead, they've included the original 2000 DVD. The second part is hindered by a slight but noticeable lip-synch issue. I don't know of any comedy screenwriter since maybe Frank Capra whose work can stand up to Hughes' first ten years in movies. King. Its original DVD transfer impressed me greatly, but 1080p resolution easily tops that. Reviewed November 3, 2011 / October 24, 2012 / November 23, 2017. As a matter of fact, though, he had success with other subjects. Most of them aren't great, but the one that seemed to send him in that direction, Home Alone, is. Overnight, they are robbed. 1980s Movies: Scrooged • The Princess Bride • Say Anything... • Teen Wolf • Top Gun This 30th anniversary edition loses the neat lenticular slipcover with different artwork that at least accompanied some pressings of the film's Blu-ray and dubbed it "Those Aren't Pillows!" The element is stunningly clean throughout, void of any perceptible intrusions or technical shortcomings. It is rated R, but surely ranks among the tamest movies to receive that rating since the 1984 introduction of PG-13. Check out Planes, Trains And Automobiles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various artists on Amazon Music. He was already backing out of Hollywood and finished with directing when Candy's 1994 death gave him the push to leave altogether in favor of reclusion. But paired here with John Candy at his most lovable and obnoxious produces an odd couple for the ages. Edition DVD here. But even the passage of thirty years hasn't dulled the comedy or the haunting gut punch of emotion you probably don't expect on a first viewing. I'd classify most of Steve Martin's other work as moderately diverting. The cast is populated by actors who had worked with Hughes before and would work with him again.