Flying first-class through the 80s
The latest Stuck in the 80s podcast is online. Click here to listen or click here to subscribe for free via iTunes.
This week's topic: The epic holiday travel flick Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Times pop critic Sean Daly says it's the best movie by writer/producer/director John Hughes as well as Steve Martin's best film. Tune into the podcast to hear his reasons why.
Other podcast highlights:
Sean's comic retelling of a flight home from Vegas next to a man covered in Taco Bell droppings.- Steve's tale of the worst-ever Thanksgiving with a psychotic college girlfriend.
- A Top 10 list of lines from the movie.
- Plenty of trivia and hard-to-believe facts about the movie.
Cathy's story about her days as a flight attendant-turned-porn star. (Or something close to that.)
Leave us a comment if you enjoyed the show. If you didn't, go leave a comment at Sean's blog. He's much better at taking criticism than I am.
Relive the music, movies and culture of the greatest decade ever with Times online editor Steve Spears. A teen during the decade, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.
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Great 'cast, guys ... PTandA one of my faves .. geeze, no mention of that scene where they're crashing and Steve Martin looks over and sees a skelton next to him!
Posted by: chase | December 04, 2006 at 03:01 AM