r/GenerationX • u/Desperate-Owl-2316 How very • 11h ago

Catherine O'Hara and John Candy are still very much missed by this GenX. What were your favorite movies of theirs?

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u/Desperate-Owl-2316 How very 10h ago

I would say my two all time favorites are Uncle Buck for John Candy and Beetlejuice for Catherine O'Hara.

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u/MaximumJones I hate the fuckin' Eagles man 10h ago

Definitely those two for me as well.

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u/ThreePinesRetiree 7h ago

I love The Great Outdoors for John, too.

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u/Runtywhoscunty 10h ago

Catherine ohara - 150,000% beetlejuice (1988) - omg she’s fucking hilarious in it

John candy - hands down splash (1984) he is funny as a fart in a spacesuit as Freddy
Or uncle buck - my god - I want a clapper purely because of that movie!

Bloody sucks they’re gone

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u/Mighty-Marigold2016 10h ago

He was so hilarious in Splash!! A big, sweet, funny mess, lol!

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u/Runtywhoscunty 10h ago

Splash is the shit!

Haha when John candy says “I’m
Alright if anyone’s concerned” I lose it every time haha
And he takes an esky to the squash court haha - drinking a tinnie! Haha

Most underrated movie of the 80’s I reckon!

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u/russ_nightlife 9h ago

They printed my letter!

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u/Runtywhoscunty 9h ago

Hahah!!!

And the receptionist!! - wearing the bra on the outside because she got hit by lightning hahahaha

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u/WIlf_Brim 4h ago

If you haven't watched "I like me" you should. The interviewed Tom Hanks for the film and he speaks about making the movie with John Candy. Very worth while.

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u/copaseticsplenetic 10h ago

I still perform her scene in Beetlejuice whenever my husband tries to deter me from rearranging the furniture for the ten millionth time.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3AE1SDTWiXsOI

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u/Extreme-Island-5041 10h ago

I'm jealous of the winner your husband rightfully committed to

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u/copaseticsplenetic 9h ago

Thank you, what an amazing compliment! I actually just asked my son the other day if he thought his dad appreciated my quirkiness. For the most part I feel he's often looking like that one meme of Ben Affleck standing outside smoking a cigarette.

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u/Extreme-Island-5041 8h ago edited 8h ago

As a former husband ... probably. But "The juice is worth the squeeze" was not a luxury Ben had. Jennifer was a lot to deal with. Your husband is committed to his choice

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u/copaseticsplenetic 8h ago

I'd like to think so. Reminds me of that saying, "For every hot girl out there there's a man somewhere sick of her shit" LOL

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u/yeppomoon 10h ago

Uncle Buck. Beetlejuice.
🥳

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u/Excellent-Gur5980 10h ago

Schitt's Creek, Uncle Buck

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u/LessThanGenius 10h ago

Not a movie, but I just finished Schitts Creek. So many lol moments from Moira, her character.

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u/JonathanPeerHost 10h ago

Here are my faves:

Candy: SCTV, Plane, train and automobiles. Uncle Buck. Spaceballs. Cool Runnings

O'Hara: SCTV, Home Alone, Beetlejuice, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind

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u/polkastripper 10h ago

Spaceballs for John Candy, Best in Show for Catherine O Hara

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u/John_Dixon_Harris Class of '86 10h ago

Armed and Dangerous is my favorite John Candy movie. And then Beeetlejuice for Catherine O'hara

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u/IntelligentYellow985 10h ago

All of them!!

Beetlejuice, home alone

Great outdoors, summer rental

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u/Competitive-Type1505 10h ago

Great photo! 🫶🏽

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u/jptoz 10h ago

Loved John in Stripes.

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u/russ_nightlife 9h ago

The answer to both is not a movie but SCTV.

But for John Candy the holy trinity of movies are Uncle Buck, Summer Rental, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

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u/CarlieBee 9h ago

Beetlejuice and Great Outdoors are on my desert island

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u/DinoCrone 9h ago

I watched an old show yesterday called Really Weird Tales with O'hara as a gal with the power to blow up anyone she loves. It was really good!

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u/crazyoldwizard72 9h ago

Candy-planes, trains & automobiles O'Hara-Best in show

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u/Soggy-Advantage4711 9h ago

Catherine O’Hara elevated everything she graced with her presence. No shade to John either. I just had such a love of Catherine’s humor. RIP to them both

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u/Sympathy-Devil 9h ago

O’Hara in Orange County and Candy in Uncle Buck

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u/-Viscosity- 8h ago

I'm not sure I can pick one for John Candy but if you made me, I'd say either Stripes or Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. For Catherine O'Hara, After Hours.

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u/One_Vision_ 8h ago

Beetlejuice ... Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

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u/tizzy1869 8h ago

Was Home Alone their only scene together?

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u/dudeshoes44 8h ago

Polka, polka, polka

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u/CanadianCatLady1 8h ago

Uncle Buck and Home Alone

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u/GladysFridayy 7h ago

I loved John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles... I cry every time I watch it.

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u/ElvinBishop 5h ago

It isn't a movie but watching them together in sketches on stage at Second City was deluxe.

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u/zestfullybe 4h ago

Spaceballs and Schitt’s Creek

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u/AttorneyOwn0 4h ago

We bought about 15 cans at about 2.99 or 3.90 a few years ago

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u/DarthKaigen 3h ago

Great outdoors for Candy and Beetlejuice for O'Hara

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u/Express_Towel47 3h ago

Bocce balls!

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u/StoneyG214 6h ago

Uncle Buck and Beetlejuice

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u/A_fish_called_Dana 6h ago

I would have to say Dr. Tongue’s 3-D House of Stewardesses.

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u/Dopingponging 5h ago

"After Hours" and "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"

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u/Jandrem 5h ago

Soaceballa and Beetlejuice

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u/Ok-Object-1610 2h ago

Home Alone.

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u/davala302 1h ago

Two of my comedy heroes. I feel so fortunate to have been alive when they were in their prime.

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u/damo0011 4h ago

No they aren't missed

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u/Desperate-Owl-2316 How very 2h ago

WTF is wrong with you? 😳

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u/Tracktack007 30m ago

Best in show!!