Number Four

After much internal debate, I'm ready to announce number four on my list of My Five Favorite John Hughes Movies Plus Three Honorable Mentions.

I take that back. I'm not just going to announce it. What? Just throw it out there for you to devour? Nope. I'm going to make you guess it.

Go ahead. Guess. I'll wait.

*insert quasi impatient foot tapping here

Okay, I will give you some hints. See if you can guess the movie based upon my stellar hints.

Clue #1: This movie was directed by John Hughes. (One million points if you guess the movie based on this one clue)

Clue #2: It's not 16 Candles, The Breakfast Club, or Vacation. Because I've, you know, already chosen them. If you guessed one of those three, subtract one trillion points and pay closer attention for crying out loud.

Clue #3: Along with The Little Mermaid, Batman, and When Harry Met Sally, this movie premiered in 1989.

Still no guess, eh? Okay.

Clue #4: The tag line for this movie is 'He's rude. He's crass. He's family.'

Clue #5: An all around slacker of a guy agrees to babysit his brother's kids for a few days while the brother and his wife are visiting her sick father.

So … any guesses?

What's that? You guessed Uncle Buck? You are correct! Great job everyone.

Why do I love Uncle Buck enough to make it number four on my list of favorite Hughes movies? Umm … hello? Because it's awesome. And I happen to adore John Candy. Besides, there is a character named Bug and who doesn't love a movie with a character named Bug? Oh, and the giant pancakes with the giant pat of butter on top. Love that giant pat of butter (I want one for my birthday).  And the mouse car! Remember the drunk clown that shows up in a mouse car?

My favorite lines from the movie:

Buck Russell: You should see the toast. I couldn't even get it through the door.

Buck: Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face.

Buck: You know what a hatchet is, don't you Bug?

Buck: Do you think she hates me?
Maisy Russell: With a passion.
Buck: Really? Do you think it's the hat?
Maisy: No.
Buck: No? A lot of people hate this hate. It angers a lot of people, just the sight of it.

*Side note: I've actually said the above lines whilst standing outside of my local Target at 3:45 am on Black Friday of 2010 with two of my besties. It was a balmy 22 degrees and I was sporting my fur lined ear flap hat. It angered a lot of fellow shoppers.


Watch Uncle Buck. You'll be glad you did.



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