Episode 71: S05 E05: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Richard and Greg choose a film for three modes of transport (somehow forgetting about the 1987 Steve Martin / John Candy film). Although the films are scattered across the 20th Century, our reviewers find that all stand up well to the test of time – suggesting that this episode should have been called “Transports of Delight”. But which film had “the most obnoxious movie kids ever seen”…?

Flying High! / Airplane! (1980) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-05-05-plane The General (1926) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-05-05-train Duel (1971) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-05-05-auto

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Comparison of “Flying High!” with “Zero Hour!” https://tinyurl.com/zerocompare Watch the 4K restoration of “The General” https://tinyurl.com/general4k

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