Are DUE DATE and PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES the Same Film?

As many reviews will tell you, DUE DATE — the 2010 Downey Jr/Galifianakis feel-good buddy/road movie — is quite a lot like PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES — the 1987 Martin/Candy feel-good buddy/road movie. More than quite a lot. I can imagine DUE DATE’s director Todd Phillips pitching the idea: “It’s like PLAINS, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES, [...]

Nov 10, 2010 | Categories:Blog, Comedies, Reviews, Youngblood on Film | Tags: buddy movie, comedy, due date, film, gross-out, Hangover, John Hughes, Planes Trains Automobiles, review, rite of passage, road movie, Robert Downey Jr., The Film Talk, Todd Phillips, Tony Youngblood, Zack Galifianakis | 5 Comments »