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The Great Outdoors
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FilmPG1989
Uncle Buck
Directed by John Hughes
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice, and just about everyone else who crosses his path. From TMDB
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Uncle Buck is a 1989 comedy drama family film, directed by John Hughes, starring John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly and Gaby Hoffmann.
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60 of 251 · most liked firstThis Christmas I’m watching John Candy movies. The seventh movie in the marathon is Splash Movies so far: - The Great Outdoors - Summer Rental - Planes Trains and Automobiles - The Last Polka - Uncle Buck - Cool Runnings - Splash
neutral · AI labelView post →And now, for another Christmas movie tradition, Uncle Buck.
neutral · AI labelView post →There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who believe “Uncle Buck” is a Christmas movie. And those who are wrong.
neutral · AI labelView post →Believe it or not, as much as I was a scholar of the #80s growing up, I never watched the movie “Uncle Buck”. I’m correcting that now
neutral · AI labelView post →It's time to watch the best late 80s/early 90s Macaulay Culkin movie: Uncle Buck.
neutral · AI labelView post →This Christmas I’m watching John Candy movies. The sixth movie in the marathon is Cool Runnings Movies so far: - The Great Outdoors - Summer Rental - Planes Trains and Automobiles - The Last Polka - Uncle Buck - Cool Runnings
neutral · AI labelView post →Uncle Buck is a Christmas movie and you cannot convince me otherwise.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie is Uncle Buck #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →This Christmas I’m watching John Candy movies. The fifth movie in the marathon is Uncle Buck Movies so far: - The Great Outdoors - Summer Rental - Planes Trains and Automobiles - The Last Polka - Uncle Buck
neutral · AI labelView post →Mom watched Uncle Buck for like the 100th time, and still laughed when Buck was feeding the dog five times a day. Mom loves that movie. So why doesn’t she take his advice?????
neutral · AI labelView post →So, I love the hell outta John Candy. One of three celebrity passings that gutted me (w/ Jim Henson & Charles Schulz). For me, he WAS the 80s. I loved growing up in that decade w/ his movies. My fave Candy movie? Uncle Buck, w/o question. Practically reduced the tape to ash from repeat viewings. 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky 10/1: Someone drives an old car in a movie "Uncle Buck" (1989) youtu.be/5ibO5kob3OQ?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Spell your name with movie titles 📽️ Casablanca (1942) Labyrinth (1986) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Uncle Buck (1989) Dial M for Murder (1954) Inception (2010) A Clockwork Orange (1971)
neutral · AI labelView post →In 1987, Candy starred with Steve Martin in Planes, Trains & Automobiles. His role as Del Griffith in that film is considered by many to be his best role and his best movie. As the decade ended, he acted in The Great Outdoors and Uncle Buck. 🧵10/18
neutral · AI labelView post →#SweetKeys #MusicChallenge Day 19: This song makes a memorable appearance at the end of John Candy's "Uncle Buck" movie. Hugh Harris: "Rhythm of Life" (1989) youtu.be/9OSYhS3EAA0?...
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s kind of amazing yet also testament to how huge he was & how good the Films he made were, that MACAULAY CULKIN — 46 Candles 🎂 today — was really only an active Movie star from 1989 (Uncle Buck) until 1994 (Richie Rich) — so just 11 Films — and yet is still an iconic figure.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Friday, fellow movie lovers! The new Mario movie was fun, but unfortunately the surround speakers weren’t working. Might bump the rating up when I hear how it’s actually meant to sound. On the plus side, Uncle Buck holds up! 🤙 #LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched #MovieSky #FilmSky #CinemaSky
positive · AI labelView post →UNCLE BUCK - REVIEW 🚬🚬🚬🚬 When someone needs to watch the kids, who are you gonna call? Well, Uncle Buck of course.. since he's all you got. A wholesome story about a kooky screwup learning to handle the responsibilities of parenting and 80s teen angst. An 80s classic #review #movie #moviereview
positive · AI labelView post →Watching a 80s classic. Uncle Buck is a fun film with legendary John Candy. Always good for a laugh #80s #filmsky #unclebuck #genx
positive · AI labelView post →Uncle Buck. The #1 film in my family for decades.
positive · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky D4 : Favorite John Candy Movie Uncle Buck (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s kind of amazing yet also testament to how good the Films he made were, that MACAULAY CULKIN - 45 Candles 🎂 today - was really only an active Movie star from 1989 (Uncle Buck) until 1994 (Richie Rich) - so just 11 Films - & yet is still an iconic figure.
neutral · AI labelView post →The 'Burbs by a country mile and a light-year and change. I *still* can't believe I got to see that at the theater as a wee sprout! (Even though just about all the jokes flew over my young head.) Still my fave film from 1989, and that it beat out Road House and Uncle Buck for those honors? YOWZA!
neutral · AI labelView post →So the criteria is something running the Linux kernel with no concern for what the user space is and ChromeOS is fine? Kind of reminds me of the movie Uncle Buck when he said he quit smoking and switched to cigars.
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, they don't make classic family comedies like Uncle Buck anymore. John Candy was so awesome in that movie.
positive · AI labelView post →A few more ads on the station & forecourt. The excellent film, Uncle Buck and some cancer sticks (as was the thing in the day). The fag ones are reversible & advertise things on the other side which arent quite so addictive and harmful. Like Snickers/ marathons and ford fiestas. #modelrailways
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Red One and Uncle Buck today. I think Red One is a pretty decent xmas movie, not perfect but it works. Uncle Buck good too, not a xmas movie but decent. Has the kid from Home Alone in it. I think it predates that movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →After Planes Trains & Automobiles, it just automatically started playing Uncle Buck, a movie I haven’t seen since it was new. Maybe all Thanksgivings should be John Candy film festivals. Actually.
neutral · AI labelView post →My favourite John Candy movie is Uncle Buck and my second favourite John Candy movie is Only the Lonely. I don’t rewatch Planes, Trains and Automobiles bc it hurts my feelings too much when he is sad
positive · AI labelView post →I believe Apollo 13, Uncle Buck, and Tombstone are the most "I will stop down any time I see it is on TV, no matter where in the movie it is."
positive · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge #Moviesky 3/4 favorite John Candy movie I love them all, but when I was 13 I had my first date. I took her to see Uncle Buck
positive · AI labelView post →It's Thanksgiving tomorrow. I am watching Planes, Trains and Automobiles. One of the funniest and finest road movies made. And John Candy left us far too soon. He was only 43 when he died in 1994. This film came out in 1987. Uncle Buck was a classic and Who's Harry Crumb too. Top drawer.
neutral · AI labelView post →This particular line hits hard: "Candy’s 'Uncle Buck' costar Macaulay Culkin appears as a talking head in this film and reminds the viewer he is now older than Candy was when Candy passed."
neutral · AI labelView post →. Last frame of the movie Uncle Buck. .
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's second movie is surprisingly a first watch for me, Uncle Buck (1989) 🍿
neutral · AI labelView post →There are 2 John Hughes movies I really like. Uncle Buck & the OG Home Alone. The 2nd Home Alone has some fucking hilarious shit, but it's not a good movie. SKELETON MARV is all that really matters in the 2nd one. That shit's hilarious. Uncle Buck and Home Alone are good. RIP John Candy.
positive · AI labelView post →#SportsMovieMadness Bowling 🎳 Uncle Buck youtu.be/TCY25EzLKFo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →When I watched Uncle Buck as a kid, the scene where John Candy makes Macaulay Culkin giant pancakes for his birthday breakfast was the whole movie. Nothing on either side of that scene mattered. It was the giant pancake movie.
positive · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: John Hughes co-produced ‘Only The Lonely’ marking Macaulay Culkin’s third film with him and actor John Candy; the previous two being ‘Uncle Buck’ (1989) and ‘Home Alone’ (1990). (Wikipedia) 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m sorry but Uncle Buck is the best Christmas movie of all time.
positive · AI labelView post →Has any movie ever done overcoats better than Uncle Buck?
positive · AI labelView post →Film library (1264): - Not including Documentaries, which is a separate library 12 Angry Men (1957) 1917 (2019) 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968) 2010 (1984) 28 Days Later (2002) 28 Weeks Later (2007) 28 Years Later (2025) 28 Years Later - The Bone Temple (2026) 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) 300 (2007) A Beautiful Mind (2001) Absolutely Fabulous - The Movie (2016) Ace Ventura - Pet Detective (1994) Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls (1995) A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving…
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky #MarchMovieChallenge Mar-04 Fat or overweight movie character Uncle Buck (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched this movie at the theaters when it came out, We all fell in love with John Candy (1950-1994) as Uncle Buck. RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=72c2...
positive · AI labelView post →Filling in another gap in the list of movies I've seen. Uncle Buck - 9/10 Really fantastic movie
positive · AI labelView post →#AugustMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky 8/15 - someone cooking in a movie John Candy in Uncle Buck
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't think I've ever seen a John Candy film I disliked. Uncle Buck may be up there as one of my favorite movies.
positive · AI labelView post →Uncle Buck. Still a superb film, John Candy’s portrayal of an uncle was my go-to reference point for my nephews & nieces.
positive · AI labelView post →Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Easy. I almost never rewatch movies. Especially nowadays. Anywho, Uncle Buck #blutoid
positive · AI labelView post →I rewatched Uncle Buck last Christmas and while it’s neither Hughes’ nor Candy’s best work on paper it was enormously satisfying and has stayed with me since. a solid movie that 100% understands its remit as a vehicle for a charming rogue of a leading man. I rate the film a lot higher now, for both.
positive · AI labelView post →MadalinePaige.bsky.social Uncle Buck VS Pooter The Clown.🍻🍾🍷🥂 youtu.be/vh4nQgJ3Eac?... #JohnCandy #JohnHughs #movie #scene
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie: Uncle Buck (Prime Video) Is it bad if I'm the Uncle Buck of the family? Minus the kidnapping of course (though that little assclown deserved it). What a charming and hilarious movie. My love for John Candy continues to grow. ❤️ #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →#EdwardsMovieCharacterChallenge2025 October 24 - Uncle who is NOT Uncle Buck Uncle Fester - The Addams Family #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Uncle Buck for the first time It's from 1989, as a 90's kid I'm surprised I've never seen it. So, aunt Jackie from Rosanne just showed up a second time and holy crap she's super hot wtf is going on. This ain't right, why am I feeling this way? Anyway, great movie. Has heart #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →Weapons was shite. But Alden Ehrenreich with that moustache was pretty smoking hot 😆Also, i spent most of the film wondering where I'd seen the aunt from. Ah! Uncle Buck! 😁
neutral · AI labelView post →Uncle Buck, loved that movie
positive · AI labelView post →Day 6: A film you never get tired of FILM: UNCLE BUCK (1989) John Candy was truly one of the greats. We lost him too soon.
positive · AI labelView post →#MarchMadnessMovieChallenge #Moviesky Day 6 - bowling in a movie Uncle Buck (1989)
neutral · AI labelView post →Just rewatched UNCLE BUCK for the first time in ages. Look, John Candy is a goddamn king and this movie is funny and well shot… but goddamn, all the backwards moralizing makes it feel like two more steps to the right and it would be a MADEA movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Brewster's Millions is the best 7-out-of-10 1980s movie. I love Silver Streak too. And Uncle Buck. I think maybe Planes, Trains and Automobiles is an 8-out-of-10 1980s movie so it might not count in this review
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