Look Hughes Talking

Anthony helms the show today, and the shit goes down (quite literally). Road rage and Final Destination become topics brought on by the film's opening scene. The guys unanimously choose fake Christmas trees over real ones, and Tim does his best to diffuse breast talk. The guys watch and address Randy Quaid's Rupert Murdoch video. Darren takes issue with the pronunciation of "Julia Louis-Dreyfus." Plus, Johnny Galecki and Juliette Lewis don't cut it as Griswold's, in Tim's mind.  

The Look Hughes Talking gang invites Madeleine Coghlan over to watch Uncle Buck. Anthony talks about his angsty teenage years, and Maddy tells how she avoided hers by playing Neopets. Macaulay Culkin steals the show, and John Hughes continues to hate women. Tim brings up answering machines, and everyone shares their embarrassing outgoing messages. An age-old question is answered, "Can you get intimate with a donut?" 

Comedian, Drew Talbert, is this week's guest when the guys watch The Great Outdoors (John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Annette Bening). Right off the bat, everybody picks apart the child actors. Drew and Anthony share stories about unwanted animals invading their homes. Later, Darren becomes acquainted with Grizzly actor, Bart the Bear, and the Americans teach him about some of their country's greatest folk heroes. The gang, once again, highlights John Hughes' father issues. 

Comedian and self-proclaimed professional idiot, Laura Hughes, drops in to tell us if she's related to our hero, John Hughes. Darren and Laura share their engagement stories, and everyone analyzes Kevin Bacon's penis by googling movie stills from the 1998 classic, Wild Things. The gang agrees that She's Having a Baby is all over the place, then Darren has a visceral reaction to an intimate scene between Bacon and Alec Baldwin. Tim poses an important question, "are French girls real?"    

Tim introduces a very special German episode of Look Hughes Talking, then the guys rundown the cast (Lea Thompson, Eric Stoltz) and crew of Some Kind of Wonderful. Candace Cameron Bure and Elias Koteas recieve special attention, and the film is recast with Billy Dee Williams and Alfonso Ribeiro. Anthony shares a traumatic experience involving a library, and the hosts argue over the appropriate time to drink milk. Other topics include Watts' (Mary Stuart Masterson) obession with drumming, and how the film's ending differs from other contemporary teen movies. 

The hilarious Emily Wilson joins Look Hughes Talking for an in-depth look at Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Jennifer Grey's nose job and subsequent disappearance are discussed. Then, the gang talks sibling popularity and heckling at sports games. A variety of songs are sung, including hits by Save Ferris, Rooney, and The Beatles. Later, Tim and Anthony admire John Hughes' direction of the film, and Emily criticises Jeanie's choice of venereal disease when fending off attackers. 

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is the subject of this week's show, and the host's discuss how John Hughes encouraged the actors to improvise during many of the film's key scenes. Praise is thrown at Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, and Edie McClurg. Then, the guys tiptoe around Jeffrey Jones' (Mr. Rooney) recent troubles. The Crash Test Dummies' classic, Keep A Lid On Things, is played, and the show wraps with a chat about Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.

The boys circle around the fireplace to bring you one more Christmas episode before Santa's big day. Talk includes gift giving etiquette, believing in Santa Claus and their best Christmas memories. Holiday themed productions discussed are, Rankin and Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, Jack Frost, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Elf, Saved by the Bell's Home for Christmas, Home Improvement, the Office (UK series) and the Star Wars Holiday Special. Before the show ends, Anthony unintentionally brings down the mood, then pays homage to the greatest Christmas character of all time, 90s Canadian sensation, Snow. 

In honor of John Hughes' love for the Christmas season, the Look Hughes Talking gang share their favorite Christmas movies and traditions. Darren Hayes returns to challenge both hosts to a holiday themed game, where the loser is forced to spread a little Christmas cheer. Hayes talks about his favorite seasonal song, proving that he might not quite understand the true meaning of Christmas. Plus, Tim and Anthony hate on a holiday classic. Movies discussed this week include Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street, Gremlins, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Die Hard, It's a Wonderful Life, Elf, Jingle All the Way, Love Actually, and A Christmas Story. 

Savage Garden's, Darren Hayes, returns to recap John Hughes' Pretty In Pink. Topics include Harry Dean Stanton's soulless approach to life, James Spader's reign over Hollywood, and Andrew McCarthy's facial structure. Anthony uses Jon Cryer's performance of Duckie as an extension of himself, and Tim finds it hard to connect with the characters. Finally, the show wraps with two of the guys changing their opinion of the film.