Thanksgiving movies

[RayL]

I'm having a few friends over for Thanksgiving to eat my bad cooking and watch a movie.  I know Thanksgiving ain't traditionally a particularly movie-friendly kind of holiday - and frankly, I'm stumped.  Can anyone recommend some titles?

These guys have seen most of the films in TBSOWFMU canon - Cannonball Run, Caddyshack, Road House, and so forth.  I'm looking for something that's funny and which is either new enough or has receded enough in time/popularity that it'll seem fresh on Thursday.

Initial ideas: Hooper, The Stunt Man, The In-Laws, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and yes, Caddyshack, which I nearly know by heart but somehow can always see again.

I feel my choices are a littel flat - I love them all, but they leave some people flat (save for Caddyshack, which is liked by all but the truly evil).  Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Frank P.

[Chris L]

Maybe some Peter Sellers?  Have you all seen A Shot in the Dark?  That's funny. 

If you're a pro-MST3k bunch you could semi-recreate the old Comedy Central Turkey Day marathons and watch one or more of the Rhino dvds. 

[Sarah]

How about the original Bedazzled?  And Dr. Strangelove also comes to mind, but that's probably just a reflection of my mood these days.

[moonshake]

how about "pieces of april"? it's a sweet funny movie and there's turkey involved.

[Omar]

What about the feel-goodery of The Ice Storm?

[Jason]

The Indian Massacre (1912)

When Indians attack a white settlement, a brave kidnaps a white baby to give to his wife as a replacement for their dead baby. The white mother goes to the Indian camp to look for her child and is captured by the Indians who plan to torture her. The settlers attack the Indian camp, destroying it completely and killing the braves, while the Indian wife returns the baby to the white woman and allows her to escape. The Indian wife mourns her baby at its grave, unaware of the destruction of the Indian camp.

[bruce]

How about The Last Waltz it was filmed on a Thanksgiving. Make sure to look for the roto scope coke nose of Neil Young.

But yeah go for the MST3K route with Mitchell and I Accuse My Parents

[buffcoat]

"The Doors" has the greatest holiday dinner quote ever:

DOG: (picks up the turkey off the floor) "Fuck it, man.  Let's eat this thing."

[Laurie]

Ooh, how about the first season of Deadwood. The Chief, beloved recurring character, makes his first appearance!

[Fido]

That Darn Cat

[knifegirl]

I'm having a few friends over for Thanksgiving to eat my bad cooking and watch a movie.  I know Thanksgiving ain't traditionally a particularly movie-friendly kind of holiday - and frankly, I'm stumped.  Can anyone recommend some titles?

These guys have seen most of the films in TBSOWFMU canon - Cannonball Run, Caddyshack, Road House, and so forth.  I'm looking for something that's funny and which is either new enough or has receded enough in time/popularity that it'll seem fresh on Thursday.

Home for the Holidays is a Thanksgiving movie. I remember it being pretty funny, but not hilarious.

Hannah and Her Sisters is a Thanksgiving movie I think.

Alice's Restaurant is the Thanksgiving movie of choice in my house.

[Laurie]

My family has watched Groundhog Day every year since its release.

[Jon Solomon]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15770167/

I'm having a few friends over for Thanksgiving to eat my bad cooking and watch a movie.  I know Thanksgiving ain't traditionally a particularly movie-friendly kind of holiday - and frankly, I'm stumped.  Can anyone recommend some titles?

These guys have seen most of the films in TBSOWFMU canon - Cannonball Run, Caddyshack, Road House, and so forth.  I'm looking for something that's funny and which is either new enough or has receded enough in time/popularity that it'll seem fresh on Thursday.

Home for the Holidays is a Thanksgiving movie. I remember it being pretty funny, but not hilarious.

Hannah and Her Sisters is a Thanksgiving movie I think.

Alice's Restaurant is the Thanksgiving movie of choice in my house.

[B_Buster]

I thought Planes, Trains & Automobiles was the Thanksgiving Day standard.

[RayL]

Thanks, guys!  Man, many great suggestions here .. gonna be tough to choose.  Strangelove is obviously great, but we've seen it too many times.  The Indian Massacre - interesting, but sounds all G-rated and feel-goody.

I think I can narrow it to A Shot in the Dark and MST3K.  Those old Comedy Central marathons were the bomb, back in the day - and Mitchell was one of the best.  Planes/Trains also great.

Great stuff, guys - thanks a million.

By the way, does anyone remember which MST3K had the line "Paul, you is a wore-wilf?"

FP