Dutch (1991): Fireworks, Father Figures & Emotional Damage
Description
It’s Thanksgiving season on Rewind or Die, and the crew is hitting the highway with Ed O’Neill’s most unhinged road trip ever. This week, Adam, Jeff, and Steve break down John Hughes’ forgotten holiday comedy Dutch — the Planes, Trains and Automobiles cousin who shows up late, muddy, and emotionally unstable.
They’ll dig into:
• 🧨 The dinner-roll fight that redefined “family bonding”
• 💣 Why John Hughes’ empathy era ended in a motel explosion
• 🧥 The philosophical power of Ed O’Neill’s trench coat
• 👦 The most punchable prep-school kid in cinematic history
• 📺 How this movie lived on through ‘90s cable reruns and USA Network marathons
It’s a Thanksgiving movie, a class war, and a therapy session disguised as a road trip, all rolled into one VHS tape that somehow didn’t melt in the car.
If you love Planes, Trains, Uncle Buck, or just yelling “He deserved that!” at your TV — this one’s for you.
So buckle up, grab a deck of questionable playing cards, and join us for the comedy, the chaos, and the fireworks-fueled fatherhood of Dutch.
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Because nothing says family like convincing your friends to listen to three grown men argue about John Hughes movies.
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