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** Sure, Neal comes off as a bit of a dick at times especially when he snaps at both the rental agent and the taxi driver, but after all he goes through, including nearly dying at least 3-4 different times, could you really blame him for reaching the breaking point?

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** Sure, Neal comes off as a bit of a dick at times especially when he snaps at both the rental agent and the taxi driver, but after all he goes through, including nearly dying being killed at least 3-4 different times, could you really blame him for reaching the breaking point?
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* HilariousInHindsight: In one scene, Del talks about moving to Jamaica, getting some rum. Several years later, John Candy would star in ''Film/CoolRunnings'', [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory a fictionalized account of Jamaica's bobsled team]].

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* JerkassWoobie: Sure, Neal comes off as a bit of a dick at times especially when he snaps at both the rental agent and the taxi driver, but after all he goes through, including nearly dying at least 3-4 different times, could you really blame him for reaching the breaking point?

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Sure, Neal comes off as a bit of a dick at times especially when he snaps at both the rental agent and the taxi driver, but after all he goes through, including nearly dying at least 3-4 different times, could you really blame him for reaching the breaking point?point?
** Del counts, too. He takes advantage of Neal and ''seriously'' fucks up, including stealing from Neal and lighting the car on fire after nearly crashing and driving the wrong way down the highway.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Like all Creator/JohnHughes movies, this one has an amazing soundtrack comprised entirely of hidden gems from the era, featuring everything from {{goth}}y NewWaveMusic ("Modigliani" by Book of Love when Del is sitting alone in the burnt up remains of the rental car) to hard rock ("I'll Show You Something Special" by Balaam & The Angel playing on the taxi driver's radio) to country music (Emmylou Harris's cover of "Back In Baby's Arms" in the infamous "Those aren't pillows!" scene) to stuff that defies genre (Silicone Teens' cover of "Red River Rock" as Del is driving the rental car and "Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo" by Westworld during the scene on the bus). Most famously is the instrumental version of "The Power to Believe" by SophistiPop group Dream Academy, used to score Del's IAmWhatIAm speech and, later, becomes his {{leitmotif}} when Neal is [[spoiler:riding the el train home and slowly realizes the truth about Del, keying in observant viewers that the story isn't over just yet and things are about to get much more serious]]. And of course, there's the proto-StupidStatementDanceMix "I Can Take Anything" during Neal's RageBreakingPoint.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Like all Creator/JohnHughes movies, this one has an amazing soundtrack comprised entirely of hidden gems from the era, featuring everything from {{goth}}y NewWaveMusic ("Modigliani" by Book of Love when Del is sitting alone in the burnt up remains of the rental car) to hard rock ("I'll Show You Something Special" by Balaam & The Angel playing on the taxi driver's radio) to country music (Emmylou Harris's cover of "Back In Baby's Arms" in the infamous "Those aren't pillows!" scene) to stuff that defies genre (Silicone Teens' cover of "Red River Rock" as Del is driving the rental car and "Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo" by Westworld during the scene on the bus). Most famously is the instrumental version of "The Power to Believe" by SophistiPop group Dream Academy, used to score Del's IAmWhatIAm speech and, later, becomes his {{leitmotif}} when Neal is [[spoiler:riding the el train home and slowly realizes the truth about Del, keying in observant viewers that the story isn't over just yet and things are about to get much more serious]]. And of course, there's the proto-StupidStatementDanceMix "I Can Take Anything" during Neal's RageBreakingPoint.
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** Multiple now-defunct airlines are seen and/or mentioned throughout the movie: Multiple USAir planes are seen parked at O'Hare during the blizzard, Del mentions he has a friend who works for Eastern, Multiple TWA planes are seen as Neal hitchhikes back to the St. Louis airport after being stranded at the rental car lot, and an America West advertisement can be seen at the train platform Del drops Neal off at near the end.

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** Multiple now-defunct airlines are seen and/or mentioned throughout the movie: Multiple USAir [=USAir=] planes are seen parked at O'Hare during the blizzard, Del mentions he has a friend who works for Eastern, Multiple TWA planes are seen as Neal hitchhikes back to the St. Louis airport after being stranded at the rental car lot, and an America West advertisement can be seen at the train platform Del drops Neal off at near the end.

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