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Originally Posted by Leo656

Doesn't change the fact that if they'd done the movie with John Candy instead of Dan Akroyd, nobody would be talking about it today.

Hey, don't be knockin' on Candy! Actually, had he been in it (instead of, say, Hudson) we'd then have had all FOUR of the comedy greats from that era. Now THAT would've been something!

Originally Posted by Peanut

I like how you're under the impression you can tell people why they care about something.

And yet, he's pretty much hit the nail on the head. Try to imagine the movie with anyone else in those roles from that time, and I'd bet even money you would've thought it sucked. The movie worked BECUASE of those guys, and because two of them were directly involved with the script. Without that synergy, it would've been a mere footnote in cinematic history, not one of the biggest hits of the day, and an iconic movie franchise. With its own comic, cartoon, and video game.