Johnny Showtime: 24 Hours of Pancakes
by JBA few weeks ago, someone suggested a 24-hour marathon of films about pancakes. I bravely accept that challenge. Uncle Buck (1989) 100m. “Birthday pancakes” Because of the perma-frost of adolescent nostalgia that now encircles his work, we often overlook that John Hughes’ films almost always deal with class in America. Consider the differences between working-class John Bender and the rest of the kids in The Breakfast Club, the conflict between upper-middle class Neil and lower-middle class Del in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and the drama that results when upper-class Blane deigns to…
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