Dan Aykroyd: Favorite Movie (4 Viewers)

[Ghost Rider]

I also consider Ghostbusters more of a Bill Murray movie than anything, but I'd still take Trading Places over it either way. Blues Brothers is great as well, but Trading Places is my answer here. Don Ameche was awesome in that as the crankier Duke brother.

I love Tommy Boy, but Aykroyd is in it for like 10 minutes.

I re-watched The Great Outdoors a few years ago and was kind of surprised how bland and unfunny it was. That has not aged well. I loved Dragnet back in the day, and while parts of it have not aged well either, enough is still funny to where I still enjoy it a lot.

 

[Drunken knight]

looking good billy ray

 

[Don Quixote]

From a behind the scenes perspective, Ghostbusters definitely an Aykroyd movie. He wrote the original script based on his own fascination with the paranormal and conceived of it as another movie that he would pair up with Belushi. After Belushi’s death, Ramis was brought in to help re-write the script and Murray brought in to take the role that Aykroyd originally intended for Belushi.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'm stunned Ghostbusters is not only not in first place but is a distant third at the moment.

The FFA is populated by old people who were in college or having kids when Ghostbusters came out. The other 2 movies are same time period, but are R rated flicks.

 

[urbanhack]

Blues Brothers???

 

[El Floppo]

I could make an argument for Gross pointe blank, and Tommy Boy

He’s great in Gross Pointe Blank.

Loved spies like us

These two.

And bag o glass.

 

[Harjiran]

This is like asking which Charlie's Angel is hotter.

Farrah Fawcett /thread

Or the Jaclyn Smith thread? I'm so torn.

Kate Jackson was underrated.

She was super cute, just overshadowed by the other two.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

no Conheads love?

 

[belljr]

Caddyshack 2

 

[dkp993]

Groundhog day

uhhh, no

Come on that's a great movie

That Dan Ackroyd wasn’t in.

Fine.

The Jerk

It’s been a long time, but he wasn’t in that one either. My guess you know that and was being sarcastic.

You got me.

Nothing but trouble

Any movie with a young 2pac and Digital Underground automatically wins.

 

[Hastur]

I could make an argument for Gross pointe blank

Poodle pumper!

 

[Hastur]

Dark horse vote: Driving Mrs. Daisy

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Dark horse vote: Driving Mrs. Daisy

He's a fine dramatic actor, though he has shown that in mostly supporting roles. He was good in "My Girl" in a similar way as "Driving Miss Daisy".

 

[Hastur]

Dark horse vote: Driving Mrs. Daisy

He's a fine dramatic actor, though he has shown that in mostly supporting roles. He was good in "My Girl" in a similar way as "Driving Miss Daisy".

True. I cannot recall a movie where he was the main lead in a dramatic role.

I'd love to see him tackle that. I bet he would kill it!

 

[shuke]

Neighbors

 

[Sullie]

Temple of Doom?

omg I’d forgotten about that cameo.

Neighbors isn’t a bad inclusion. Spies Like Us, too.

But it’s Trading Places. “Fifty bucks? No, no, no. This is a Rouchefoucauld. The thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is *the* sports watch of the '80s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty five dollars retail!”

You got a receipt?

“Look, it tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad.“

In Philadelphia, it's worth 50 bucks.

Fun fact - the Rochefoucauld World Complication is an actual watch. For years I thought that entire dialog was either improv or the whole conversation was a written routine or that Dan made all that up on the spot. Turns out, it's a real watch and in 2020 it was worth considerably more than $50. . . it was worth about $28k.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Temple of Doom?

omg I’d forgotten about that cameo.

Neighbors isn’t a bad inclusion. Spies Like Us, too.

But it’s Trading Places. “Fifty bucks? No, no, no. This is a Rouchefoucauld. The thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is *the* sports watch of the '80s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty five dollars retail!”

You got a receipt?

“Look, it tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad.“

In Philadelphia, it's worth 50 bucks.

Fun fact - the Rochefoucauld World Complication is an actual watch. For years I thought that entire dialog was either improv or the whole conversation was a written routine or that Dan made all that up on the spot. Turns out, it's a real watch and in 2020 it was worth considerably more than $50. . . it was worth about $28k.

That is fun!

 

[HellToupee]

Not the best movie, but you can potentially argue the best performance of his is the Great Outdoors

Heel Ackroyd!

It’s a 6 on IMDb but I Love The Great Outdoors

 

[Ilov80s]

Dark horse vote: Driving Mrs. Daisy

He's a fine dramatic actor, though he has shown that in mostly supporting roles. He was good in "My Girl" in a similar way as "Driving Miss Daisy".

Interesting, I think Driving Miss Daisy is a perfectly fine movie but Akroyd is just really bad in it. His Southern accent is weird.

 

[Ilov80s]

I liked Coneheads a lot as a kid but I have my doubts about how well that would hold up.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I love Tommy Boy, but Aykroyd is in it for like 10 minutes.

yea but its a great 10 minutes

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Neighbors

Underrated movie imo. Even though it turned a profit, some seem to think the reverse casting of Belushi and Aykroyd from their expected types cost it from doing better. Belushi's final movie btw.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Do people still watch Dan Aykroyd voluntarily? Are the compulsory viewings about to start?

I'll go with Dragnet

I was gonna say Caddyshack 2 but Dragnet is correct. Also Tom Hanks best role

 

[rockaction]

Dark horse vote: Driving Mrs. Daisy

He's a fine dramatic actor, though he has shown that in mostly supporting roles. He was good in "My Girl" in a similar way as "Driving Miss Daisy".

Interesting, I think Driving Miss Daisy is a perfectly fine movie but Akroyd is just really bad in it. His Southern accent is weird.

Oscar bait even back then. They were making fun of it that year for the culturally mortal sin of “trying too hard” so I never saw it. Could be delightful and I’d have missed it.

 

[Ilov80s]

Dark horse vote: Driving Mrs. Daisy

He's a fine dramatic actor, though he has shown that in mostly supporting roles. He was good in "My Girl" in a similar way as "Driving Miss Daisy".

Interesting, I think Driving Miss Daisy is a perfectly fine movie but Akroyd is just really bad in it. His Southern accent is weird.

Oscar bait even back then. They were making fun of it that year for the culturally mortal sin of “trying too hard” so I never saw it. Could be delightful and I’d have missed it.

It's fine, bordering on a delight.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Dark horse vote: Driving Mrs. Daisy

He's a fine dramatic actor, though he has shown that in mostly supporting roles. He was good in "My Girl" in a similar way as "Driving Miss Daisy".

Interesting, I think Driving Miss Daisy is a perfectly fine movie but Akroyd is just really bad in it. His Southern accent is weird.

I’m not saying you’re wrong but it’s his only Oscar nominated part.

 

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Ghostbusters

 

[Gally]

This is like asking which Charlie's Angel is hotter.

Farrah Fawcett /thread

Or the Jaclyn Smith thread? I'm so torn.

Kate Jackson was underrated.

She was super cute, just overshadowed by the other two.

I was partial to Cheryl Ladd


ETA: Oh, and it's Trading Places

 

[Major]

Gross Pointe Blank deserves some love

 

[Todem]

Trading Places in a landslide.

 

[nirad3]

A very distant second is "Spies Like Us", arguably the most underrated comedy of the decade.

This is mine. I know Trading Places is a classic, but I went with this one.

Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor.

 

[Drunken knight]

Do people still watch Dan Aykroyd voluntarily? Are the compulsory viewings about to start?

I'll go with Dragnet

I was gonna say Caddyshack 2 but Dragnet is correct. Also Tom Hanks best role

big
splash
philadelphia
green mile
cast away
captain phillips
davinci code series
saving private ryan
league of their own

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Do people still watch Dan Aykroyd voluntarily? Are the compulsory viewings about to start?

I'll go with Dragnet

I was gonna say Caddyshack 2 but Dragnet is correct. Also Tom Hanks best role

big
splash
philadelphia
green mile
cast away
captain phillips
davinci code series
saving private ryan
league of their own

Big - meh

splash - the mermaid movie? I don’t even recall him being in it

philadelphia - never seen it but IIRC this started his downfall from comedic actor to whatever dramatic drivel he started pumping out

green mile - he’s good in this one but I’ll take Pep Streeback over Paul Edgecomb

cast away - sucked. Terrible movie

captain phillips - never seen it

davinci code series - forgettable and formulaic

saving private ryan - I like the movie, I don’t recall anything special about Hanks in it though

league of their own - probably a top 3 role of his unless you’re counting Toy Story

all of this and you don’t even list Turner & Hooch as an option

 

[Drunken knight]

Do people still watch Dan Aykroyd voluntarily? Are the compulsory viewings about to start?

I'll go with Dragnet

I was gonna say Caddyshack 2 but Dragnet is correct. Also Tom Hanks best role

big
splash
philadelphia
green mile
cast away
captain phillips
davinci code series
saving private ryan
league of their own

Big - meh

splash - the mermaid movie? I don’t even recall him being in it

philadelphia - never seen it but IIRC this started his downfall from comedic actor to whatever dramatic drivel he started pumping out

green mile - he’s good in this one but I’ll take Pep Streeback over Paul Edgecomb

cast away - sucked. Terrible movie

captain phillips - never seen it

davinci code series - forgettable and formulaic

saving private ryan - I like the movie, I don’t recall anything special about Hanks in it though

league of their own - probably a top 3 role of his unless you’re counting Toy Story

all of this and you don’t even list Turner & Hooch as an option

turner and hooch was horrid

its's almost liked to ranking American cheese as the pinnacle of cheese

he certainly has proven his chops in both comedic and dramatic roles, and i omitted quite a few others.

we also need to take zeitgeist into account

 

[Gally]

splash - the mermaid movie? I don’t even recall him being in it

He was the lead that dated the mermaid.

 

[Don Quixote]

Probably need (well, I’m using need in the broad sense of the word) a separate Tom Hanks thread. But Apollo 13 deserves a mention.

 

[Corporation]

Probably need (well, I’m using need in the broad sense of the word) a separate Tom Hanks thread. But Apollo 13 deserves a mention.

And Forrest Gump. I know it gets a lot of hate, but I really enjoyed that movie.

 

[Drunken knight]

Probably need (well, I’m using need in the broad sense of the word) a separate Tom Hanks thread. But Apollo 13 deserves a mention.

And Forrest Gump. I know it gets a lot of hate, but I really enjoyed that movie.

Lt Dan gets to save Forrest

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Do people still watch Dan Aykroyd voluntarily? Are the compulsory viewings about to start?

I'll go with Dragnet

I was gonna say Caddyshack 2 but Dragnet is correct. Also Tom Hanks best role

big
splash
philadelphia
green mile
cast away
captain phillips
davinci code series
saving private ryan
league of their own

Big - meh

splash - the mermaid movie? I don’t even recall him being in it

philadelphia - never seen it but IIRC this started his downfall from comedic actor to whatever dramatic drivel he started pumping out

green mile - he’s good in this one but I’ll take Pep Streeback over Paul Edgecomb

cast away - sucked. Terrible movie

captain phillips - never seen it

davinci code series - forgettable and formulaic

saving private ryan - I like the movie, I don’t recall anything special about Hanks in it though

league of their own - probably a top 3 role of his unless you’re counting Toy Story

all of this and you don’t even list Turner & Hooch as an option

turner and hooch was horrid

its's almost liked to ranking American cheese as the pinnacle of cheese

he certainly has proven his chops in both comedic and dramatic roles, and i omitted quite a few others.

we also need to take zeitgeist into account

Never seen it

Probably need (well, I’m using need in the broad sense of the word) a separate Tom Hanks thread. But Apollo 13 deserves a mention.

And Forrest Gump. I know it gets a lot of hate, but I really enjoyed that movie.

Never seen it

 

[Drunken knight]

Do people still watch Dan Aykroyd voluntarily? Are the compulsory viewings about to start?

I'll go with Dragnet

I was gonna say Caddyshack 2 but Dragnet is correct. Also Tom Hanks best role

big
splash
philadelphia
green mile
cast away
captain phillips
davinci code series
saving private ryan
league of their own

Big - meh

splash - the mermaid movie? I don’t even recall him being in it

philadelphia - never seen it but IIRC this started his downfall from comedic actor to whatever dramatic drivel he started pumping out

green mile - he’s good in this one but I’ll take Pep Streeback over Paul Edgecomb

cast away - sucked. Terrible movie

captain phillips - never seen it

davinci code series - forgettable and formulaic

saving private ryan - I like the movie, I don’t recall anything special about Hanks in it though

league of their own - probably a top 3 role of his unless you’re counting Toy Story

all of this and you don’t even list Turner & Hooch as an option

turner and hooch was horrid

its's almost liked to ranking American cheese as the pinnacle of cheese

he certainly has proven his chops in both comedic and dramatic roles, and i omitted quite a few others.

we also need to take zeitgeist into account

Never seen it

Probably need (well, I’m using need in the broad sense of the word) a separate Tom Hanks thread. But Apollo 13 deserves a mention.

And Forrest Gump. I know it gets a lot of hate, but I really enjoyed that movie.

Never seen it

Spirit of the time

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Do people still watch Dan Aykroyd voluntarily? Are the compulsory viewings about to start?

I'll go with Dragnet

I was gonna say Caddyshack 2 but Dragnet is correct. Also Tom Hanks best role

big
splash
philadelphia
green mile
cast away
captain phillips
davinci code series
saving private ryan
league of their own

Big - meh

splash - the mermaid movie? I don’t even recall him being in it

philadelphia - never seen it but IIRC this started his downfall from comedic actor to whatever dramatic drivel he started pumping out

green mile - he’s good in this one but I’ll take Pep Streeback over Paul Edgecomb

cast away - sucked. Terrible movie

captain phillips - never seen it

davinci code series - forgettable and formulaic

saving private ryan - I like the movie, I don’t recall anything special about Hanks in it though

league of their own - probably a top 3 role of his unless you’re counting Toy Story

all of this and you don’t even list Turner & Hooch as an option

turner and hooch was horrid

its's almost liked to ranking American cheese as the pinnacle of cheese

he certainly has proven his chops in both comedic and dramatic roles, and i omitted quite a few others.

we also need to take zeitgeist into account

Never seen it

Probably need (well, I’m using need in the broad sense of the word) a separate Tom Hanks thread. But Apollo 13 deserves a mention.

And Forrest Gump. I know it gets a lot of hate, but I really enjoyed that movie.

Never seen it

Spirit of the time

Haven’t seen that one either