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Home for the Holidays

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Season 3, episode 8
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On the Season 3 finale of Talking Movies with My Mom, we kick-start the holidays with two of our favorite family-centric movies – "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation." We chew over how John Hughes instinctively blends wacky and sentimental without being cheesy, how Duck Soup can be the cure for an existential crisis, and how Julia Louis-Dreyfus really is the secret ingredient to a fulfilling film. 

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Resources mentioned in today’s episode:

"Hannah and Her Sisters" 

"National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation" 

Woody Allen's "Happy Sad Confused" podcast interview 

"Prizzi’s Honor" 

"Jaws: The Revenge" 

"The Cider House Rules"

"Law & Order" 

Making of "Christmas Vacation" 

"National Lampoon’s Vacation"

It’s Johnny Galecki, not Jason 

"National Lampoon’s European Vacation" 

"Home Alone" 

"Benny & Joon" 

"The Avengers" (1998) 

"Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure" 

"Planes, Trains & Automobiles" 

"Christmas ‘59" 

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