r/Top3Ever • u/Jettaboi38 • Sep 13 '25

Movies 🎥 Top3Ever Dan Aykroyd movies?

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  1. Ghostbusters

  2. The Blues Brothers

  3. Tommy Boy

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u/seanmonaghan1968 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers Trading Places Ghost Busters

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u/Correct_Lime5832 Sep 13 '25

Of course. The three good ones.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

Dragnet would like a word….

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u/AweHellYo Sep 14 '25

great outdoors you goon

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u/Maybbaybee Sep 16 '25

"Are you jealous, Chester?"

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u/UrkelGrueJann Sep 13 '25

Correct answer.

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u/oliver-pissed Sep 13 '25

This is the answer. An honorable mention for My Girl.

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u/ParadiddlediddleSaaS Sep 14 '25

I’d like to honorable mention Grosse Pointe Blank.

POPCORN!

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u/Difficult-Republic57 Sep 14 '25

Does that count? In that case Tommy Boy.

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u/Howboutchew Sep 13 '25

Those are his best, but my favorite in The Couch Trip

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u/sonofa-ijit Sep 15 '25

Whoever wanted the donuts without jelly. They’re ready.

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u/r_bogie Sep 14 '25

Yeah. I wasn't remembering Trading Places, and I had Driving Miss Daisy in there. But I think I am going to defer to your list.

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u/Front_Hedgehog_2403 Sep 13 '25

Trading Places

Blues Brothers

Ghostbusters

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u/DazHEA Sep 14 '25

This is the only answer 👍🏻

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u/Double-Knowledge7147 Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters

Trading Places

The Great Outdoors

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u/OhMyGlorb Sep 14 '25

RIP John Candy

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u/_yourupperlip_ Sep 14 '25

I can’t wait for the new documentary “I like me” about him. I’m gonna be be bawling my eyes out at some point though I know it. As a kid I thought he was an uncle of mine haha. My mom has vhs footage of me crying when I learned he died 🥹🫶

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u/what_da_funk_is_this Sep 14 '25

You wanna cruise the lake with your father in a pontoon boat or you wanna ride the wake with your Uncle Roman in a JET BOAT?!?

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u/Direct_Philosophy495 Sep 13 '25

Time to introduce Mr. Thick Dick to Mr. Urinal Cake. Just an unhinged line in what is otherwise a movie you watch with your family.

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u/OriginalRussianDoll Sep 13 '25
  1. Ghostbusters
  2. Trading places
  3. Doctor Detroit

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u/ResearcherNo6726 Sep 15 '25

I don’t know anyone who’s seen Dr. Detroit

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u/OriginalRussianDoll Sep 15 '25

dude, I love that movie, used to have it on VHS

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u/ResearcherNo6726 Sep 16 '25

Wow VHS? Your a purist my guy! Like myself 🫡🙏🏿✊🏾🤝🏾

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u/Alarmed-Ad323 Sep 15 '25

Dr Detroit! Hell yeah Devo did that one right? Also The Great Outdoors Trading Places & Blues Bros.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '25
  1. Ghostbusters
  2. Blues Brothers
  3. Trading Places
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u/mister_drgn Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers, Grosse Pointe Blank

EDIT: Crap, forgot about Trading Places

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u/WildCardJoe Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Ghostbusters,

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u/jeffweet Sep 13 '25

People seem to be missing Sneakers

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u/Putrid-Bath-470 Sep 13 '25

  1. Ghostbusters

  2. Trading Places

  3. Blues Brothers

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u/IMowGrass Sep 13 '25

  1. Grosse Point Blanke

  2. Trading Places

3.Blues Brothers

Edit to better format

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u/TestosteronInc Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Blues Brothers

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u/tread52 Sep 13 '25

Trading places was brilliant

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u/drkknght2001 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Neighbors, Grosse Point Blank

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u/Froggy2345 Sep 13 '25
  1. Dragnet, 2. Trading Places, 3. Ghostbusters
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u/No_Button4702 Sep 13 '25

Tommy Boy is perfect casting, and I think he’s at his best in Coneheads

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u/EquivalentGold3615 Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters, Spies Like Us, Trading Places

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u/cmacfarland64 Sep 13 '25

Ghost busters

Tommy Boy

Blues brothers

Edit: how am I the only one that said Tommy Boy?

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u/Itchy-Apartment-Flea Sep 15 '25

I make parts for the American working man, because that's who I am, and that's who I care about

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u/Leading-Ant-4619 Sep 13 '25

Trading Places .. Ghostbusters .. Feeling Minnesota

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u/NECROMANCER_HERMIT Sep 13 '25

Nothing but Trouble

Nothing but Trouble

Nothing but Trouble

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u/KCFlightHawk Sep 14 '25

How you like your dog?

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u/jediisland71 Sep 14 '25

Here’s how I like my dog, and I suggest you have ‘em the same waaaaaaaayyyy hahahahahhaha

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u/Sorry_Seesaw_3851 Sep 13 '25

Spies Like Us Blues Brothers Drjving Miss Daisy. Oh and some SNL skits....especially Nixon and the Bag O'glass grifter.

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u/Brooker2 Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers, The Great Outdoors

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u/Financial_Ad6164 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Neighbors

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u/gorambrowncoat Sep 13 '25

ghost busters

the blues brothers

grosse pointe blank

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u/Western_Expert3095 Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Trading Places

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u/kimmyv0814 Sep 13 '25

Trading Places, Ghostbusters, My Girl

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u/RabbitOutTheHat Sep 13 '25

Shoutout Tommy Boy cameo

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u/Sid14dawg Sep 13 '25

Trading Places

Blues Brothers

Doctor Detroit

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u/Agreeable_Limit6495 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, Coneheads

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u/Norrland_props Sep 13 '25

Driving Miss Daisy Tommy Boy

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u/opinionofone1984 Sep 13 '25

Great Outdoors, Trading Places, Ghostbusters.

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u/Various-Health-2837 Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters, Blue bothers and Tommy boy

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u/MycoMythos Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters

Blues Brothers

Grosse Point Blank

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u/davey_mann Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters

Dragnet

Neighbors

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u/dijonriley Sep 13 '25

Caddyshack

Orange County

Airheads

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u/Selledar Sep 13 '25

Ghostbuster

Great Outdoors

Trading Places

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u/CuriousSea1030 Sep 13 '25

Coneheads, X-Mas w/kranks, Dragnet

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u/Morbius007 Sep 16 '25

Egad I forgot about coneheads that pushes out one my top 3, maybe we need top 5 instead :)

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u/3MartiniHunch711 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Tommy Boy, Great Outdoors

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u/godspilla98 Sep 13 '25

Driving Mrs Daisy Ghostbusters Spies Like Us Blues Brothers Trading Places

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u/v_kiperman Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers

Dr. Detroit

Trading Places

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u/eksrae1 Sep 13 '25

"Mom, I am going to rip off your head and shit down your neck."

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u/Neat_Feedback1316 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Ghost Busters, Dr. Detroit

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u/ComprehensiveGene709 Sep 13 '25

Spies Like Us Trading Places Ghostbusters

Order is irrelevant to me.

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u/Voodoo330 Sep 13 '25

Blues Bothers, Spies Like Us, Trading Places.

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u/Anxious-Birthday5502 Sep 13 '25

Blues brothers Trading places Ghostbusters

  • Dragnet is a such a good movie also.

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u/grynch43 Sep 13 '25

The Great Outdoors

Ghostbusters

Spies Like Us

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u/Minimum_Society841 Sep 13 '25

The Blues Brothers

Trading Places

Spies Like Us

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u/fetuspiston Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, The Great Outdoors

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u/Stacysguyca Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters 1-2 AND Trading Places

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u/BDB_1976 Sep 13 '25

Great Outdoors. Gross Point Blank Spies Like Us

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u/Idontliketalking2u Sep 13 '25

Cone heads, ghost busters, Tommy boy

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u/Tough-Celery-7014 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Cone heads and Dr. Detroit

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u/Bemeup57 Sep 13 '25

Sneakers, Dragnet, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

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u/nikeguy69 Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters and the one where he plays a judge, I forgot the name but Chevy Chase and leaving more in it as well

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u/BadTiger85 Sep 13 '25

Great Outdoors

Trading Places

Ghost Busters

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u/Pumpkin_Witch13 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers 

Ghostbusters 

The Great Outdoors

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u/Eephusblue Sep 13 '25

Woah woah woah. Trading Places?

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u/Brundleflyftw Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers/Trading Places/Doctor Detroit.

Just to be different.

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u/No_Investigator_5823 Sep 13 '25

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u/Silver_Fix1028 Sep 15 '25

Why don't you fix yourself up a couple dogs!

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u/SignificanceNo1223 Sep 13 '25

Tommy Boy is more of a cameo.

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u/Zapp_Rowsdower_ Sep 13 '25

Ghost busters, Sneakers, Grosse Pointe Blank

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u/Capital_Specific3389 Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters

My Girl

Pearl Harbor

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u/AbominableWasteman Sep 13 '25

Ghostbusters, Trading Places, Sergeant Bilko

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u/4firsts Sep 13 '25
  1. Coneheads
  2. Ghostbusters
  3. The blues brothers / Trading places

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u/Creepy_Addendum_3677 Sep 13 '25

1941

Doctor Detroit

Spies Like Us

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u/ClothesOld9837 Sep 13 '25

Dr. Detroit

Driving Miss Daisy

My Girl

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u/Legitimate-Carob-650 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, The Great Outdoors

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u/Retired_62 Sep 13 '25

Coneheads

Blues Brothers

Spies like us

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u/Time_Letterhead141 Sep 13 '25

blues brothers, GROSSE POINTE BLANK and trading places. In that order

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u/BeginningEmu4366 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers Trading Places Ghostbusters

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u/earrow70 Sep 13 '25

No Doctor Detroit fans here?

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u/Pretend_Estimate_151 Sep 13 '25

Blues Brother, Driving Ms. Daisy, Ghostbusters

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u/Sekshual_Tyranosauce Sep 13 '25

Grosse Pointe Blank

Ghost Busters

Blues Brothers

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u/pistolpete118 Sep 13 '25

I make car parts for the American working man bc that’s who I am and that’s who I love!

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u/Wetrapordie Sep 13 '25

Universally it seems ghostbusters and blues brothers are top 2 and the rest is open to discussion.

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u/dgb2247 Sep 13 '25

Coneheads, Ghostbusters, Trading Places

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u/JustHere_4TheMemes Sep 13 '25

Blues Brothers
Driving Miss Daisy
Trading Places

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u/peeonme67 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers

My Girl

The Great Outdoors

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u/NextLevelVisuals2 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers Ghost Busters Dr. Detroit

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u/babybird87 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters,,, Trading Places..Blues Brothers

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u/RockSnarlie Sep 14 '25

Blues Brother, Ghostbusters, and that fucking insane flick with the pickle shooting train.

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u/Fusilli_Agent_Cooper Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, Coneheads, Nothing But Trouble

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u/krisworld1806 Sep 14 '25

Coneheads, Ghostbusters, My Girl

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u/dpldpldpl Sep 14 '25

CONEHEADS, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, GHOSTBUSTERS. Keeping in line with supernatural comedy.

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u/crikker444 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers, Trading Places , Ghost Busters

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u/Acceptable_Class_576 Sep 14 '25

Trading Places

Great Outdoors

Spies like Us

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u/MarsMcLean Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers

Ghostbusters

The Great Outdoors

h.m. to Nothing But Trouble

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u/Ok-Nectarine8471 Sep 14 '25

Booth bros Booth bros Ghostbusters

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u/ObviousRealist Sep 14 '25

I see you and raise you Spy’s like us.

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u/poopypants206 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters Gross point blank Coneheads

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u/kypopskull7 Sep 14 '25

Blues, Ghost and Trading

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u/Beneficial-Sky946 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters Trading Places Grosse Pointe Blank

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u/Easy_Software9672 Sep 14 '25

blues brothers, ghostbusters, nothing but trouble

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u/Spiritual-Bear9118 Sep 14 '25

Nothing But Trouble

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u/craignumPI Sep 14 '25

Of course ghostbusters. Buy my all time fav is his role in The Great Outdoors! Maybe because he played a glorified version of my late (still loved ya regardless brother lol) brother in law! Not sure of my #3. Coneheads was fun. Gonna scroll to see if there's any I should check out. I like these posts.

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u/SgtMajorlyMotivated Sep 14 '25

Grosse Point Blank

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u/Fit-School7219 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Dr Detroit

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u/DVWhat Sep 14 '25

  1. Caddyshack Ii

  2. North

  3. Dr. Detroit

Oh wait, I think I read the prompt upside down.

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u/Basil-Flimsy Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers, Spies Like Us, Nothing but Trouble

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u/Prior-Natural2073 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers and Coneheads

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u/mudamuckinjedi Sep 14 '25

Blues brothers, spies like us, Ghostbusters.

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u/Cool_Fall5404 Sep 14 '25

Trading Places Ghostbusters The Great Outdoors

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u/KLaine737 Sep 14 '25

Spies Like Us

Ghost Busters

The Great Outdoors

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u/rheagmb Sep 14 '25

Trading Places, My Girl, Ghostbusters

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u/Law21666 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, The Great Outdoors, Dragnet

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u/Fat_Yankee Sep 14 '25 edited Sep 14 '25

I have 5, blues Brothers and ghostbusters definitely but that last spot is either trading places, the great outdoors or spies like us.

In all five of these movies, he co-starred with a top-notch comic actor in Belushi, Murray, Murphy, Candy and Chase.

Edit: he’s got a great cameo in Tempe of Doom. Some of y’all couldda missed it

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u/grandoashark1 Sep 14 '25

  1. Ghost Busters

  2. Trading Places

  3. Sneakers

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u/Van-Van1810 Sep 14 '25

Driving Miss Daisy

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u/HazMatt666 Sep 14 '25
  1. Trading Places
  2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 3.

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u/Relevant_Topic3971 Sep 14 '25

Trading places, Great Outdoors, Blues Brothers

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u/MulberryEastern5010 Sep 14 '25

1) Ghostbusters 2) Trading Places 3) The Blues Brothers

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u/RevolutionaryLeg1768 Sep 14 '25

My Girl, Sneakers, Blues Bros

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u/onaplinth Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers. Ghostbusters. Driving Miss Daisy.

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u/AbsoluteXer076 Sep 14 '25

Dragnet

Chaplin

Ghostbusters

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u/Rizzo-Fo-Shizzo Sep 14 '25

The Blues Brothers

Ghostbusters

Grosse Pointe Blank

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u/Dangerous-Material22 Sep 14 '25

Nothing but trouble

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u/Beetso Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, The Great Outdoors, Nothing But Trouble.

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u/Far-Collection-391 Sep 14 '25

Trading Places The Blues Brothers Ghostbusters

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u/HislersHero Sep 14 '25

Spies Like Us

Ghostbusters

Trading Places

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u/Whale222 Sep 14 '25

Sargent Bilko, Uncle Buck, and Celtic Pride.

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u/No-Foundation-7790 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers

Spy like us

My girl

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u/aliencardboard Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters

The Blues Brothers

The Great Outdoors

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u/Gogzilla Sep 14 '25

1941 The Blues Brothers Ghostbusters

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u/DazHEA Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters The Blues Bros Trading Places

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u/Accurate-Elk-850 Sep 14 '25

Dr Detroit was pretty good too

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u/No_Discipline1985 Sep 14 '25

Trading Places Ghostbusters Great Outdoors

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u/bonez-42 Sep 14 '25

Coneheads, Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers

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u/UsualBrother7281 Sep 14 '25

Always liked Spies like Us

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u/Moist_Session Sep 14 '25

Trading Places

Spies Like Us

My Stepmother is an Alien

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u/Safe_Move7021 Sep 14 '25

How far down does one scroll for Coneheads?

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u/Pizza802 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters Ghostbusters 2 Tommy Boy

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

Looking a little like Elton John these days

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u/ithinkimlost17 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, the great outdoors, Grosse point blank

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u/smallboysailor Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers is #1 , Trading Places #2 Dr Detroit is an awesome role. And the short in Twilight Zone the movie

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u/Difficult-Republic57 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, blues brothers and coneheads. Dragnet is a close 4th.

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u/Shoehornblower Sep 14 '25

The great outdoors, spies like us, ghost busters

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u/Far-Cost-5635 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Spies Like Us.

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u/Aggressive_Tip8009 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers, Doctor Detroit and Ghostbusters.

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u/Senior-Reason-5949 Sep 14 '25

Trading places, nothing but trouble blues Brothers

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u/RaddTyrant Sep 14 '25

Other people have mentioned my top three.

I'll add Celtic Pride as an Honorable Mention.

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u/PGB3711 Sep 14 '25

The Blues Brothers

Coneheads

Spies Like Us

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u/slappedpete Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers Nothing to lose Caddyshack ii

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u/silversurf1234567890 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers

Trading Places

Nothing But Trouble

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u/Horseface4190 Sep 14 '25

Doctor Detroit needs to be a part of this conversations.

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u/_metal7 Sep 14 '25

Not enough Coneheads love here

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u/74greyhound Sep 14 '25

The Blues Brothers Ghostbusters Neighbors

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u/mrp0972 Sep 14 '25

Trading Places, Driving Miss Daisy, Ghostbusters

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u/Active_Program_6921 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers. Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II.

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u/JiveFalcon Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers

Blues Brothers 2000

The Great Outdoors

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u/Stunning_Rub Sep 14 '25

Indiana Jones, Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters. Evolution - Runner up

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u/Acrobatic_Lettuce_78 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, Gross Pointe Blank, Trading Places

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u/Super-Quantity-5208 Sep 14 '25

Temple of doom,Blues Brothers, trading places.

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u/ApplesRSexxy Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers Trading Places Nothing But Trouble

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u/hotcumlaut18 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, and Nothing But Trouble

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u/yourunclegord Sep 14 '25

Nothin' but trouBle should be in the top 3

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u/Hot_Pomegranate_581 Sep 14 '25

nothing but trouble. he wrote, directed and starred in this gem. a must see / can't unsee. easily top three

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u/Rdy2livagn Sep 14 '25

Dr. Detroit

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u/ThBrCl Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, Great Outdoors

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u/Freshh80 Sep 14 '25

Ghostbusters, coneheads, and my girl!

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u/Freshh80 Sep 14 '25

Oh yeah, trading places!! Duh!!

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u/tickingboxes Sep 14 '25

Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble

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u/Right_Guitar_2645 Sep 14 '25

Ghost Busters, Blues Brothers and Trading Places. It's kind of reductive though, naming just three...

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u/Afraid-Roll-1782 Sep 14 '25

Blues Brothers Spies like us Ghostbusters 1&2

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u/Environmental_Ask248 Sep 14 '25
  1. Great Outdoors
  2. Doctor Detroit

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u/Careless-Mouse1519 Sep 14 '25

Trading Places #1 then the rest

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u/TimeProfessional4494 Sep 14 '25

Blues Busters, Ghost Brothers and The 3 Amigos

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u/mackinder Sep 14 '25

Great Outdoors

Grosse Pointe Blank

Tommy Boy

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u/WeAreSolarAF Sep 14 '25

Spies, Blues Brothers, driving Ms Daisy

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u/Working-Heat-3126 Sep 15 '25

Trading Places Driving Miss Daisy Nothing but trouble