Question about ending

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Krukger — 4 years ago(July 26, 2021 02:58 AM)

At the end of the movie, before Steve Martin takes the subway home, he and john candy hug and wish each other a happy thanksgiving. But they didn’t give each other their contact info. Did they plan to see each other again?

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Corwin — 4 years ago(July 26, 2021 03:00 AM)

No, they didn't plan to see each other again.

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Krukger — 4 years ago(July 26, 2021 03:07 PM)

Dead wrong. I think they did intend to see each other again, because john candy says “maybe I’ll get to meet your family some day.”

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Corwin — 4 years ago(July 26, 2021 10:01 PM)

Just saw the movie the other night. Neil never wanted to see Del ever again.

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Krukger — 4 years ago(July 28, 2021 07:02 AM)

Dead wrong. I've seen the movie approximately a thousand times. If he never wanted to see him again, he wouldn't have given him a heartfelt, teary-eyed hug when he parted at the end.

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Corwin — 4 years ago(July 28, 2021 01:13 PM)

You keep ****ting the bed on this one.
Neil didn't want to see him ever again. It was only when he put the pieces together on his subway ride home and realized that Del was alone, did he rush back to him at the station.

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Krukger — 4 years ago(July 28, 2021 05:51 PM)

Dead wrong. They wouldn’t have had a tearful embrace if they didn’t want to see each other again

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Corwin — 4 years ago(July 28, 2021 07:24 PM)

I am beginning to wonder if you just saw Uncle Buck.

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preachcaleb — 4 years ago(November 29, 2021 10:08 PM)

Having just rewatched it over Thanksgiving, it was definitely a good bye forever. Certainly from Neal's point of view.
Hence why they didn't exchange information.
So many stories, so little time.

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Krukger — 4 years ago(December 01, 2021 06:04 AM)

dead wrong. if it was goodbye forever, john candy wouldn't have said about steve martin's family "maybe i'll get to meet them sometime"

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Erica's_Husband — 4 years ago(November 29, 2021 10:24 PM)

Neal accidentally sniffed his underwear, scarring him for life. No straight man would ever forgive this.