Top 25 reasons to love 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'

Thanksgiving has been officially rocking the fourth Thursday of November since the Lincoln administration.

But the holiday didn't achieve its current level of awesomeness until 1987.

That's the year John Hughes' "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" opened the day before Thanksgiving.

A quarter century later, the brilliant bromance ranks as a Turkey Day viewing tradition rivaled only by parades (not really) and football (depending on who's playing).

To celebrate the comedy classic's silver anniversary, here are the Top 25 reasons to watch "Planes, Trains & Automobiles."

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UPDATED 9 p.m.: My summer movie picks

UPDATED 9 p.m.: One of my picks just won the Golden Palm at Cannes.

Here's my interview with the award-winning film's producer Sarah Green, honored last month at the Sarasota Film Festival.

From pirates and hangovers to an idiot brother, here are my picks.