Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987 92 min ★ 7.3 Comedy

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.

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Cast

Steve Martin

Neal Page

John Candy

Del Griffith

Laila Robins

Susan Page

Michael McKean

State Trooper

Dylan Baker

Owen

Kevin Bacon

Taxi Racer

Olivia Burnette

Marti Page

Carol Bruce

Joy Page

Diana Douglas

Peg

Martin Ferrero

Motel Clerk

Details

Director

John Hughes

Screenplay

John Hughes

Tagline

"What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$49,500,000

Production

Paramount Pictures, Hughes Entertainment

Reviews

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John Chard

June 10, 2019

★ 9/10

How about those Bears? Planes, Trains and Automobiles is written, produced and directed by John Hughes. It stars Steve Martin and John Candy. Music is by Ira Newborn and cinematography by Donald Peterman. Marketing man Neal Page (Martin) is in a last ditch dash to get from New York to Chicago in time for the family Thanksgiving dinner. Unfortunately obstacles halt his every advancement, the...

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r96sk

December 30, 2020

★ 8/10

Entertaining 1987 flick from John Hughes. <em>'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'</em> is an enjoyable watch, pure and simple. The pairing of Steve Martin and John Candy is a great one, with both holding their own and bringing a lot of humour to events. Away from those two, you also have interesting bit part roles for Kevin Bacon and Michael McKean. The plot is one that could've got repetitive,...