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Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

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User Rating: 7.4/10 (22,217 votes)
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Overview

Director:
John Hughes
Writer:
John Hughes (written by)
Release Date:
25 November 1987 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Steve Martin had no reason to panic...until John Candy came along. more
Plot:
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
The best Thanksgiving movie ever! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Steve Martin ... Neal Page

John Candy ... Del Griffith
Laila Robins ... Susan Page
Michael McKean ... State Trooper

Kevin Bacon ... Taxi Racer

Dylan Baker ... Owen
Carol Bruce ... Joy Page

Olivia Burnette ... Marti Page
Diana Douglas ... Peg
Martin Ferrero ... Second Motel Clerk
Larry Hankin ... Doobie

Richard Herd ... Walt

Susan Kellermann ... Waitress

Matthew Lawrence ... Little Neal Page
Edie McClurg ... Car Rental Agent
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Acton, California, USA more
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Trivia:
Although it's not included in the theatrical or the network cuts, a shot of Del Griffith brushing his teeth was included on ads for the network version. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: A bus from Jefferson City to St. Louis would not cross the Mississippi; it would enter St. Louis from the other direction. more
Quotes:
Owen: I'm to drive you to Wichita to catch a train?
Del: Yeah, we'd appreciate it.
Owen: Train don't run out of Wichita... unlessin' you're a hog or a cattle.
[Clears his throat]
Owen: People train runs out of Stubbville.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Power to Believe more

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23 out of 25 people found the following comment useful:-
The best Thanksgiving movie ever!, 1 December 2005
10/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

When jittery advertising executive Neal Page (Steve Martin) is trying to go home for Thanksgiving, he gets stuck with boorish shower ring salesman Del Griffith (John Candy). Their experiences over the next two days are some of the funniest moments ever to grace the silver screen. The best parts are the "pillow" scene, the car rental scene, and the freeway scene (warning: you may very well laugh yourself to death). But overall, the reason that the movie is so good is because we come to understand why these two men are like they are.

I can't do "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" justice by trying to describe it. You have to see it to understand how hilarious it is. You won't have a dull moment in it.

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