Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie

1987

1h 33m

English

Comedy

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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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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie

1987

1h 33m

English

Comedy

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Cast

Neal Page

Del Griffith

Susan Page

State Trooper

Owen

Taxi Racer

Marti Page

Joy Page

Peg

Motel Clerk

Doobie

Walt

Waitress

Little Neal

Car Rental Agent

Marie

Cab Dispatcher

Wichita Airport Rep

John

Martin

Motel Thief

Gus

Owen's Wife

New York Lawyer

Cab Driver - New York

Directed By: John Hughes

Written By: John Hughes (Screenplay)

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notnixon says...

7 years ago

I forgot the end of Planes, Trains and Automobiles goes full John Hughes and ended up blubbering like a baby.

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ragnarLothbrok says...

8 years ago

Finally got to see this Classic American Holiday movie. It's said enough about this one, but what caught my attention is how much people smoke basically everywhere, in literally all public places. Some guys were smoking right in the bus while travelling between the cities, during a winter time with windows shut. I guess a lot of things did get better since 1987.

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rgmotamayor says...

10 years ago

A great Holiday classic, Steve Martin at his best.

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Hitsville says...

3 years ago

A movie from my youth. Still my stand out American comedy movie, with the usual John Hughes touch.

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Jordyep

4/10 11 months ago

Comedy as white bread, easily the worst out of John Hughes' 3 classic films. It's an uninspired story with a dynamic between the main characters we've seen a million times before, and their arc is executed in the most predictable way imaginable. The comedy leans heavily towards the cheesy side; just More

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AndrewBloom

CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10 4 weeks ago

[7.8/10] *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* shouldn't work. It tries to mix some of the looniest, most over-the-top comedy you’ve ever seen, with genuine heart and authentic, revealing human interactions. It wants to smush together a Bert and Ernie routine spackled with zany slapstick comedy, and ye More

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drqshadow

8/10 3 years ago

Johny Candy and Steve Martin portray an _Odd Couple_ road trip of sorts in this big-hearted family comedy from the pen of John Hughes. Once their paths have fatefully crossed, the short-tempered clean freak (Martin) just can't escape the orbit of the jovial, oafish shower curtain salesman (Candy) as More

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John Chard

6 years ago

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 More

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