Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Name: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987-11-26
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.249

★ 7,2 /10 (2,278 Votes)

1987 EN 92 min

Overview

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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Release date

26/11/1987

Votes

2,278

Popularity

5.8

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

Genres

Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

92 min

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$49,500,000

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

Larry Hankin

Doobie

Richard Herd

Walt

Susan Kellermann

Waitress

Matthew Lawrence

Little Neal

Edie McClurg

Car Rental Agent

Susan Isaacs

Marie

John Randolph Jones

Cab Dispatcher

Ben Stein

Wichita Airport Rep

Lyman Ward

John

George Petrie

Martin

Gary Riley

Motel Thief

Charles Tyner

Gus

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Lulie Newcomb

Owen's Wife

Nicholas Wyman

New York Lawyer

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Gaetano Lisi

Cab Driver - New York

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Diana Castle

Stewardess #1

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Julie H. Morgan

Stewardess #2

Bill Erwin

Man on Plane

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Ruth de Sosa

New York Ticket Agent

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Kim Genelle

Receptionist

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Grant Forsberg

Brand Manager

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David Raiport

Cafe Patron

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Andrew J. Hentz

Bus Lover

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Karen Meisinger

Bus Loverette

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Gary Palmer

Pilot

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John Moio

Screaming Driver

Victoria Vanderkloot

Screaming Driver's Wife

William Windom

Mr. Bryant

Troy Evans

Antisocial Trucker

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George Sasaki

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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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 biggest of which is the man who fate has decreed is his companion for the trip; Del Griffith (Candy), a larger than life shower ring salesman whose outlook on life is considerably different to Neal's…

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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, but the film keeps it interesting for the whole 93 minutes. I will say, not that it's an all that noteworthy thing, that it has more (overly?) dramatic moments than I was anticipating, especially at …

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