Planes, Trains and Automobiles poster

Movie

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987R1h 32m7.3 / 10

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

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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Synopsis

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.

More about Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Cast

Steve MartinNeal Page
John CandyDel Griffith
Laila RobinsSusan Page
Michael McKeanState Trooper
Dylan BakerOwen
Kevin BaconTaxi Racer
Olivia BurnetteMarti Page
Carol BruceJoy Page

Credits

Directed by
John Hughes
Written by
John Hughes

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$15M
Box office
$49.5M

Production

  • Paramount PicturesUnited States
  • Hughes EntertainmentUnited States

Themes

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