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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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.
1987 · Directed by John Hughes · 92 min · Comedy · 42 frames
Tagline
What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.
Crew
- Screenplay: John Hughes
- Cinematography: Donald Peterman
- Edited by: Paul Hirsch
- Music: Ira Newborn
- Production design: John W. Corso
- Produced by: John Hughes
Cast
- Steve Martin as Neal Page
- John Candy as Del Griffith
- Laila Robins as Susan Page
- Michael McKean as State Trooper
- Dylan Baker as Owen
- Kevin Bacon as Taxi Racer
- Olivia Burnette as Marti Page
- Carol Bruce as Joy Page
- Diana Douglas as Peg
- Martin Ferrero as Motel Clerk
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
- Budget: $15,000,000
- Box office: $49,500,000
- Themes: chicago, illinois, new york city, holiday, thanksgiving, flight, road trip, train, buddy, receptionist, slob
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