Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

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.

Date of release
1987-11-26
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (2340)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy
Director
John Hughes

Casting

  • 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

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