Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

6.9	Listal rating
7.5	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Hughes

Starring (View all)

Neal Page

Del Griffith

Susan Page

State Trooper

Taxi Racer

Owen

Joy

Marti

Written by

John Hughes

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My Dogs are barking!

5 years, 8 months ago at Aug 31 9:12

KCenturion

5 votes

I never actually appreciated this film until I was a teenager. I can't remember why but I didn't hold it in high regard until I was about 14 when I watched the most ancient of VHS's.

Its Thanksgiving and Neal Page (Steve Martin) an uptight, judgemental advertising exec needs to get home cross country to his family. He manages to hit a low on luck and every attempt to get home is foi... read more

A good movie

1 year, 9 months ago at Aug 20 3:32

johanlefourbe

2 votes

After watching so many disappointing flicks starring Steve Martin, I kind of lost faith in the guy. Fortunately, this time, I was pleasantly surprised. Indeed, I really liked it and I especially enjoyed the beginning in the conference room and the race for the taxi. Later on, there is some great chemistry between John Candy and Steve Martin and loads of good jokes along the road. It may not be a m... read more

Humorous and affecting

2 years, 5 months ago at Dec 3 2:51

PvtCaboose91

1 vote

"As much fun as I've had on this little journey, I'm sure one day I'll look back on it and laugh."

Planes, Trains & Automobiles represented a unique and unpredictable cinematic undertaking for prolific filmmaker John Hughes. After all, prior to this 1987 feature, Hughes was renowned for his contributions to the '80s teen movie genre. Unlike other filmmakers who made teen flicks, Hug... read more

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A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.

Release date : 25 November 1987
UPC: 097363203643

Comedy (31), Road Trip (12), Adventure (11), Thanksgiving (10), 1980s (9), Family (8), 1987 (7), Odd Couple (6), On The Road (5), Travelling (5), Slapstick (4), John Candy (4), Great Comedy (4), Candy As The Devil (4), Best Road Movie To Date (3), Steve Martin (3), Buddies (3), Quotable (3), Drama (3), Cross-country (3)

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"The film does have its scattered moments. But too often, the audience has as much reason as Del and Neal do to wonder where, if anywhere, they are going. - Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine"

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“This is often said that this is the quintessential Thanksgiving movie. That may be true, though that's probably because there's a limited number of Thanksgiving movies. But is this a great film to think about when you think about Thanksgiving? My answer is yes.

For his part, Steve Martin gives a great comedic performance as a man who is willing to do anything, and I mean anything, to get back to his family for Thanksgiving. His character basically goes through a cold hell in order to get back home. This character basically exists to have every possible misery enforced on him, so that when he gets home he looks back and says, "All of that trouble was worth it to get home." And that makes the ending all the more touching.

John Candy on the other hand gives a performance t” read more

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" Watched November 22nd - My DVD collection - Rewatch "As much fun as I've had on this little journey, I'm sure one day I'll look back on it and laugh." - Neal Page I started out Thanksgiving weekend by watching the quintessential Thanksgiving movie - Planes, Trains and Automobiles - a comedy about a man trying to get home to his family in time for turkey dinner, but everything that can go wrong, does go wrong along the way - Steve Martin has one of his best roles as the high strung traveler a"

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