Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

6.5	Listal rating
7.5	IMDB rating

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comedy (19), Road Trip (7), family (6), 1980s (5), adventure (4), thanksgiving (4), slapstick (3), Candy as the Devil (3), Great Comedy (3), travelling (3), buddies (3), quotable (3), John Candy (3), On The Road (3), Odd Couple (3), Steve Martin (2), humourous (2), Kevin Bacon (2), cross-country (2), surprise ending (2)

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All Neal Page (Steve Martin) wants to do is make it home from a business trip in New York City and spend Thanksgiving with his family in Chicago. Instead, he finds himself rerouted from New York’s La Guardia Airport to Wichita, Kansas. With no other options, Neal decides to share a room in a fleabag hotel with Del Griffith (John Candy), a shower- ... (more)

Directed by

John Hughes

Starring (View all) :

Neal Page

Del Griffith

Susan Page

State Trooper

Taxi Racer

Owen

Joy Page

Marti Page

Peg

Second Motel Clerk

Written by (View all) :

John Hughes

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Kryptic Centurion

My Dogs are barking!

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 31 9:12

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

Rating : 9/10

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