Film

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987 · 1h 32m · Comedy

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

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

72

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.

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

Susan Kellermann

Waitress

Matthew Lawrence

Little Neal

Edie McClurg

Car Rental Agent

Susan Isaacs

Marie

• John HughesDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Neil MachlisExecutive Producer
• Michael ChinichExecutive Producer
• Donald PetermanDirector of Photography
• Ira NewbornOriginal Music Composer
• Paul HirschEditor

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Release date

November 26, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$49,500,000

Genres

Comedy

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