Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Name: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987-11-26
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.248
Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Dylan Baker

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

Comedy

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.

Comedy

7.2/ 10 (2,152 votes)

1h 32m

1987-11-26

AI Analysis

AI Film Summary

Budget: $15.0M

Revenue: $49.5M

Overview

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.

DirectorJohn Hughes

ScreenplayJohn Hughes

Cast

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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Keywords

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