Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

11/26/1987 (US) • 1h 33m

Comedy

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Steve Martin

Neal Page

John Candy

Del Griffith

Laila Robins

Susan Page

Michael McKean

State Trooper

Kevin Bacon

Taxi Racer

Olivia Burnette

Marti Page

Carol Bruce

Joy Page


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000.00

Revenue

$49,500,000.00

Keywords

chicago, illinois

new york city

thanksgiving

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st. louis, missouri

double take

chatter box

wichita kansas

speeding ticket

chewing tobacco

credit card fraud

state trooper

unlikely friendship

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delayed flight

hilarious

whimsical

amused

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