Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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

7.2

1987

1h 33m

Comedy

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.

Key Crew

Director

John Hughes

Producers

John Hughes

Writers

John Hughes

Cinematography

Donald Peterman

Music

Ira Newborn

Cast (40)

Steve Martin

Neal Page

John Candy

Del Griffith

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