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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Directed by John Hughes

Comedy | Holiday

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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.

Rated R | Length 93 minutes

Actors

Steve Martin | John Candy | Laila Robins | Michael McKean | Dylan Baker | Kevin Bacon | Olivia Burnette | Carol Bruce | Diana Douglas | Martin Ferrero | Larry Hankin | Richard Herd | Susan Kellermann | Matthew Lawrence | Edie McClurg | Susan Isaacs | John Randolph Jones | Ben Stein | Lyman Ward | George Petrie | Gary Riley | Charles Tyner | Lulie Newcomb | Nicholas Wyman | Gaetano Lisi | Diana Castle | Julie H. Morgan | Bill Erwin | Ruth de Sosa | Kim Genelle | Grant Forsberg | David Raiport | Andrew J. Hentz | Karen Meisinger | Gary Palmer | John Moio | Victoria Vanderkloot | William Windom

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
12/03/2013TVStreamingVideo on Demand4 stars
12/01/2012TVBlu-rayRented4 stars
02/01/2011TVStreamingRented5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

One of the best antagonist buddy comedies and one of the best comedies of all time. It always surprises me how I continually wax and wane in being annoyed throughout the movie for Candy’s character and end up being touched every damn time.

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