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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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

  • Movie
  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 32m

Directed by John Hughes

7.3

TMDB audience rating
7.3 out of 10 from 2,371 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Steve Martin

    Steve MartinNeal Page

  • John Candy

    John CandyDel Griffith

  • Laila Robins

    Laila RobinsSusan Page

  • Michael McKean

    Michael McKeanState Trooper

  • Dylan Baker

    Dylan BakerOwen

  • Kevin Bacon

    Kevin BaconTaxi Racer

  • Olivia Burnette

    Olivia BurnetteMarti Page

  • Carol Bruce

    Carol BruceJoy Page

  • Diana Douglas

    Diana DouglasPeg

  • Martin Ferrero

    Martin FerreroMotel Clerk

  • Larry Hankin

    Larry HankinDoobie

  • Richard Herd

    Richard HerdWalt

  • Susan Kellermann

    Susan KellermannWaitress

  • Matthew Lawrence

    Matthew LawrenceLittle Neal

  • Edie McClurg

    Edie McClurgCar Rental Agent

  • Susan Isaacs

    Susan IsaacsMarie

  • John Randolph Jones

    John Randolph JonesCab Dispatcher

  • Ben Stein

    Ben SteinWichita Airport Rep

Director
John Hughes
Writer
John Hughes
Music
Ira Newborn
Cinematography
Donald Peterman