Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.
93 min
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.
- Release date
- November 25, 1987
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $49,500,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Steve Martin as Neal Page
- John Candy as Del Griffith
- Laila Robins as Susan Page
- Michael McKean as State Trooper
- Dylan Baker as Owen
- Kevin Bacon as Taxi Racer
- Olivia Burnette as Marti
- Carol Bruce as Joy
- Diana Douglas as Peg
- Martin Ferrero as Second Motel Clerk
- Larry Hankin as Doobie
- Richard Herd as Walt
- Susan Kellermann as Waitress
- Matthew Lawrence as Little Neal
- Edie McClurg as Car Rental Agent
- Susan Isaacs as Marie
- John Randolph Jones as Cab Dispatcher
- Ben Stein as Wichita Airport Rep
- Lyman Ward as John
- George Petrie as Martin
- Gary Riley as Motel Thief
- Charles Tyner as Gus
- Nick Wyman as New York Lawyer
- Diana Castle as Stewardess #1
- Bill Erwin as Man on Plane
- Ruth de Sosa as New York Ticket Agent
Crew
- John Hughes · Director
- John Hughes · Writer
- John Hughes · Producer
- Ira Newborn · Composer
- Donald Peterman · Cinematographer
- Paul Hirsch · Editor
- Janet Hirshenson · Casting director
- Jane Jenkins · Casting director
- John W. Corso · Production designer