Planes Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Directed by John Hughes, Planes, Trains and Automobiles stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a busy advertising executive who finds himself the unwilling traveling companion of salesman Del Griffith as the two attempt to return to Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday. Beset by bad weather and a continuing comedy of errors in attempting to make travel plans, Neal and Del must work together, however unwillingly, to accomplish their shared goal. John Candy also stars alongside Martin as Del.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Director
- John Hughes
- Release Date
- November 25, 1987
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- John Candy , Steve Martin , Kevin Bacon
- Writers
- John Hughes
- Runtime
- 93minutes
- Budget
- $15million
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