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Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
7.5
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion. Director:John HughesWriter:John Hughes |
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| Steve Martin | ... | ||
| John Candy | ... | ||
| Laila Robins | ... | ||
| Michael McKean | ... | ||
| Kevin Bacon | ... | ||
| Dylan Baker | ... | ||
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Carol Bruce | ... | |
| Olivia Burnette | ... | ||
| Diana Douglas | ... | ||
| Martin Ferrero | ... | ||
| Larry Hankin | ... | ||
| Richard Herd | ... | ||
| Susan Kellermann | ... |
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| Matthew Lawrence | ... | ||
| Edie McClurg | ... | ||
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Storyline
All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due to bad weather, so he decides on other means of transport. As well as bad luck, Neal is blessed with the presence of Del Griffith, Shower Curtain Ring Salesman and all-around blabbermouth, who is never short of advice, conversation, bad jokes, or company. And when he decides that he is going the same direction as Neal.... Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$7,009,482 (USA) (29 November 1987) (1118 Screens)Gross:
$49,230,280 (USA)Company Credits
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Del: Well, I'm still a million bucks shy of bein' a millionaire.
[Both laugh]
Del: Gus, I'd like you to meet an old friend of mine. This is Neal Page from Chicago. Neal, this is Gus Mooney.
Neal: Hi.
Gus: Glad to meet you, Nick.
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across the screen like a plane, train, and automobile.
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(1987)
(Love theme from Planes, Trains & Automobiles)
Written by David Steele, Andy Cox and John Hughes
Performed by E.T.A. featuring Steve Martin and John Candy See more »
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Goofs
Errors in geography: When Del and Neal arrive in Saint Louis by Bus there is an exterior shot of a Trailways Bus Terminal. This Bus Terminal is actually the one in Chicago in fact it happens to be the same one seen in The Blues Brothers. See more »Quotes
Gus: Del Griffith! How the hell are ya?Del: Well, I'm still a million bucks shy of bein' a millionaire.
[Both laugh]
Del: Gus, I'd like you to meet an old friend of mine. This is Neal Page from Chicago. Neal, this is Gus Mooney.
Neal: Hi.
Gus: Glad to meet you, Nick.
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Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits after the title, which scrollsacross the screen like a plane, train, and automobile.
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Soundtracks
"I Can Take Anything"(1987)
(Love theme from Planes, Trains & Automobiles)
Written by David Steele, Andy Cox and John Hughes
Performed by E.T.A. featuring Steve Martin and John Candy See more »
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