Summary:
Were it not for its profanity-laden opening scenes, John Hughes' Planes, Trains and Automobiles might have been suitable family entertainment: certainly it's heaps less violent and mean-spirited than Hughes' Home Alone. En route to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his family, easily annoyed businessman Neal Page (Steve Martin) finds his first-class plane ticket has... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Steve Martin - (Neal Page)
John Candy - (Del Griffith)
William Windom - (Bryant (uncredited))
Laila Robins - (Susan Page)
Michael McKean - (State Trooper)
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Review:
Planes, Trains and Automobiles was promoted as teen movie guru John Hughes' first "adult" comedy, but the film maintains the same warm-hearted, absurdist humor that made his high-school fare so enjoyable. Hughes is adept at capturing the ridiculousness of everyday life and the often surreal nature of interpersonal contact. As with 19... Continue >>

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