

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987-11-26 · 92 min · ★ 7.3
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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Production details
- Directors
- John Hughes
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 15,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 49,500,000
Top Cast
Steve MartinNeal Page
John CandyDel Griffith
Laila RobinsSusan Page
Michael McKeanState Trooper
Dylan BakerOwen
Kevin BaconTaxi Racer
Olivia BurnetteMarti Page
Carol BruceJoy Page
Diana DouglasPeg
Martin FerreroMotel Clerk
Larry HankinDoobie
Richard HerdWalt
Susan KellermannWaitress
Matthew LawrenceLittle Neal
Edie McClurgCar Rental Agent
Susan IsaacsMarie
John Randolph JonesCab Dispatcher
Ben SteinWichita Airport Rep
Lyman WardJohn
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