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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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• Comedy
• Drama

• 1987
• John Hughes
• 88 mins
• 15

Summary

A stressed businessman just wants to make it home to spend Thanksgiving with his family. However, when his flight is forced to land miles from its destination, he finds himself sharing a disaster-strewn journey across America with an amiable but slobbish salesman. Comedy road movie, starring Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Kevin Bacon and Michael McKean

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Steve Martin and John Candy are on excellent form here as mismatched strangers desperately trying to get home for Thanksgiving. Writer/director John Hughes (branching out after a string of teen movies including The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off) delightfully sends up the vagaries of the American transport system, but occasionally finds it difficult to balance the slapstick with the sentimental. Yet, the cheerfully astute playing by the disaster-prone leads ensures that the farcical proceedings are always fun to watch.

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7.6/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameNeal PageSteve MartinDel GriffithJohn CandySusan PageLaila RobbinsState trooperMichael McKeanTaxi racerKevin BaconOwenDylan BakerJoyCarol BruceMartiOlivia Burnette

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Details

Released on

1988-02-12

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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