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The letters in the title of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" roar across the screen like a streamliner, and the movie itself has the same confidence. The movie tells the story of two travelers who share a modest wish in life, to fly from LaGuardia to O'Hare on schedule, and it follows with complete logic the chain of events that leads them to share a soggy bed in a cheap motel in Wichita, Kan.

The travelers are played by Steve Martin and John Candy , Martin as the fastidious, anal-compulsive snob and Candy as the big, unkempt shower-ring salesman with a weakness for telling long stories without punchlines. Both actors are perfectly cast, not so much because they are physically matched to their roles as because the movie is able to see past their differences to an essential sweetness they share.

The film was written and directed by John Hughes , who previously has specialized in high-quality teenage movies, such as " Sixteen Candles " and " The Breakfast Club ." One hallmark of Hughes' work is his insistence that his characters have recognizable human qualities; he doesn't work with a cookie cutter, and the teenage roles he wrote for Molly Ringwald , Emilio Estevez , Ally Sheedy , Matthew Broderick and others helped transform Holywood's idea of what a teenage movie could be. Hughes' comedies al ways contain a serious undercurrent, attention to some sort of universal human dilemma that his screenplay helps to solve.

All of which may seem a million miles away from Steve Martin and John Candy, whom we left on that beer-soaked mattress in Kansas. ("You should have known what would happen when you left a six-pack on a vibrating mattress," Martin nitterly complains.) But "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" is a screwball comedy with a heart, and after the laughter is over the film has generated a lot of good feeling.

The story opens in Manhattan, a few days before Thanksgiving, when Candy grabs a taxi that Martin thought was his. The two men meet again at a departure lounge at LaGuardia, where their flight to Chicago has been delayed by bad weather. Martin immediately recognizes the other man as the SOB who got his cab, and inevitably, when they finally board the plane, he finds himself bumped out of first class and wedged into the center seat next to the ample Candy.

The flight eventually takes off, only to be diverted to Wichita, where Candy has enough connections through the shower-ring business to get them a room - one room with one bed. This is the beginning of a two-day nightmare for the fastidious Martin, who at one point screams at Candy that he snores and smokes, his socks smell and his jokes aren't funny.

How bad are Candy's jokes? Martin shows no mercy. He'd rather attend an insurance seminar than listen to one more of them. During Martin's long outburst, the camera holds on Candy's face, and we see that he is hurt, not offended. He only wants to please, to make friends. And, as usual, he has tried too hard.

The next morning, back at the Wichita airport, Martin tries to dump Candy, but fate has linked them together. Through a series of horrible misadventures on trains, buses, semi-trailer trucks and automobiles, they end up on a highway somewhere in southern Illinois, trying to explain to a state trooper why they are driving a car that has not only crashed, but burned.

There are a lot of big laughs in "Trains, Planes and Automobiles," including the moment when the two men wake up cuddled together in the motel room, and immediately leap out of bed and begin to make macho talk about the latest Bears game. The movie's a terrific comedy, but it's more than that, because eventually Hughes gives the Martin and Candy characters some genuine depth. We begin to understand the dynamics of their relationship, and to see that although they may be opposites, they have more in common than they know.

This is a funny movie, but also a surprisingly warm and sweet one.

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Funny comedy about a holiday travel nightmare has profanity.

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Two opposite characters -- one an optimistic extro

While not role models per se, Neal and Del are opp

The lead characters narrowly avert a fatal acciden

Scantily clad girl pinups inside taxicab. A couple

During an altercation with a rental car employee,

Frequent cigarette smoking. Lead characters drink

Parents need to know that Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a classic 1987 John Hughes-directed comedy in which two opposite characters, a loquacious salesman played by John Candy and a cynical advertising executive played by Steve Martin, face one setback after another while trying to get home in time for…

Positive Messages

Two opposite characters -- one an optimistic extroverted salesman, the other a more cynical and introverted advertising executive -- learn to appreciate the qualities in the other person and grow to be friends.

Positive Role Models

While not role models per se, Neal and Del are opposites who learn to appreciate their differences in personality and temperament.

Violence & Scariness

The lead characters narrowly avert a fatal accident when they drive down the interstate in the wrong direction. Pratfall violence: Neal getting grabbed in the testicles and dragged, characters punching each other and falling over.

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Sex, Romance & Nudity

Scantily clad girl pinups inside taxicab. A couple on a bus makes out while groping each other. In the airport, Del reads an X-rated paperback book. In one of the movie's better-known scenes, while sharing the same bed in a motel room, Del wakes up spooning Neal, and when they realize that Del has his hand between not two pillows but rather Neal's buttocks, they both panic.

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During an altercation with a rental car employee, Steve Martin's character goes on a tirade in which he uses "f--k" several times. Other profanity: "son of a bitch," "a--hole," "s--t," "goddamn."

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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

Frequent cigarette smoking. Lead characters drink several mini-bottles of various types of alcohol while stuck in a motel room, act drunk. Beer drinking. Cigar smoking.

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Parents need to know that Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a classic 1987 John Hughes -directed comedy in which two opposite characters, a loquacious salesman played by John Candy and a cynical advertising executive played by Steve Martin , face one setback after another while trying to get home in time for Thanksgiving. The consistent use of profanity in this movie may override its many humorous scenes and, as such, may not be appropriate for younger kids. In one scene that adults may find funny, an irate Steve Martin employs "f--k" repeatedly while arguing with a rental car agent; in another, Candy jokes about picking up pickup sticks with his "butt cheeks." Expect some smoking and drinking. The film does impart a few moral lessons, such as the value of family and not judging a character by his first impression. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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Rated PG for brief strong language

Great film the language is actually pretty tame, aside from the infamous f-word rant. (therefore it’s a soft r), what's the story.

In PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, Neal Page and Del Griffith couldn't be more unlikely traveling partners, let alone friends. Neal ( Steve Martin ), a wearied executive from the Chicago suburbs who has sat in on one too many business meetings, is desperate to come home to his wife and children for Thanksgiving dinner after his plane is indefinitely laid over in Wichita, Kansas. Neal repeatedly meets up with goofy shower-ring salesman Del ( John Candy ) in a series of coincidental encounters, beginning with Del's unwittingly stealing Neal's New York City cab. Throughout their journey, they spar with Midwestern hicks, motel clerks, a rental car agent, and law enforcement figures, traveling not only by plane, train, and automobile but by bus and even foot as well.

Is It Any Good?

There are some truly hilarious scenes in this movie, but they aren't very appropriate for kids -- at least younger ones. In one scene, the two men are forced to share a bed in a sleazy motel, and Del unconsciously cuddles with Neal in his sleep. When they wake up, horrified, Neal asks Del where one of his hands is. He replies, "Between two pillows." Neal exclaims, "Those aren't pillows!"

Given Neal's love-hate relationship with Del, he does not always serve as an appropriate role model. He repeatedly tells off Del and berates his oddball behavior. Yet even Neal realizes his bad behavior and regrets it on several occasions, and by the end of the film, the two realize that together they've accomplished more than they could separately. Overall, teens would get a chuckle from Planes, Trains and Automobiles 's many escapades, and their parents would probably enjoy viewing it with them -- with the understanding that the humor is far from clean.

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Movie Details

  • In theaters : July 20, 1987
  • On DVD or streaming : January 8, 2002
  • Cast : John Candy , Kevin Bacon , Steve Martin
  • Director : John Hughes
  • Studio : Paramount Pictures
  • Genre : Comedy
  • Topics : Friendship , Holidays , Trains
  • Run time : 92 minutes
  • MPAA rating : R
  • MPAA explanation : language
  • Last updated : December 9, 2023

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The quintessential mix of Thanksgiving anxiety, Steve Martin and John Candy antics, and John Hughes’ irreverent comedy.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 23, 2023

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Frankly, if you’re a fan of this film, the deleted/extended scenes plus the lovely video restoration/remaster may be enough to warrant buying it immediately.

Full Review | Nov 22, 2022

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Where disaster after disaster can become tiring, they continue reinventing themselves up to an unexpected ending where, after so much laughter one ends up on the brink of tears. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jul 5, 2022

As recent variations of an age-old movie genre go, it is fairly good, but somehow you hope for more from Steve Martin and John Candy.

Full Review | Apr 20, 2022

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It's difficult to imagine any of the filmmakers currently working in Hughes's shadow going this extra mile, let alone being so inspired or audacious in the first place.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 3, 2022

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Bringing two comedic geniuses, Martin and Candy, together on the big screen was a brilliant idea with obviously positive results.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 2, 2021

Martin is the straight man with Candy sliding into the buffoon role. It is a situation of perfect casting and great chemistry.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 28, 2021

John Hughes, the master of adolescent angst, finally has grown up. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a hilarious comedy without troubled teen-agers.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 19, 2021

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A hilarious comedy from the 80s that holds up

Full Review | Nov 27, 2020

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It is honestly one of the finest comedy performances of 1980s cinema.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 11, 2020

The movie falls into the trap of wimpy and bland sentimentality. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Apr 7, 2020

Mainstream audiences should readily identify with the series of tribulations and woes that befall the Everyman Martin in this good-natured, albeit predictable comedy.

Full Review | Nov 29, 2018

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Led by the chemistry between Steve Martin and John Candy, John Hughes'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles remains a quintessential Thanksgiving classic.

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It's the perfect film to see on an airplane.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jun 8, 2018

A hilarious and poignant film that would prove to be particularly relevant in the upcoming years.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 14, 2017

Planes,Trains and Automobiles is a very funny film.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 24, 2013

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One of the funniest films ever made...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 30, 2012

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A surprisingly powerful, and incredibly funny, little movie led by two terrific performances and John Hughes' razor sharp script.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Jan 29, 2012

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The finest comedy screenplay John Hughes ever wrote.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 31, 2011

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Typically Hughes: funny, zany, silly, a little bit dull and annoying, and, eventually, a whole lot sentimental.

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Producer-writer-director John Hughes has brought together two of America's biggest comedy talents for this likeable comic foray into life on the road. Martin and Candy are ill-starred business travellers (one a marketing consultant with the archetypal '80s suit and hair, one a polyester-clad clod of a shower-ring salesman – Candy plays the latter, just in case anyone needed clarification) who have to navigate their way from New York to Chicago overland in time for Thanksgiving. As time and options slip through their hands, desperation sets in, as does a mutual dependence.

This bond is a genuinely touching one; Candy's massive vulnerability swallows Martin's incisive cynicism and its hard to deny the film its warm-hearted if twee ending.

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles , a 1987 feature from John Hughes, represented something of a watershed in the career of the prolific writer/director/producer. Prior to this film, Hughes had been known for his contribution to the popular '80s genre of "the teen movie." Unlike most film makers working in that arena, Hughes eschewed the cheap T&A exploitation of flicks like Porky's in favor of surprisingly sensitive character interaction and relationship building. Hughes made his early reputation with pictures like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club , and Ferris Bueller's Day Off . By the time Planes, Trains, and Automobiles arrived, Hughes had abandoned the teen genre, and was searching for something new. He would find it two years later when he wrote and produced Home Alone. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was a bridge between the two phases of his career, containing elements of both character development and physical comedy.

My recollection of seeing Planes, Trains, and Automobiles during its theatrical run was that I laughed hard and often. Re-watching it recently, however, I was struck that, while the comedy is undeniable, the dramatic underpinning of the script is stronger than I remembered. The "hook" that draws the viewer in is the humor, but the movie's real appeal is the characters. Don't mistake what I'm saying -- there's nothing deep, dark, or profound lurking in the subtext. This isn't Dostoevsky, nor does it want to be. But it takes the time to round out the protagonists and allow us to care about what happens to them. There are moments in this film that tug at the heartstrings.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is a Murphy's Law story. For salesman Neal Page (Steve Martin), everything that can possibly go wrong is about to do so. This is like Martin Scorsese's After Hours on a grander, less psychotic scale. It all starts in New York City, two days before Thanksgiving. Neal is eager to get home into the bosom of his family so he can enjoy the holiday. But bad weather intervenes. His flight from Laguardia to O'Hare is diverted to Wichita, Kansas after a snowstorm hits Chicago. What makes the trip even longer is that Neal is stuck next to one of those good-natured, annoying talkers who won't shut up. The man's name is Del Griffith (John Candy), and he's a shower curtain ring salesman armed with an endless supply of dumb jokes and pointless anecdotes. This isn't the first time Neal has run into him, either. Earlier in the day, when Neal was trying to get to the airport, Del stole his cab, getting their relationship off to a rocky start.

In the time-honored tradition of the buddy comedy, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles throws these two mismatched individuals together and allows them to suffer all sorts of bizarre misfortunes as they try to get home before the turkey is served. They spend a night in a cramped hotel room sleeping in the same bed, endure the blatant incompetence of uncaring rental car clerks, suffer through transportation breakdowns, and watch one of their last hopes literally go up in smoke. We know they're eventually going to reach the Windy City, so the fun is watching their slow, reluctant bonding as they take planes, trains, automobiles, and tractor trailers to get there.

Steve Martin plays the anal Neal with equal parts unyielding rigidity and maniacal intensity. But, although he has a few memorable "wild and crazy guy" outbursts, Martin's performance is largely restrained. He does a good job presenting the increasingly-desperate facade of a normal guy who is enduring a living nightmare, and who really doesn't want to have anything to do with the jovial boob who is drawn to him like a fly to garbage. Martin enables us to empathize with Neal by conveying the important fact that he isn't a nasty person -- he's just someone who's reacting badly to his circumstances.

As Del, the late comedian John Candy, an SCTV alum, gives one of the two best-rounded performances on his resume (the other was in Only the Lonely ). Candy imbues Del with more depth that one initially expects from the big man. Although he's a compulsive talker and an all-around buffoon, his gregarious personality hides a deep loneliness. During one scene, when Neal is berating him for his unfunny stories, we see the hurt gradually build in Del's eyes. One of the keys to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles ' success is that both actors develop their characters into fully-formed individuals instead of caricatures. We can laugh at them when they wake up horrified after inadvertently snuggling together during the night, then sympathize with them in their quest for warmth and companionship during the cold, lonely holiday season.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is one of those rare movies that manages to mingle outrageous comedy and light drama in such a way that we aren't repulsed or offended by its simplicity and occasional mawkishness. It's a fine cinematic treat that doesn't demand much from a viewer, but gives back a lot, both in terms of laughter and good feeling.

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There are literally hundreds of Christmas movies , but for such a major American holiday about the cinematic theme of family togetherness, there are surprisingly few films centered around Thanksgiving. Perhaps that's because the world doesn't need many more Turkey Day movie options besides Planes, Trains and Automobiles.  Released to theaters in 1987, it's evolved into an enduring classic, rewatched each and every year by countless people thanks to home video, streaming, and cable TV. 

A mix of  The Odd Couple  and a road movie, the film throws together uptight marketing executive Neal Page (Steve Martin) and gregarious-to-the-point-of-obnoxious shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith (the late John Candy). The two are forced to endure multiple modes of transportation, indignities, and delays as they both try to get home to Chicago to celebrate Thanksgiving. Nothing goes as planned, and Del drives Neal mad, only for a surprising twist ending (courtesy of writer-director John Hughes) to impart a lesson about the true meaning of the holiday. However, there's a lot more to this Thanksgiving flick than what you see up on the screen, and today, we're diving into the untold truth of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles .

It's based on a true story

The action of Planes, Trains and Automobiles   occurs over the course of just three days. And, according to Kirk Honeycutt's  John Hughes: A Life in Film , three days is also how long it took writer-director John Hughes to pen the movie's screenplay. The film's editor, Paul Hirsch, claimed at a Hughes tribute event that the filmmaker knocked out the first 60 pages of the script in just six hours.

Perhaps Hughes was so speedy with this one because, as the old adage instructs, he wrote what he knew. Before his career as a screenwriter took off, he wrote advertising copy for the Leo Burnett agency, which is very similar to Neal's job as a marketing wiz. And as his old boss Robert Nolan told The Huffington Post in 2009, Hughes once endured a real-life travel nightmare. "John had an 11 a.m. presentation in New York on a bleak winter Wednesday. He flew out of Chicago at 7 a.m., planning to return to Chicago on the 5 p.m. plane," Nolan said . Strong winds grounded a ton of flights, so Hughes had to crash at an NYC hotel. The next day, a snowstorm canceled his Chicago flight, but he got on another one ... which was rerouted to Iowa, but then landed in Denver when the Des Moines airport was snowed in. Hughes eventually touched down in Phoenix before finally making his way home, and that nightmarish journey helped him write about Neal Page's insane adventure.

John Hughes gave away Planes, Trains and Automobiles ... and then took it back

While John Hughes could write a screenplay with mind-boggling speed, directing a movie took him as long as it takes most everybody else. In other words, it took him months. As a result, there just wasn't enough time for Hughes to direct every single movie he wrote. Hughes penned the scripts for a whopping 16 major motion pictures in the 1980s, and seven of those he directed. Among the movies where Hughes did double-duty were  Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off .  

Whenever Hughes couldn't work it into his schedule to direct, he entrusted Howard Deutsch for the job. Deutsch directed three Hughes-penned movies: Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, and The Great Outdoors. He almost had Planes, Trains and Automobiles on his resume, too. Hughes had just finished directing She's Having a Baby, and he gave Deutsch the call for Planes, Trains and Automobiles. But then once Steve Martin signed on to star, Hughes took the project back for himself and gave Deutsch the assignment of  Big Country,  which was later renamed The Great Outdoors.

The movie was almost as long as the characters' journey

Planes, Trains and Automobiles runs 93 minutes , and in that time, audiences feel every bit of Neal and Del's frustration as they try to get back to Chicago. But writer-director John Hughes initially wanted the audience to empathize and understand their exhaustion even more. According to Kirk Honeycutt's  John Hughes: A Life in Film ,  the shooting script for the film ran 145 pages. As one page generally equals a minute of screen time, this means Hughes envisioned a two-and-a-half-hour comedy. When Steve Martin first received his noticeably large script, he figured Hughes would eventually cut out some scenes, and so he asked the writer-director what parts he thought he might delete. As Martin tells it, "He looked at me strangely and said 'Cutting?' I realized he had no intention of cutting anything!"

Adding to an excessively lengthy script, Hughes encouraged stars Martin and John Candy to ad lib as much as they wanted. All together, according to Martin , that helped make a first cut of Planes, Trains and Automobiles that ran four-and-a-half hours. Eventually, Hughes trimmed that down to a three-and-a-half-hour director's cut ( Home Alone director Chris Columbus has seen it), but he finally signed off on the 93-minute version that hit movie theaters.

There's a lot of footage cut from Planes, Trains and Automobiles

As Planes, Trains and Automobiles entered production with a 145-page script and a director adamant on shooting every word, a lot of material wound up excised from the final, theatrical cut of the movie. For example, the crew filmed a sequence set in a strip club. In the deleted scene, after Neal and Del's car catches fire, they pop into the establishment to use the phone, and Del gets very distracted by the scantily clad women on stage.  

Another moment involved Jeri Ryan — Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager — who messed up the role and got herself fired. During a bus scene, Candy and Steve Martin were "doing goofy things between takes," Ryan told Mr. Showbiz (via SFFChronicles ). After three days of laughing too hard at Candy and Martin's antics when cameras rolled, the neophyte was told not to come back. Even previous Hughes collaborators weren't safe. Jeffrey Jones, Principal Ed Rooney from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, had his part cut from the movie , too.

As for the movie's shocking, heartbreaking twist ending — when Del reveals that the wife he's been talking about for the whole movie died eight years earlier, and he actually doesn't have anyone to go home to for Thanksgiving — it was nearly even sadder. After the revelation , Candy ad-libbed some lines about how his character is so lonely that he latches on to people, "but this time I couldn't let go." That bit didn't make it into the film.

Why is this movie rated R?

Content-wise, Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a very mild movie. That's part of why it's a perennial classic that can be viewed and enjoyed by whole families every Thanksgiving. Still, the film's original, theatrical cut carries an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, even after an appeal was filed by its filmmakers. (So that means, to the MPAA, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, a funny and touching comedy of errors about travel, is just as harmful for kids as other R-rated movies of 1987, such as the ultra-violent RoboCop and Predator .)

So why the stiff rating? Well,  Planes, Trains and Automobiles got its restricted rating because of 19 utterances of the F-word ... all of which come in a single scene. After an exasperated Neal finds his rental car missing from a lot, he traipses through miles of snow, mud, runways, and embankments back to an airport and demands a car from the agency's desk clerk (Edie McClurg) with a profane rant riddled with 18 F-bombs. When the incredibly rude Neal fails to produce his rental agreement, McClurg gets the last word, proclaiming, "You're f***ed."

One degree of Kevin Bacon

Just before John Hughe s started directing Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the filmmaker best known for teen comedies finished up a more adult-oriented comedy, She's Having a Baby . The movie finds Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern as a young married couple anxious about starting a family. Planes, Trains and Automobiles seems to be set in the same cinematic "universe" as that film, although its events also take place in a world where She's Having a Baby is also a movie. 

See, there'a scene in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles  where Neal (Steve Martin) talks to his wife, Susan (Laila Robins) over the phone. A TV on in the background plays a scene from She's Having a Baby  ... which wasn't released until February 1988, about three months after Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. John Candy, a star of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, makes a cameo in She's Having a Baby, but in character as Chet, the guy he played in The Great Outdoors , a film not released until June 1988, four months after She's Having a Baby. And it all comes full circle with Kevin Bacon . The actor briefly appears at the beginning of Planes, Trains and Automobiles,  stealing a taxi from Neal. That same scene repeats  from Bacon's character's perspective in She's Having a Baby. Weird.

This isn't your song

Most of the songs  that play throughout  Planes, Trains and Automobiles  are thematically appropriate. They're tunes about travel (Steve Earle's "Six Days on the Road") and tunes about wanting to be done traveling (Emmylou Harris' cover of Patsy Cline's "Back in Baby's Arms"). However, the film is unlike other John Hughes movies in that it lacks a definitive theme song. While The Breakfast Club had "Don't You (Forget About Me)" and National Lampoon's Vacation had "Holiday Road," there's no signature song here ... but there one was in the works. 

Hughes' production company had contracted Elton John to co-write and record a song for  Planes, Trains and Automobiles . Two days before he was supposed to record it in a U.S. studio, he pulled out of the project. "We'd seen and loved the film, the lyric was written, and Elton had almost finished the tune when we discovered Paramount wanted various things which were difficult to arrange," the lyricist for the song, Gary Osborne, told the Los Angeles Times . He blamed "contractual technicalities," which is a nice way of saying that Paramount, the company releasing the film, wanted to own the master to John's song. That couldn't be negotiated, or at least not negotiated quickly. In the U.S., John was on MCA Records (home of the Planes, Trains  soundtrack), but everywhere else in the world, he was a Polygram artist. As his songs were contractually owned by Polygram at the time, he couldn't legally record for MCA.

Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and football stats

In a movie full of memorable moments, one of the most notable comes when Neal and Del, forced to share a tiny motel room together, wake up snuggling. Del mentions keeping his hand in between a couple of pillows, and Neal quickly comes to the realization that Del is spooning him ... and thus his hand is decidedly not wedged between two pillows. That's when the two jump up and try to shake off this moment of inadvertent, male-on-male physical content with a manly discussion of the Chicago Bears. "Did you see that Bears game last week?" Neal asks. "Hell of a game, hell of a game," Del replies in a deep, masculine voice. "Bears got a great team this year, they're gonna go all the way."

If Planes, Trains and Automobiles took place in the year it was released — 1987 — this means that the Bears game Neal and Del discuss took place on November 22 , the Sunday before Thanksgiving . In what's a remarkable bit of accuracy for this very brief conversation, the Bears really did play a great game "last week." They defeated the Detroit Lions 30 to 10 and improved to an 8-2 record. (However, the Bears didn't make good on Del's prediction that they'd "go all the way," losing to Washington in the first round of the playoffs.)

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THE circuitous journey that is embarked upon in John Hughes's ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' is supposed to range from New York to Chicago, but its final destination is surprising. The two traveling companions, Neal Page (Steve Martin) and Del Griffith (John Candy), do indeed make it to the Windy City, but they also reach the place where confidences are voiced, insecurities are expressed and friendships are formed.

One need not be a student of Mr. Hughes's teen-oriented films (among them ''Sixteen Candles'' and ''Some Kind of Wonderful'') to sense that these are not usually the concerns of middle-aged traveling businessmen. However, Mr. Hughes conceives of this film's adult characters as lost adolescents, and seems to regard their mature status as a terrible burden that they will, with luck, be able to shed. So Mr. Martin, in the film's earlier sections, is the epitome of corporate stiffness, doing most of his acting with his cheek muscles and bristling murderously when someone steals a taxi from him at rush hour. The film is no more comfortable with this exaggerated version of grown-up reserve than it is with the misplaced, confessional pieties that color its conclusion.

The real trouble with ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles,'' which opens today at Loew's Astor Plaza and other theaters, is simpler: there wasn't much of an idea here to begin with, and when Mr. Hughes works with non-teen-age characters he has smaller reserves of colloquial humor upon which to draw. It's harder to have one man complain that traveling with the other is ''like going on a date with a Chatty Cathy doll'' than it would be to have a teen-ager deliver that line. None of Mr. Hughes's earlier films have revolved around anything more complicated than prom dates and parent troubles and getting along with schoolmates, but they had a texture and authenticity that ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' lacks.

Mr. Martin and Mr. Candy are an easy twosome to watch even with marginal material, though, and the film is never worse than slow. In fact, it's even promising at first, with the bound-for-trouble promise of a quick trip home for Neal Page, who phones his wife to tell her he'll be there by 10. As a blow-by-blow anatomy of a horrid traveling experience, replete with flight cancellations, snowstorms and unscheduled detours, ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' has great potential, but it begins to meander once Neal and Del become a reluctant duo. Neal detests the loud, tirelessly jolly Del on sight. But Fate forces them to share a plane ride, a hair-raising taxi trip and even a bed.

The great, embarrassed flurry of man-talk (''helluva game, helluva game!'') with which these two leap out of bed the next morning is indeed funny, and the film does have its scattered moments. But too often, the audience has as much reason as Del and Neal do to wonder where, if anywhere, they are going. Easy Riders PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, directed by John Hughes; written by Mr. Hughes; director of photography, Don Peterman; edited by Paul Hirsch; music by Ira Newborn; produced by Mr. Hughes; released by Paramount Pictures. At Loews Astor Plaza, Broadway at 44th Street; Loews Orpheum Twin, 86th Street at Third Avenue; Gemini Twin, Second Avenue at 64th Street, and other theaters.

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Although featuring plenty of comedic shtick, this road trip comes with some large profanity potholes..

Neal Page's (Steve Martin) plans for Thanksgiving get detoured. First by bad weather, and then by a not-so-helpful stranger (John Candy) he meets while trying to find an alternative mode of transportation to get home for the holiday.

Release date November 25, 1987

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The US Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel times of the calendar year. Conveyance of the bustling crowds is further complicated by the possibility of bad weather, which affects much of the country during that third week of November. Knowing these facts, Neal Page (Steve Martin) books his airplane ticket out of New York City well in advance. Allowing two day’s grace, the well-organized businessman feels confident nothing can stop him from getting to Chicago in time to share the season’s festivities with his family.

He couldn’t be more wrong. Right from the beginning, his careful plans go awry. First, his board meeting runs overtime. Next, he must fight the rush hour masses to get a cab to the airport. (Look for Kevin Bacon’s cameo appearance during his race through Manhattan’s traffic.) And when he finally gets to JFK, he learns his flight has been delayed due to a snowstorm.

In comedic fashion, the plot thwarts Neal’s every attempt to get home – and almost always the circumstances are complicated by the well-meaning, but misguided assistance provided by the persistently-present Del. Even switching modes of transportation from planes, to trains and automobiles, doesn’t help Neal get to his destination, or get rid of Del, any faster.

During their days on the road together, the unlikely pair destroys vehicles and property, gets robbed, and reluctantly shares accommodations. Depictions of reckless driving, creative ways to raise money and invasion of personal space detour into road violence, verbal assaults, fist fights, crude bathroom humor and sexual innuendo. As well, the script contains a blizzard of profanities, including one scene where the sexual expletive is used 19 times. (This frequent strong language also accounts for the movie’s R-rating.)

Despite this mature content, Planes, Trains and Automobiles has become a perennial favorite. Written and directed by John Hughes, it presents a fun premise and features great shtick delivered by Martin and Candy. Yet family viewers should proceed with caution because the baggage of the undesirable content tends to encumber the film’s feel-good ending just as incessantly as Del Griffith derails Neal Page.

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Why is Planes, Trains and Automobiles rated R? Planes, Trains and Automobiles is rated R by the MPAA

Violence: Reckless and distracted driving, along with careless pedestrian behavior, nearly cause several accidents. In one instance, a car almost drives over the head of a man who has fallen on the roadway.Characters watch a few minutes of a horror movie and see a woman screaming. A character is casual with the use of cigarettes and lighters, and causes a fire. Various vehicles experience breakdowns and collisions: one catches on fire. Property damage occurs. A man breaks into a room and steals money. Characters tell lies. Characters get into physical altercations: a man is punched, another is hit in the groin.

Sexual Content: Sexual images/photos are seen on the cover of a book and as clippings that have been pinned to the interior of a car. Background characters are seen kissing passionately. Two men reluctantly share a double bed in a hotel room and are appalled when they wake up and discover they are cuddled together. A man is in a shower is seen naked from the waist up. Childbirth is mentioned. A couple embraces and kisses. Sexual remarks and innuendo are heard.

Profanity: A strong sexual expletive is repeated 19 times. Frequent use of mild and moderate profanities, scatological slang and terms of deity. Sexual banter and crude slang for anatomy are heard, along with name-calling and spiteful words. Bathroom humor is depicted.

Alcohol / Drug Use: A character offers to buy another a drink. Smoking is depicted throughout the film. A man chews and spits tobacco.

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Del tells Neal he should, “Like your work, and love your wife.” What is he trying to say about balancing life’s priorities? How do you feel about his words of advice?

What would you do if you had to deal with a clingy stranger? What things does Del observe about Neal’s unenthusiastic friendship? What does Neal learn about Del over time? Why is Del faster at seeing beyond outward appearances than Neal?

The most recent home video release of Planes, Trains and Automobiles movie is October 10, 2017. Here are some details…

Home Video Notes: Planes, Trains and Automobiles: 30th Anniversary Edition Release Date: 10 October 2017 Planes, Trains and Automobiles releases in a 30th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray, DVD + Digital Copy) with the following bonus features: - Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes Trains and Automobiles - John Hughes for Adults - A Tribute to John Candy - Deleted Scene - John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

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Steve Martin also stars in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride II . John Candy can be seen in Cool Runnings . The creative talents of John Hughes can be found in the movies Home Alone , Breakfast Club and the 1994 Miracle on 34th Street .

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: What’s the Best Way to Travel Around Europe?

T raveling around Europe is many people's idea of a dream vacation. And if you have the time, it's certainly doable. Countries in Europe aren't that far from each other, and there are affordable transportation options. You could easily spend time in four or five countries over a two-week trip.

Flights, trains, and cars are three of the most common ways to get around, and each has its pros and cons. Figuring out the right option for each leg of your trip could help you save money and have a better time traveling from place to place.

My wife and I spent three months in Europe last summer. During that time, we took a few flights, went on several train rides, and rented a car at one point. If you're deciding how to get around, here's what I recommend.

For longer journeys: Planes

If you want to arrive as quickly as possible, flying is the best choice. It's also more convenient for long trips that would take six hours or more by train. Taking a flight, on the other hand, could likely get you there in under two hours.

You can compare flights and trains for where you want to go online -- I recommend Google Flights and Trainline . Enter your trip details on each one, and you can compare prices and travel times. You'll be able to see if going by train is a viable option, or if a plane is the only way to arrive in a reasonable amount of time.

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Somewhat surprisingly, flying is cheaper than train travel in most of Europe, according to recent research by Greenpeace. This isn't always the case, though. I made a lot of last-minute bookings, and trains were normally more affordable. It's also budget airlines that offer the cheapest airfare, and many of them charge extra for each piece of luggage beyond a personal item.

However, if you use travel credit cards and have miles available, you could redeem those to save on flight costs. Short-hop flights costing 100 euros to 200 euros are sometimes also available for just 5,000 miles to 8,000 miles.

For a relaxing travel experience: Trains

Europe has an excellent rail system, and I'd highly recommend using it if you can. It's the quintessential European travel experience. You can settle in with a coffee or a drink, and watch the countryside pass by.

As far as when to use it, that depends on how far you're going and how much train travel you're open to. My general rule of thumb is to go by train when it's less than five or six hours and doesn't require any train changes. For anything longer or more complicated than that, I prefer flying, since it's more convenient.

If you're traveling within one country, the train is usually a good option. Trains are also perfect for day trips to cities that aren't too far from each other. And they can also work well for trips between countries, too. For example, you can get from Paris to Amsterdam by train in under three-and-a-half hours.

When comparing how long it will take to fly compared to taking the train, keep in mind that travel times don't tell the whole story. You don't need to arrive that early when traveling by train, because there's no extensive security check like there is at the airport. Train stations are also often conveniently located within major cities, not on the outskirts like many airports are.

For anything off the beaten path: Automobiles

In most of the United States, you get used to driving everywhere. If you're planning to visit major cities in Europe, don't feel like you need to rent a car. In fact, it may be better not to. It's easy to get around with public transportation, and often faster than driving. Traffic is brutal in big cities, as is finding parking. The subway or the bus are both good alternatives. Many cities also have bike and scooter rentals available.

The exception is when you're traveling to small towns and anywhere that doesn't have fast public transportation. For example, when my wife and I stayed on a farm in Tuscany, renting a car was the only realistic option. If you're not sure whether a car will be necessary, try searching online. You can also contact the host of your accommodations or the hotel where you'll be staying.

If you rent a car at any point, make sure to read up on the traffic laws in the area you'll be driving. There are plenty of stories out there about travelers who received tickets in the mail for breaking traffic laws, such as inadvertently driving in a restricted zone. I'd also recommend paying with one of the many credit cards that offer complimentary rental insurance.

The right way to get around Europe depends on where you're going and your travel preferences. Personally, I found that I took the train the most, only flying if it would've been an arduous train trip. A car isn't needed in much of Europe, but for certain destinations, it's practically a must.

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