Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $49,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.338 |
Directed By
John Hughes
Crew
John Hughes
Ira Newborn
John Hughes
John Hughes
John W. Corso
Paul Hirsch
April Ferry
Donald Peterman
Wylie Stateman
Linda Spheeris
Louis M. Mann
Hugo Weng
Frank Griffin
Chris Jargo
Michael Chinich
Dan M. Rich
Randy Kelley
Lon Bender
Victor Grodecki
Lorna Anderson
David E. Campbell
Neil A. Machlis
Harold Michelson
Larry Kemp
Jane Bogart
Ben Nye Jr.
Gregg Rudloff
John T. Reitz
Corey Michael Eubanks
Arthur Anderson
Mark Radcliffe
Jeff Carson
Robbie Goldstein
Stan Parks
Stan Gilbert
Tarquin Gotch
Neil A. Machlis
Ron Payne
James R. Alexander
Bennie E. Dobbins
Toni-Ann Walker
William Aldridge
Dione Taylor
TOP CAST
Steve Martin
Neal Page
John Candy
Del Griffith
Laila Robins
Susan Page
Michael McKean
State Trooper
Dylan Baker
Owen
Kevin Bacon
Taxi Racer
Olivia Burnette
Marti Page
Carol Bruce
Joy Page
Diana Douglas
Peg
Martin Ferrero
Motel Clerk
Larry Hankin
Doobie
Richard Herd
Walt
Susan Kellermann
Waitress
Matthew Lawrence
Little Neal
Edie McClurg
Car Rental Agent
Susan Isaacs
Marie
John Randolph Jones
Cab Dispatcher
Ben Stein
Wichita Airport Rep
Lyman Ward
John
George Petrie
Martin
Gary Riley
Motel Thief
Charles Tyner
Gus
Lulie Newcomb
Owen's Wife
Nicholas Wyman
New York Lawyer
Gaetano Lisi
Cab Driver - New York
Diana Castle
Stewardess #1
Julie H. Morgan
Stewardess #2
Bill Erwin
Man on Plane
Ruth de Sosa
New York Ticket Agent
Kim Genelle
Receptionist
Grant Forsberg
Brand Manager
David Raiport
Cafe Patron
Andrew J. Hentz
Bus Lover
Karen Meisinger
Bus Loverette
Gary Palmer
Pilot
John Moio
Screaming Driver
Victoria Vanderkloot
Screaming Driver's Wife
William Windom
Mr. Bryant
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