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 | 24.164 |
Directed By
John Hughes
Crew
John Hughes
John Hughes
John Hughes
Ira Newborn
Donald Peterman
Paul Hirsch
John W. Corso
April Ferry
Neil Machlis
Michael Chinich
Harold Michelson
Jane Bogart
Linda Spheeris
Frank Griffin
Ben Nye Jr.
Louis M. Mann
Lorna Anderson
Lon Bender
David E. Campbell
Victor Grodecki
Chris Jargo
Randy Kelley
Larry Kemp
John T. Reitz
Dan M. Rich
Gregg Rudloff
Wylie Stateman
Hugo Weng
Corey Michael Eubanks
Tarquin Gotch
Neil Machlis
Mark Radcliffe
Arthur Anderson
Ron Payne
James R. Alexander
Robbie Goldstein
Jeff Carson
Stan Gilbert
Stan Parks
William Aldridge
Bennie E. Dobbins
Toni-Ann Walker
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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