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Film · 1987 · Screwball comedy
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Directed by John Hughes
1987
★ 6.2 editorial score
John Hughes wrote it in three days: two men try to get home for Thanksgiving, and John Candy turns what starts as a comic irritant into the most devastating performance of his career.
“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 and Del Griffith, 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.”
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1987Depicts 1980s
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