Planes, Trains and Automobiles (I Love the 80's Edition, Widescreen) - Comedy Classic Movies on DVD (1987) Starring Steve Martin & John Candy; Directed by John Hughes; Paramount : OLDIES.com

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

(I Love the 80's Edition, Widescreen)

Starring: Steve Martin & John Candy Director: John Hughes Rated:

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Genre: Comedy

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Item Number:
PRT 138034D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1

Additional Release Features:

Deleted Scene
Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer

Entertainment Reviews:

Variety - 11/25/1987

"...An effective nightmarish comedy....Steve Martin and John Candy repeatedly recall a contemporary Laurel & Hardy..."

Los Angeles Times - 11/25/1987

"...There is no denying the craft of either Martin or Candy..."

Chicago Sun-Times - 11/12/2000

"...It is perfectly cast and soundly constructed, and all else flows naturally..."

Product Description:

All Neal Page (Steve Martin) wants to do is make it home from a business trip in New York City and spend Thanksgiving with his family in Chicago. Instead, he finds himself rerouted from New York's La Guardia Airport to Wichita, Kansas. With no other options, Neal decides to share a room in a fleabag hotel with Del Griffith (John Candy), a shower-curtain-ring salesman and fellow stranded traveler. Although Neal finds Del to be a buffoon, he just can't seem to get away from him. To make matters worse, all their efforts to get back to Chicago fail as trains break down and rental cars catch on fire. Along the way they encounter crazy cabbies, redneck truck drivers, and oversexed bus passengers. John Hughes's (SIXTEEN CANDLES, THE BREAKFAST CLUB) first film to feature adults after his success with teen films features fine performances from Martin and Candy. Kevin Bacon, who appeared in Hughes's next film, SHE'S HAVING A BABY, makes a small but humorous appearance, as does Edie McClurg, known for her role as the high school secretary in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF.

Plot Synopsis:

An advertising executive who just wants to fly home to spend Thanksgiving with his family is stuck with a loud but lovable salesman during an unbelievable succession of blizzards, transfers, strikes, and delays.

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Production Notes:

Theatrical release: November 27, 1987.
Filmed in New York, NY; Chicago, IL; California; and Missouri.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Steve Martin & John Candy
Directed by		John Hughes
Performer		Kevin Bacon, Michael McKean & William Windom
Associate Production by		Bill Brown

DVD Details:

Label: Paramount
Originally Released in: 1987
Number of Discs: 1
Rated:
Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: August 5, 2008
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 102,207
Item UPC: 097361380346
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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