Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Parkway Theater Podcast

We are sneaking in another episode just in time to listen before Thanksgiving! We couldn't get Ward but we found someone better suited to this movie, Kari, and she is a superfan of Planes, Trains & Automobiles!
Come down to the theater right at 8:00 after you have had your fill of Thanksgiving dinner and football. Get your tickets here - https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/planes-trains-and-automobiles
Directed By: John Hughes (died 2009, wrote or directed so much!)

Mr Mom 83
Sixteen Candles 84 (wrote and directed)
The Breakfast Club 85 (wrote and directed)
National Lampoon's European Vacation 85
Weird Science 85 (wrote and directed)
Pretty in Pink 86
Ferris Buellers Day Off 86 (wrote and directed)
Planes, Trains, Automobiles 87 (wrote and directed)
The Great Outdoors 88
She's Having a Baby 88 (wrote and directed)
Uncle Buck 89 (wrote and directed)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 89
Home Alone 90
Dutch 91
Curly Sue 91 (wrote and directed)
Home Alone 2 & 3

Budget: $15 MM

USA Gross: $49 MM

WW Gross: $0 MM (not released internationally)

Tomatometer: 93%

IMDb Plot Summary:

A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.

Random Trivia: John Hughes had a very similar travel experience as a young man.