Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Starring:Steve Martin, Laila Robbins
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

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Given the presence of both Steve Martin and John Candy, one would expect this John Hughes comedy to be much, much funnier than it is. Certainly it's not for lack of effort on the part of its stars. Martin is an uptight businessman trying to get home from New York for the holidays. But one thing after another gets in his way--most of it having to do with Candy, a boorish but well-meaning boob who takes a liking to him. Together they travel all over the map; no matter how hard Martin tries to shake him, he can't. But Hughes's writing is never as sharp as it should be and this film winds up being only intermittently humorous. --Marshall Fine

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One of our family favorites.................2007-04-17

We watched this movie together at the
last Thanksgiving dinner with our Grandfather
and we all loved this movie. It is etched into
our family memories. Great movie to share with
your family and loved ones.
Highly recommended.

One of the best road trip comedies, if not the best.......2007-03-16

Plane Trains and Automobiles is about a NY worker who wants to get home to his family in Chicago for Thanksgiving. Traveling is nuts though and if he's going to get home he's gonna have to rely on a talkative and clingy but good hearted salesman (John Candy). It's predictable that he's going to keep bumping into to Candy whether he wants to or not and that they're gonna keep having to travel together whether he's like it or not.

Plus you know Candy is going to drive him more and more crazy. Yet when it tacks on a heart-warming ending and gets you to feel bad for Candy you can't help feeling like you just saw something special. I mean after driving both the viewer and Martin nuts with his antics, you can't help but want to hug the guy at the end anyway. I think Candy should've been nominated. His character means well but he's a mess up but when it's time for the touching stuff at the end it's hard not to get teared up. He makes the viewer want to ring his neck like he makes Martin want to but when he gets Martin to feel bad for him he gets the viewer to as well. It's really his best work. It's probably director John Hughes best work too, well next to the Breakast Club anyway.

One of my all time favorites.......2007-02-23

Can't believe it's been twenty years, but this movie is still just as funny today as when it came out. Great script-a perfect cast and more laugh out loud moments than should be allowed. How Steve Martin's character made it through this trip through hell (some times literally) without murdering his thrust upon companion is just beyond me. The whole "you're driving the wrong way" scene is truely a classic as well as the question: 'Where is your other hand?'. Absolutely a joy. Highly, highly recommended.

PLANES/TRAINS/AND AUTOMOBILES.......2007-02-02

THIS MOVIE WAS HILARIOUS. I DONT LAUGH OUTLOUD OFTEN BUT THIS MOVIE IS GREAT!!

Hughes's best work..........2007-01-31

I was never a big fan of John Hughes. Most of his work consisted of silly teenage comedies, and overwrought (and violent) slapstick films. But this film is my favorite of his. It's no masterpiece, but what really makes it work is the camadrie between Steve Martin and John Candy. Candy especially gives a wonderful, heartwarming performance. Sure, the character he plays is kind of dorky, but Candy is so good, you end up liking him anyway. Martin is a little over the top at times, but he too settles into a nice groove with his character. There are many choice moments, such as watching Martin and Candy drive their melted car down the highway, Martin's expletive filled tirade against Edie McClurg (and Edie's great comeback line), and the ending of the film. The film ends on a very heartwarming (and believable) note. It's still a Hughes film, so you're not going to get anything really deep or penetrating here, but it's worth some of your time.

Steve Martin Comedy Collection (Planes Trains and Automobiles / Out of Towners / Leap of Faith)

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Steve Martin Comedy Collection (Planes Trains and Automobiles / Out of Towners / Leap of Faith)
Starring: Steve Martin , John Candy , Laila Robins , Michael McKean , and Kevin Bacon
Director: John Hughes , Richard Pearce , and Sam Weisman
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles

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Director: John Hughes
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Customer Reviews:

Planes, Trains & Automobiles.......2007-06-17

I always like how John Candy and Steve Martin act together in this very halarious movie.

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One of our family favorites..........
One of the best road trip comedies, if not the best
One of my all time favorites
PLANES/TRAINS/AND AUTOMOBILES
Hughes's best work...

Planes, Trains & Automobiles [Region 2]
Starring: Steve Martin , John Candy , Laila Robins , Michael McKean , and Kevin Bacon
Director: John Hughes
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video