Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles follows uptight marketing executive Neal Page, played by Steve Martin, who is desperately trying to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. His journey becomes a hilarious nightmare when he is forced to travel with the relentlessly optimistic and lovable shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith, played by John Candy. The film balances laugh-out-loud comedy with genuine emotional depth, culminating in one of cinema's most touching endings.

• Steve Martin and John Candy improvised many of their scenes together.
• John Hughes wrote the script in just three days.
• The film was shot mostly in sequence order.
• Kevin Bacon has a brief cameo grabbing a taxi cab.
• John Candy's shower curtain ring salesman role became instantly iconic.

• Those aren't pillows!
• I like me. My wife likes me. My customers like me.
• You're messing with the wrong guy!
• Here's an idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting.
• Six bucks and my right nut says we're not landing in Chicago.