Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Overview
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American comedy film
released by Paramount Pictures
. It was written, produced and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Steve Martin
as Neal Page, a high-strung advertising executive, who meets Del Griffith, played by John Candy
, an eternally sunny, overly talkative, well-meaning, but accident-prone shower curtain ring
salesman who seems to live in a world governed by a different set of rules.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
released by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. It was written, produced and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
as Neal Page, a high-strung advertising executive, who meets Del Griffith, played by John Candy
John Candy
John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle...
, an eternally sunny, overly talkative, well-meaning, but accident-prone shower curtain ring
Curtain ring
A curtain ring is a small clip designed to hold a curtain in place. As their principal purpose is to hold up curtains of all types, examples of their use can be found on shower curtains and other types of curtains.-Usage:...
salesman who seems to live in a world governed by a different set of rules.
Quotations
We'd have a better chance of playing Pick-Up Sticks|Pick-up Sticks with our buttcheeks than getting a plane outta here tonight.
I'm still a million bucks shy of being a millionaire.
You do more ball handling in an hour than Larry Bird does all night.