Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Released Year: 1987

Certificate: U

Runtime: 93 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 72

Director: John Hughes

Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean

No of Votes: 124773

Gross: 49530280

Overview: A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.

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