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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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Deleted wife, pizza, beer and reimbursement scenes; production logistics, improvisation and generosity anecdotes.

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  • Deleted subplot had Neil wife disbelieve Del existence; Wichita suspicion survives.
  • Editor reportedly restored Del offer to reimburse Neil, changing screening audiences from seeing exploitation; host skeptical of impact.
  • Deleted pizza scene explains low tip and later returning thief.
  • Deleted beer explosion better omitted but pizza-tip/theft explanation preferred restored; robbery otherwise seems random.
  • Exterior plane reportedly same as Airplane; Blue Room cover because Paul Young approval unavailable.
  • Transport companies avoided inept depiction, fictional companies used; Neil house reportedly built seven months100000dollars angering Paramount.
  • Candy brought exercise equipment never used according to Martin; Baker spit-hand adlib at Hughes direction around take11 elicited real disgust.
  • Candy reportedly generous, invited film workers for1000dollars pizza during Oscars.