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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

92 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Steve Martin Neal Page
John Candy Del Griffith
Laila Robins Susan Page
Michael McKean State trooper
Dylan Baker Owen Mooney
Olivia Burnette Marti Page

Planes, Trains and Automobiles | The Rewatchables

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Wrong-way driving and hotel check-in through the pillows scene are distinct preferences; the emotional return is separately called the best essential scene.

In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 00:45:40Read transcript
  • Opening boardroom delay,Bacon cameo and cab theft get film moving without dead time.
  • Room/one-bed discovery,disgusting shower and sleep noises; forty-five minutes footage reported, cuts arguably better.
  • Tirade and hurt reply elite; reading vomit bag singled out.
  • Those arent pillows iconic line and defensive Bears talk funny; sexual insecurity in shower invitation/bed scene noted.
  • Ring sales and dinner when Del emphasizes missed Thanksgiving pageant precious moments praised.
  • Rental-agreement disposal and dangerous airport walk create justified fury; counter clerk response devastatingly funny,19 swear words and Nichols advice recalled.
  • Car ball-handling argument; extra balls/fingers reply favorite line.
  • Wrong-way sequence with skeletons/devil should not work but masterful silly comedy.
  • Drunk hotel bonding needed, compared with Midnight Run train chicken exchange.
  • Final truth confession/return and walk home praised; The longer monologue was reportedly cut, not in released deleted footage.
  • One preference wrong-way driving as most rewatchable, distinguishes emotional return as best essential scene.
  • Other preference hotel check-in through Those arent pillows, would keep watching from channel surfing.
  • Bus singalong explicitly recalled for most rewatchable: Neil Three Coins in a Fountain vs Del universally known Flintstones shows difference.

What’s Aged the Best?

Candy’s quirks, ordinary antagonists, callback details and unpredictable travel.

In the discussion (5)
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  • Canadian Mounted airport reading and Griswold-mobile callback.
  • Hughes ordinary service-worker villains indifferent to protagonists; Vacation dead aunt/sandwich grotesque humor comparison.
  • Candy shower-ring occupation,shoe relief,constant smoking and corny work/wife motto praised.
  • Whopper/hot seat quips and singular physical performance compared with Tommy Boy.
  • Travel remains a dice game despite careful plans.

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

The wife and family lack development after subplot cuts.

In the discussion (2)
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  • Wife/family underwritten after cuts; a daughter recital phone call could establish affection.
  • Lawrence child uncertain; wife actress reportedly expected Roxanne lead before this and lost major subplot, cut arguably helps.

What’s Aged the Worst?

Traveling sales, the cover song and pre-digital travel habits.

In the discussion (4)
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  • Traveling shower-ring salesman obsolete with Amazon.
  • Cover of Every Time You Go Away instead of the Paul Young version regretted; rights reportedly unavailable.
  • Smoking,no phones/apps/Uber/Lyft/Airbnb,travel suits,arriving two minutes before flight and no text/email contact exchange dated.
  • Remake must address modern communication; finding separated friends used to require investigation/phonebooks.

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Candy receives insufficient historical respect; Belushi, Farley and Candy are compared on talent, humor and acting.

In the discussion (3)
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  • Candy under-respected and skipped between Belushi/Farley despite most enduring body of work.
  • Belushi most talented,Farley funniest,Candy best blend and stronger acting discussed.
  • No additional hot take offered.

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Unidentified actor playing Ferris Bueller’s father preferred over several recognizable supporting faces.

In the discussion (2)
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  • Ben Stein,Edie McClurg,Ferris father,Friends cab driver,Longest Yard Unger hotel clerk candidates; unidentified Ferris father preferred.
  • Ferris father instant recognition in tiny youll never make six role explains choice.

Apex Mountain

Martin no; Candy’s Uncle Buck; road-movie split between this and Midnight Run; Thanksgiving movie and train stop yes.

In the discussion (5)
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  • Martin no; late70s standup/The Jerk likely peak, second film career acknowledged.
  • Candy Uncle Buck agreed because carries film despite this film remembered more fondly; Stripes important alternative and Culkin/Home Alone follow-on.
  • Mid80s Chicago Ferris Bueller; road movies disagreement this vs Midnight Run, best decade broadly praised.
  • Due Date and Tommy Boy derivative; Road Trip favorite,Overnight Delivery and The Chase recalled, kidnapped Silverstone film unresolved until276.
  • LaSalle Van Buren train stop yes; Thanksgiving movies unequivocal yes.

Just One Oscar

Candy, with a subsequent screenplay alternative.

In the discussion (1)
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  • Candy agreed, then screenplay alternative noted.

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

Keep the wallet out of the glove compartment; ask people about their trauma.

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:30:07Read transcript
  • Never wallet in glove compartment,fire risk.
  • Ask about trauma and whether someone is okay; earlier connection could uncover Del pain.