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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Nov 26, 1987
93 min
Comedy
7.2/ 10
2,068 votes

Overview

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.2/10
2,068 votes
IMDB
7.6/10
171,964 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
72/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$15,000,000Production cost
Box Office$49,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$34,500,000Profitable
ROI
+230.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$49,530,280Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 nomination total

Details

Production information

"What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$49,500,000

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesHughes Entertainment

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