I meant to write about Thanksgiving-themed movies more generally. ... But John Hughes’ “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” looms so large in my mind that it merits an exclusive dive.

John Candy was only 43 when he died of a heart attack in 1994 on the set of a truly terrible movie called Wagons East!. I was young, but I remember his death being met with something like ...

On Nov. 25, 1987, John Hughes unveiled the R-rated Planes, Trains & Automobiles in theaters. The comedy, starring Steve Martin and John Candy, has become a holiday travelers’ staple.

The best Thanksgiving movie, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, is also the best holiday movie. It is a lean, 90-minute film about two men yearning for home.

I’d argue Martin’s movie career has endured only because he showed so much range with “Planes ... “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” works as a comedy and does a nice job on your heartstrings.

Want a good movie you can watch again and again? The Godfather and more 90% plus movies that are totally worth rewatching. Shawn Levy revealed that Planes, Trains and Automobiles was a Deadpool 3 ...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles just kind of feels like a movie that should be on television as much as Home Alone or National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, but, instead, will disappear into the ...

Movie Quiz: Planes, trains and automobiles -- minus the planes and automobiles. By C.J. Lais Jr., Staff Writer Aug 4, 2022. Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin battle it out on top of a train in the ...

I meant to write about Thanksgiving-themed movies more generally. There’s plenty of good ones: “Home for the Holidays” and “Pieces of April” are smart, funny films set at the holiday ...

And, as befitting 1980s movies, “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” belongs to the “slobs vs. snobs” comedy sub-genre. Martin plays Neal Page, a standoffish ad man in a suit and tie; ...