A diverting movie from 1987, courtesy of John Hughes. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is just an enjoyable experience, plain and simple. Steve Martin and John Candy together work really well, each contributing a good deal of humor to what happens. Besides those two, Kevin Bacon and Michael McKean also have some memorable smaller roles. The story could easily have felt monotonous, but the film manages to keep thi…

Let's talk about the Bears, but first… Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes, with Steve Martin and John Candy in the leading roles. The musical score comes from Ira Newborn, and Donald Peterman handled the cinematography. Neal Page (Martin), a marketing executive, is rushing to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving dinner. His journey is constantly interrupted, …