The credits roll). There are some nice comedic touches, such as Neal (Martin) pulling his fingers out of the dashboard and Del having bent the steering wheel. Another fave is when they pull into the office of this incredibly tacky hotel that has two signs pointing out that it's an office. Cut Scenes from ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ Apparently Explain Everything. Are there any little touches worth talking about? What He Got Was Three Days On The Road With A Turkey! And, like most great comedies, there's a ton of little touches that you may not have noticed were right in front of you the whole time. For example, what's this guy's story with the mice? Let's take a look at Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Oh, yeah! http://channelawesome.com/nostalgia-critic-wykna-planes-trains-and-automobiles/. There's a few other clues to his situation as well. We don’t even end up feeling the most sorry for Mrs. This is a totally logical way the human mind would lead to this outcome. by Ryan Glasspiegel November 25, 2020, 10:36 am updated November 25, 2020, 5:33 pm 3 Comments. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES [1987 / 2011] [Blu-ray] [UK Release] All He Wanted Was to Spend the Holiday with His Family . Maybe it just nowadays makes us think of the reality of the gag (especially having seen the devastating documentary There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane). NC (vo): If you're supposed to like your work and love your wife, why didn't he call his wife, you wonder? NC (vo): Also, he seems totally okay with putting cigarettes out in his grapefruit. I don't know. It's all because of a solid 60 seconds of 18 "fucks" being given. NC (vo): And just to add insult to injury on Neal's part, everything in his bag is either a bowel or gas-related product, guaranteeing that he's in for a really bad night. It's really funny and I'm not sure why it was cut out of the original. It’s just really not that funny. NC (vo): This is not only one of the best Thanksgiving movies to watch every year, but it's also one of the greatest comedies of all time. It’s well-known amongst Hughes Heads by this point that Thanksgiving staple Planes, Trains And Automobiles originally ran well over three hours … The extras were paid $50 for a 10-hour day, plus time and a half for overtime. “In my mind, Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a perfect film,” says director Joe Ramoni in narration near the end of the documentary. (Del snores to the tune of "Shave and a Haircut", snorting his nose twice to serve as the "two bits" notes, which annoys Neal. “In my mind, Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a perfect film,” says director Joe Ramoni in narration near the end of the documentary. His laughter and facial expressions perfectly matched what Hughes was looking for in the flashback scenes with Del. Planes, Trains and Automobiles Compilation from the … But here, they do it a little more cleverly. Neal: How would you like a mouthful of teeth? In this scene, a young Dylan Baker plays a gross pickup truck driver offering Del and Neal a lift to a train station. and the semi-sleazy annoying guy he has suddenly decided he likes. Del Griffith is no exception. Hi, lawyer from Jurassic Park! While I hope those two questions will be answered in my lifetime, we can fortunately get a peek at the lost footage through the movie script. They share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get Neal home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving with his family. Here we get to know that Del also isn’t that much more innocent or kindly than Neal. Next week will be a little different - A Scene From Mean Girls. (Chuckles). . Steve Martin and John Candy star in John Hughes classic tale of holiday travel gone awry. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a laugh-a-minute joyride, right from its goofy opening sequence in the streets of New York to its heartwarming conclusion in the suburbs of Chicago. Road movies are typically best for their supporting players, the many crazies the traveling protagonists meet along the way. Other Author: Martin, Steve, 1945-Candy, John. NC (vo): Here's a piece of irony. Directed by John Hughes. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is the best Thanksgiving movie to date, identifying the American experience: enduring the un-fun of the most traveled day of the year just to get to the peace of four days of family togetherness.. Additionally, this is quintessential Steve Martin, John Candy and John Hughes, who were all at the top of their game and popularity when this film came out. (Several crackly sounds are heard) It's almost as uncomfortable as the scratching sound made shortly after. And the skeletons and Del as Satan are pretty silly, almost out of place in the movie. But here, it's literally just one scene. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener! And welcome to another installment of...What You Never Knew. Steve Martin, left, and John Candy film a scene from the movie "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" in 2006. Sure it kinda ends happily, but just before that warm final greeting there’s something depressing about the story. News reporter: Graphic is resuming at O'Hare field and flights will be moving out of there very shortly. https://medium.com/media/78c8e250e998d0615a46a002de19647d/href. Even when Neal thinks Del stole his wallet, this misunderstanding would've gone at least 20 minutes in your typical comedy. It would drive anybody insane. (A character is shown lying in bed and watching the movie on television). NC (vo): What the hell's in this hotel mattress to make these kind of sounds? This is another in a series of movie re-enactments. This makes sense, as those are the only places he'd be able to visit and get memorabilia from. This makes the times when they do split up and get back together all the more memorable and all the more emotional. It's a deleted scene where Neal's trying to eat his airplane food and, big surprise, a bunch of stuff goes wrong. Neal: One day, I'm gonna look back and laugh. I remember it so you don't have to. in Pop Culture. The fact that it is just this one scene and that it's used so many times makes the joke all the more better. Planes, Trains and Automobiles Mistakes, Goofs and Bloopers. The greatest Thanksgiving classic ever is looked at a little closer! Del (off-screen): Take my socks out of the sink if you're gonna brush your teeth, all right? Owen spits, wipes his mouth, and shakes Neal's hand, with an arrow pointing towards it). So even though it's not the same home, you can say for sure that the Pages family and the McCallasters grew up practically in the same neighborhood. (The scratching sound is heard) I don't want to know what's causing either of those. What's the point of that? Hi, guy from the plane in Home Alone! Well, leave them in the comments below and keep talking about a film that's definitely worth talking about. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes.It stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a high-strung marketing executive, and John Candy as Del Griffith, a goodhearted but annoying shower curtain ring salesman. Scenes where Neal imagines Del as the Devil or imagining himself as a frightened skeleton are smart, but there's some visuals that require so much effort yet go by so fast that they're easy to miss. Del: Hell of a game. With a movie as famous as this, there are a lot of fun facts that make the movie even better when rewatching it. The f-bombs in the scene above are plenty nasty, but that rant has nothing on the meanness of Neal’s speech to Del about how horrible and annoying he is. 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