50 Planes Trains and Automobiles Commuting Plot Holes, Mistakes

50 Planes Trains and Automobiles Commuting Plot Holes, Mistakes

The 1987 John Hughes holiday classic “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is widely considered to be the best Thanksgiving movie of all time. Many families, including my own, screen the classic film at their gatherings this week. And in some cases, those watch parties involve pointing out all the glaring plot holes. Such is the case in my family, which includes some engineers, a few pilots and other assorted non-stupid people. Throw in a fact-findin…

How 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' Mixed Impeccable Comedic Timing With Unexpected Poignance

The Back Focus fondly took a look at the 1987 John Hughes movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and its lasting impact, despite being almost 40 years old. The narrator further suggests that great writing mixed with impeccable comedic timing, unexpected poignancy, and the enormous talent of both John Candy and Steve Martin made this movie something far greater than a typical seasonal comedy, it made it the seminal Thanksgiving movie. “Planes, Tr…