Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Summary

Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Planes, Trains and Automobiles's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles was directed by John Hughes^[4].
• John Hughes wrote the screenplay for Planes, Trains and Automobiles^[5].
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles's composer is recorded as Ira Newborn^[6].
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles's genre is buddy film^[7].
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles's genre is comedy film^[8].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Steve Martin^[9].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was John Candy^[10].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Laila Robins^[11].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Michael McKean^[12].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Kevin Bacon^[13].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Dylan Baker^[14].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Larry Hankin^[15].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Richard Herd^[16].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Matthew Lawrence^[17].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Edie McClurg^[18].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Bill Erwin^[19].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Ben Stein^[20].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Lyman Ward^[21].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Martin Ferrero^[22].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Nick Wyman^[23].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Susan Kellerman^[24].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Troy Evans^[25].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was William Windom^[26].
• A cast member of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was Olivia Burnette^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1987^[30]

• Genre(s): country rock, electronic, pop, rock, synth-pop^[31]

• Community tags: country rock, electronic, film, pop, rock, soundtrack, synth-pop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3856cfab-181f-4e2e-a603-d1d2a2a2d13e^[33]

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Authorship and Creation

Planes, Trains and Automobiles was produced by John Hughes^[34]. It was directed by John Hughes^[4]. John Hughes wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Steve Martin^[9], John Candy^[10], Laila Robins^[11], Michael McKean^[12], Kevin Bacon^[13], and Dylan Baker^[14].

Publication

Publication dates include November 25, 1987^[35] and April 28, 1988^[36]. The original language of Planes, Trains and Automobiles was English^[37]. Genres include buddy film^[7] and comedy film^[8]. It was distributed by video on demand^[38].

Reception

Reviews include 7.9/10^[39], 72/100^[40], and 93%^[41].

Why It Matters

Planes, Trains and Automobiles ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]