Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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Summary
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,283 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Hughes[3]
- Screenwriter: John Hughes[4]
- Composer: Ira Newborn[5]
- Genre: buddy film[6], comedy film[7]
- Cast member: Steve Martin[8], John Candy[9], Laila Robins[10], Michael McKean[11], Kevin Bacon[12], Dylan Baker[13], Larry Hankin[14], Richard Herd[15], Matthew Lawrence[16], Edie McClurg[17], Bill Erwin[18], Ben Stein[19], Lyman Ward[20], Martin Ferrero[21]
- Producer: John Hughes[22]
- Production company: Great Oaks Productions[23]
- Director of photography: Paul Hirsch[24], Donald Peterman[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Commons category: Planes, Trains and Automobiles[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 7.9/10[29], 72/100[30], 93%[31]
- Color: color[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: November 25, 1987[34], April 28, 1988[35]
- Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[36], Netflix[37]
- Narrative location: New York City[38], Missouri[39], Chicago[40]
- Filming location: Chicago[41]
- Film editor: Paul Hirsch[42]
- Title: Planes, Trains and Automobiles[43]
- MPA film rating: R[44]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[45]
- Duration: 93[46], 94[47]
- Capital cost: 15,000,000[48]
- Box office: 49,530,280[49]
Product Details
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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Release type: Album[50]
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Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[51]
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First release date: 1987[52]
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Genre(s): country rock, electronic, pop, rock, synth-pop[53]
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Community tags: country rock, electronic, film, pop, rock, soundtrack, synth-pop[54]
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MusicBrainz ID: 3856cfab-181f-4e2e-a603-d1d2a2a2d13e[55]
Why It Matters
Planes, Trains and Automobiles has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]