Q 01/05

In Planes, Trains and Automobiles, what does John Candy's character Del Griffith sell for a living?

A) Shower curtain rings

B) Vacuum cleaners

C) Encyclopedias

D) Novelty neckties

Answer · why

A) Shower curtain rings

Del's line of work becomes a running gag, and he even passes the rings off as earrings to raise cash on the road.

Q 02/05

Which future star beats Neal Page to a taxi at the start of Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

A) Tom Hanks

B) Kevin Bacon

C) Bill Paxton

D) Michael Keaton

Answer · why

B) Kevin Bacon

The uncredited-feeling cameo is a blink-and-miss moment in the opening rush-hour scramble.

Q 03/05

In Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Neal and Del's flight to Chicago is diverted to which city?

A) Omaha, Nebraska

B) Des Moines, Iowa

C) Wichita, Kansas

D) Tulsa, Oklahoma

Answer · why

C) Wichita, Kansas

The diversion is what strands the pair together overnight, forcing them to share a single motel bed.

Q 04/05

Roughly how long was the first cut of Planes, Trains and Automobiles before it was trimmed for release?

A) Two hours and 15 minutes

B) Two hours and 50 minutes

C) Three hours and 10 minutes

D) Three hours and 45 minutes

Answer · why

D) Three hours and 45 minutes

Hughes's rewrites and the stars' improvisation produced whole subplots that never made the final film, including one where Neal's wife suspects an aff...

Q 05/05

In Planes, Trains and Automobiles a cut scene had Neal and Del pass Chicago. Which state patch does the trooper wear?

A) Wisconsin

B) Indiana

C) Michigan

D) Minnesota

Answer · why

A) Wisconsin

The cut scene explained why the trip from St. Louis to Chicago somehow took two days.