Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 72%
TMDB Rating 7.2
IMDB Rating 7.6
RottenTomatoes Rating 92%

Financials

Revenue: $49,500,000

Budget: $15,000,000

Profit: + $34,500,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Nov 26, 1987

Rating: R

Run Time: 1h 33m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Paramount , Hughes Entertainment


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Synopsis

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.


Main Cast

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Neal Page

Age : 78 | Popularity : 11%

John Candy

John Candy

Del Griffith

Age : 43 | Popularity : 17%

Laila Robins

Laila Robins

Susan Page

Age : 65 | Popularity : 15%

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

State Trooper

Age : 76 | Popularity : 17%

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Owen

Age : 64 | Popularity : 14%

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Taxi Racer

Age : 65 | Popularity : 47%

Olivia Burnette

Olivia Burnette

Marti Page

Age : 47 | Popularity : 14%

Carol Bruce

Carol Bruce

Joy Page

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%


Crew

Department Role Name
Art Art Direction
Harold Michelson
Harold Michelson
Production Design
John W. Corso
John W. Corso
Set Decoration
Linda Spheeris
Linda Spheeris
Jane Bogart
Jane Bogart
Set Designer
Louis M. Mann
Louis M. Mann
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
April Ferry
April Ferry
Hair Designer
Toni-Ann Walker
Toni-Ann Walker
Makeup Artist
Frank Griffin
Frank Griffin
Makeup Designer
Ben Nye Jr.
Ben Nye Jr.
Hairstylist
Dione Taylor
Dione Taylor
Production Executive Producer
Michael Chinich
Michael Chinich
Neil A. Machlis
Neil A. Machlis
Unit Production Manager
Neil A. Machlis
Neil A. Machlis
Producer
John Hughes
John Hughes
Location Manager
Robbie Goldstein
Robbie Goldstein
Camera Director of Photography
Donald Peterman
Donald Peterman
Writing Screenplay
John Hughes
John Hughes
Directing Director
John Hughes
John Hughes
Second Assistant Director
Arthur Anderson
Arthur Anderson
First Assistant Director
Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe
Sound Music Editor
Jeff Carson
Jeff Carson
Supervising Sound Editor
Lon Bender
Lon Bender
Wylie Stateman
Wylie Stateman
Original Music Composer
Ira Newborn
Ira Newborn
Music Coordinator
Ron Payne
Ron Payne
Sound Editor
Hugo Weng
Hugo Weng
Randy Kelley
Randy Kelley
Larry Kemp
Larry Kemp
Chris Jargo
Chris Jargo
Lorna Anderson
Lorna Anderson
Dan M. Rich
Dan M. Rich
Victor Grodecki
Victor Grodecki
Music Supervisor
Tarquin Gotch
Tarquin Gotch
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David E. Campbell
David E. Campbell
Gregg Rudloff
Gregg Rudloff
John T. Reitz
John T. Reitz
ADR Supervisor
Stan Gilbert
Stan Gilbert
Sound Mixer
James R. Alexander
James R. Alexander
Editing Editor
Paul Hirsch
Paul Hirsch
Crew Stunt Driver
Corey Michael Eubanks
Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunt Coordinator
Bennie E. Dobbins
Bennie E. Dobbins
Special Effects
Stan Parks
Stan Parks
William Aldridge
William Aldridge
Department Role Name

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