Talk:Planes, Trains and Automobiles

"Critical acclaim on release"?
The article says "It was greeted with critical acclaim upon release", but is that true? The only reference in support of the statement is a Jay Carr review, which judging from the title ("'PLANES, TRAINS' NEVER GETS OFF THE GROUND") says the opposite. Writing years later, Roger Ebert said, "Some movies are obviously great. Others gradually thrust their greatness upon us." - indicating it was not immediately acclaimed as a great film. Adpete (talk) 02:01, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree with your concern and have tagged the statement requesting a better source. DonIago (talk) 02:23, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

A movie from the 1980s
It must be mentioned that the version of the 1980s that was shown in the film was handled with kid gloves. In other words, controversy was carefully killed, as were any class perspectives. "Hey!" someone might say. "This was a light comedy, what are you talking about?"

Steve Martin by the late 80s and 90s mostly played roles where he simply wasn't poor and money was never a problem. The epitome of someone in the 1980s who was going to be the star. People were and are openly hostile to poverty. In PTA Martin's character is obviously a very wealthy "marketer" working in New York City with a castle sized house who gets humbled by someone who isn't exactly poor (although he is) but doesn't have love in his life. This kills any class discussion. Unrelated perhaps to the article is the fact that by the 1990s Steve Martin had mostly devolved from crazed comedy to playing a father troubled by rich family issues - apparently to the delight of the paying public. What is the point of this "section" that sounds like it is critical of a sweet comedy with a happy ending? The producers of this film hid the America of the 1980s. A man with a trunk in an airport who has no hope of making money - especially not something as ludicrous as selling shower curtain rings, for which there were few if any such jobs - might have been too sad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.74.120 (talk) 21:06, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Interesting, but original research unless you can provide sources which have discussed this. Cheers. DonIago (talk) 18:54, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Oral history reference

 * https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/planes-trains-and-automobiles-oral-history?fbclid=IwAR10nRQ048k0bCxgu3zQrCAv5EULJ1wqPdf4I5OX63al33w3AGXDk28I_VA
 * https://collider.com/planes-trains-automobiles-enduring-comedy-john-hughes/ Darkwarriorblake / Vote for something that matters 23:37, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Wrong state patrol
The trooper that stopped them was from Wisconsin I cant edit the part but the patch and state outline is Wisconsin State Patrol not the Illinois Police 69.128.7.21 (talk) 05:33, 23 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Do you have a source to support this claim? In any case, as evidenced from the map shown in the article, Del and Ned don't enter Wisconsin, so if the trooper is wearing Wisonsin items then that would apparently be an error. DonIago (talk) 06:54, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I think they're basing this on deleted scenes. The trooper isn't from Wisconsin in the finished film but in the long version they were meant to get turned around on the motorway and end up in Wisconsin to explain why they still aren't in Chicago and end up spending the night in that hotel they accidentally back into. But I don't believe it's meant to be Wisconsin in the finished film. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 08:16, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Flight
The airline ticket notes JFK as departure not LGA. 2601:192:8800:5183:CD96:42C6:5343:2391 (talk) 00:55, 24 November 2023 (UTC)


 * WP:TRIVIA unless it's received significant coverage from reliable sources. DonIago (talk) 04:24, 25 November 2023 (UTC)