Editing Planes, Trains and Automobiles (section)

===Reception===
''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' marked a widely noticed change in the repertoire of John Hughes, generally considered a teen [[angst]] filmmaker at the time.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jack|last=Mathews|title='PTA' Transports John Hughes Beyond His Teen Comedy Image|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-15-ca-29192-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 15, 1987|page=1|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=March 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325083504/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-15-ca-29192-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jay Carr 1987. pg. 34">{{cite news |last=Carr |first=Jay |date=November 25, 1987 |title='PLANES, TRAINS' NEVER GETS OFF THE GROUND |page=34 |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> It was greeted with critical acclaim upon release,<ref>{{cite news|first=Jay|last=Boyar|title=PLANES, TRAINS' A PERFECTLY GOOFY COMEDY VEHICLE|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|location=Orlando, Florida|date=November 27, 1987|page=D1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Janusonis|title=Flights of comedy, down-to-earth characters Martin and Candy are on a roll in 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'|newspaper=[[Providence Journal]]|location= Providence, Rhode Island|date=November 27, 1987|page=D-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Schickel |author-link=Richard Schickel|title=Worst-Case Scenario: Planes, Trains and Automobiles |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966107,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905203039/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966107,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2009 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]  |location=New York City |date=November 30, 1987 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Janet | last=Maslin | author-link=Janet Maslin | title=Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/25/movies/film-planes-trains-and-automobiles.html | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=November 25, 1987 | access-date=December 13, 2021 | archive-date=December 13, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213202706/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/25/movies/film-planes-trains-and-automobiles.html | url-status=live }}</ref> in particular receiving two thumbs up from ''[[Siskel & Ebert]]'', with [[Gene Siskel]] declaring it Candy's best role to date. The film was featured in [[Roger Ebert]]'s "Great Movies" collection, Ebert writing that it "is perfectly cast and soundly constructed, and all else flows naturally. Steve Martin and John Candy don't play characters; they embody themselves. That's why the comedy, which begins securely planted in the twin genres of the road movie and the buddy picture, is able to reveal so much heart and truth."<ref name="Ebert_1987">{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=November 12, 2000 |title=Planes, Trains and Automobiles |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-planes-trains-and-automobiles-1987 |via=RogerEbert.com |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624155452/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-planes-trains-and-automobiles-1987 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Leonard Maltin]] called the movie a "bittersweet farce", arguing that while the film was "hurt by an awful music score", Hughes "refuses to make either one (Martin or Candy) a caricature—which keeps this amiable film teetering between slapstick shenanigans and compassionate comedy."<ref name="Maltin">{{cite book |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |url=https://archive.org/details/leonardmalti200500malt/page/1009 |title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide |date=2006 |publisher=[[Signet Books]] |isbn=0-451-21265-7 |location=New York City |page=[https://archive.org/details/leonardmalti200500malt/page/1009 1009] |author-link=Leonard Maltin |url-access=registration}}</ref>

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 66 reviews, with an average score of 7.9/10. The site's critics consensus states: "Thanks to the impeccable chemistry between Steve Martin and John Candy, as well as a deft mix of humor and heart, ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' is a hilarious, heartfelt holiday classic."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/planes_trains_and_automobiles | title=Planes, Trains and Automobiles | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=December 12, 2021 | archive-date=September 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903094205/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/planes_trains_and_automobiles | url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] it has a score of 72 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=Planes, Trains & Automobiles |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/planes-trains-automobiles |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2021-12-12 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111215905/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/planes-trains-automobiles |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade "B+" on scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) B+ |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>