House of Hughes - 78 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Published: April 15, 2022, 7:58 p.m.

Looking to break away from high school adventure stories, John Hughes wrote and directed a story fictionalizing something he knew from his ad agency life: the commute home from New York to Chicago. Steve Martin and John Candy journey together in a story many regard as one of the best comedies ever made.