Sunday 24 December 2023

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987 John Hughes & scr)

 I like the guy in the second motel who takes the watch as part payment, Martin Ferrero. Also think the 'Automobiles' the most successful part of the story.

There's something slightly scary about Martin's wife, played by Laila Robins.

This is an interesting interview about the editing of the film by Paul Hirsch. It confirms what I'd read elsewhere, that the ending - Martin on his own on the train figuring out Candy is single - was constructed out of the material and makes a much better ending (even if it is slightly odd that the train seems to come back into the same station). Also that it was a three and three-quarter hour original assembly.

The film I was thinking of which references this, where Candy cameos and helps someone to get home is... of course... Home Alone.




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