Ever try to get home for the holidays? Steve Martin and John Candy do, and the results are hilarious. Every thing that could go wrong, seems to. Neal Page (Martin) and Del Griffith (Candy) meet up while both are trying to get out of New York, headed for Chicago. It's an accidental meeting when they fight over a cab. They meet again on the plane to Chicago, but the flight is diverted because of a snow storm. Next, they try a train, but that breaks down. Neal tries to rent a car, but is frustrated by an uncaring agent. Del is able to rent a car, and the two drive together towards Chicago, but there's an auto fire and other complications.
Both Martin and Candy hit their stride in the film; both are perfect in their roles. Martin is urbane and a type-A personality; Candy is a shower ring salesman who is much more relaxed and laid back. They play off each other extremely well.
This is a buddy film in the best sense of the term. They're on the trip from hell, and it shows. John Hughes (Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) directed.
Rated R for language
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