: Many of the film's most famous moments were improvised, including Edie McClurg's long phone monologue and Dylan Baker's disgusting character choice to wipe saliva on his hand before a handshake.
: The screenplay was written by John Hughes in just three days, based on his own disastrous five-day trip from New York to Chicago that was diverted to Wichita, Denver, and Phoenix. Planes, Trains & Automobiles(1987)3 MeglГ©vЕ‘ fel...
: Despite its heartwarming core, the film received an R rating due to a single 60-second tirade at a rental car counter where Steve Martin’s character uses the F-word 18 times. Trivia - Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) - IMDb : Many of the film's most famous moments