You ARE stuck in Witchita!

It was either this or face-washing with undies.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
Directed by John Hughes
Produced by John Hughes
Written by John Hughes
Starring John Hughes Steven Martin, John Candy

Notes:

• This is essentially the story of torture (mainly mental in a comical manner).
• With Steve Martin being subjected to all this slapstick "uh oohhh" situtations, he kinda reminds me of an older Ben Stiller.
• Some of the 1980's stuff doesn't really hold up well in 2010. At least they didn't wear parachute pants (or too bad?).
• The movie ended with a freeze frame, which, again, seems very out of date. Sorta gross. TAKE NOTES, PRISONER OF AZKABAN...
• Any movie that ends with a karaoke version of Every Time You Go Away is a win for me.

Things I learned from Automobiles:

• Sleeping at an airport is probably better than spending 3 days with a stranger who almost gets me killed.
• Sharing bathrooms can suck.
• Steve Martin's has very nice white hair.

Conclusion:

This movie balances VERY steadily on the edge of hilarious goofiness and unbelievable ridiculousness, mainly due to the John Candy character. He falls so closely near the archtype of "he's annoying, but lovable because he means no harm", and that archtype REEKS OF BADNESS. Luckily John Hughes adds just the slightest hint of realism into the character that it prevented me from walking away. Besides, if I tried to not finish the movie, Steve Martin would look at me from the screen and yell "WELL EXCUUUUUSE ME!!!".