Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Del and Neal make it to Chicago and Neal boards a commuter train for home. While on the train, he thinks about his journey with Del and certain things he said along the way. Sensing something doesn't add up, he goes back to the train station to find Del still sitting there. Del confesses that he is in fact homeless, and Marie (his wife) passed away eight years ago. Neal brings Del home with him to spend Thanksgiving with his family. In the post-credits scene, the executive who was debating which picture to choose is actually still trying to determine that, with a Thanksgiving meal present on the table in the conference room.

Continuity mistake: When John Candy is singing "The Mess Around" in the car, the car swerves, and a hubcap from the passenger side rolls off. The hubcap is back on in the next scene. (00:57:20 - 00:58:50)

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Del: You could kill a man like that, hitting him in the stomach. That's how Houdini died you know.

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Trivia: Just after Dell sells his shower curtain rings as earrings, he and Neal are eating lunch. Look between the two men and slightly out of focus, is a woman wearing Dell's curtain rings as earrings.

William Bergquist

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Question: Del was able to get a rental due to having Neil's card. Then, how was Neil able to get a rental card that eventually got him left in the parking lot if he didn't have a card?

Answer: He had multiple cards. He shows the burnt remains when he tries to rent a room.

Brian Katcher

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