All Neal Page (Steve Martin) wants to do is make it home from a business trip in New York City and spend Thanksgiving with his family in Chicago. Instead, he finds himself rerouted from New York’s La Guardia Airport to Wichita, Kansas.

Stuck in Wichita, with no other options, Neal decides to share a room in a fleabag hotel with Del Griffith (John Candy), a shower-curtain-ring salesman and fellow stranded traveler.

Although Neal finds Del to be an amusing companian, he just can’t seem to get away from him. To make matters worse, all their efforts to get back to Chicago fail as trains break down and rental cars catch on fire.

Along the way they encounter crazy cabbies, redneck truck drivers, and oversexed bus passengers.

If you’re in need of a laugh, rent this movie !

John Hughes’s (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club), first film to feature adults after his success with teen films features fine performances from Martin and Candy. Kevin Bacon, who appeared in Hughes’s next film, She’s Having A Baby, makes a small but humorous appearance, as does Edie McClurg, known for her role as the high school secretary in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

deletereply redheadgirl4 wrote on Dec 9, ’07 This was a pretty funny movie, although I could feel his exhaustion from the endless trip! This is quite a scene you posted, I’d forgotten this one!

deletereply sanssouciblogs wrote on Dec 9, ’07 Don’t you want to kill that woman on the phone?! Very haha!

deletereply redheadgirl4 wrote on Dec 9, ’07 LOL especially when she delivers her final line, grrrr LOL. Loved this!

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on Dec 9, ’07 I thought this was one of the best scenes in the movie !

deletereply welshdoug wrote on Dec 10, ’07 A great film – one of my favourites. The best part about that clip is that until that scene, there had been no swearing at all in the film, and there isn’t any afterwards. Hilarious. Shame that when they show this film on TV, the “F” word is edited out. Not half as funny then…..

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on May 13, ’08 I should post this for Theater Thursday, this is just too funny !

deletereply philsgal7759 wrote on May 13, ’08 OK not on the top 10 greatest movies BUT a heck of a lot of fun!!

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on May 13, ’08 If it makes me laugh, it’s ok with me.

deletereply skeezicks1957 wrote on May 15, ’08 A good laugh is wonderful for the heart. I have not watched this movie although this scene looks like I may have seen part of it in a preview at some time.

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on May 15, ’08 I usually watch this movie when I’ve been taking life a little too seriously and I need a good laugh.