Screening of John Hughes' 1987 holiday comedy 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles', starring Steve Martin and John Candy, at The State Theatre.
The State Theatre is screening John Hughes' 1987 comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles on Saturday, November 21. It's a holiday travel story that's gone sideways: Neal Page, an uptight advertising executive played by Steve Martin, is just trying to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. When his flight gets rerouted to Wichita, he ends up partnering with Del Griffith, the exhausting but lovable salesman played by John Candy. The two embark on a cross-country trip that hits every mode of transport, a string of mishaps, and some unforgettable rental-car shenanigans. It runs 93 minutes, in color, from a DCP print.
Beyond Martin and Candy, the cast includes Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Kevin Bacon, Dylan Baker, and Edie McClurg, with John Hughes directing. The screening is presented by the Paramount and Stateside Theatres, which are run by the non-profit Austin Theatre Alliance. The Paramount has stood on Congress Avenue since 1915, making it Austin's oldest surviving theatre—a City and State Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of the few remaining 'hemp houses' in America. It welcomes more than 200,000 patrons a year and is home to the Moontower Comedy Festival, as well as SXSW and the Austin Film Festival.
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This particular screening is at The State Theatre, located at 713 Congress. Doors open at 6 PM, and tickets are $3.
