Planes, Trains and Automobiles

After making several teen movies, John decided he didn't want to be pigeonholed into the genre and branched out with the 1987 comedy. The plot revolves around Neal (Steve Martin) and the lovable but annoying Del (John Candy) who are in a race against time to get Neal home to his family before Thanksgiving. It was just one of the many collaborations between two john's, Candy and Hughes, who developed a strong bond over the course of their careers until John Candy's untimely death in 1994.