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Paramount Pictures | 1987 | 92 min | Rated R | Nov 23, 2021

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

8
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users4.0 of 54.0
Reviewer3.5 of 53.5
Overall3.5 of 53.5

Overview

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.

Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Kevin Bacon
Director: John Hughes

Comedy100%
Holiday60%
DramaInsignificant

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

  • Audio

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
    Portuguese: Dolby Digital Mono
    Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono

  • Subtitles

    English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
    Digital copy
    DVD copy

  • Playback

    Region A (B, C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie5.0 of 55.0
Video2.5 of 52.5
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras3.0 of 53.0
Overall3.5 of 53.5

Planes, Trains & Automobiles Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman January 8, 2022

Paramount has widely released a Blu-ray SteelBook packaging variant for the the classic 1987 John Hughes film 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles.' The disc is identical to that found in the 2012 Blu-ray. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.


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Planes, Trains & Automobiles Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  2.5 of 5

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.0 of 5

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  3.0 of 5

Paramount's glossy-smooth SteelBook depicts Neal, front-center, and Del, front-right, sitting in a terminal. Large windows with a snowy exterior appear behind them. Del is sitting on his oversized footlocker. Neal's luggage is beside him on the ground. The film's title appears above them as if on an airport information board with yellow letters on a dark gray/black background. Hughes, Martin, and Candy's names appear in white across the top. The rear panel is is glossy black with a burning ticket center. "13e" is circled and a couple of airplanes in silhouette also appear on the ticket. The film's title appears in yellow against a black background on the spine, filling most of the real estate. A Paramount logo appears at the top and the words "2-Disc Set" and a Blu-ray logo appear at the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one DVD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features Del and Neal sitting in the charred car (which is not fit for the road), looking a bit behind them and smiling. They are firmly on the left; the right side includes the rest of what remains of the car.

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  3.5 of 5

This is hardly the most visually arresting SteelBook on the market, but it works well enough. What would have been nicer would have been a 4K disc inside, as this film deserves, or at least remastered as part of the prestigious "Paramount Presents" line. Recommended.