Is it the same house in Home Alone and Planes Trains and Automobiles?

The Home Alone house in Winnetka, IL that is almost a twin to the Planes Trains and Automobiles house. See the inside of the home on Famous Movie House Home Alone is Sold.

Is Planes Trains and Automobiles a true story?

The Film Was Inspired by a True Story So it should come as little surprise that Planes, Trains and Automobiles would also be based on real events. Before he became a beloved screenwriter and director, Hughes was an ad man, working as a copywriter in Chicago (a pretty obvious parallel to Neal’s marketing presentation).

Is Due Date inspired by planes trains and automobiles?

“Due Date” is nearly a down-market retread of the great comedy “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” It pairs up Robert Downey Jr. and Zack Galifianakis in the Steve Martin and John Candy roles, puts them in a car together, sends them down the highway, and doesn’t neglect to rip off not one but two car doors.

What movie is the wife watching in Planes Trains and Automobiles?

8. In a weird time-travel moment, when Neal’s wife is watching TV in her bedroom, the movie that’s playing is Hughes’s “She’s Having a Baby” — a film that wouldn’t be released in theaters until the following year.

Where was Steve Martins house in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles?

This classic red-brick house is the one that Steve Martin’s character Neal owned in the 1987 John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. He spent most of the movie trying to get back to it in time for Thanksgiving. The house where it was filmed is in Kenilworth, Illinois.

Where did they film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles?

Planes, Train and Automobiles was filmed in 85 days, mostly in Batavia, New York, and South Dayton, New York. A scene that takes place in St. Louis was filmed at Lambert International Airport. There was also a scene in Braidwood, Illinois at the Sun Motel.

Did Steve Martin and John Candy like each other?

Martin and Candy famously got on extremely well during the filming of the movie, and began a strong friendship afterwards. Just seven years later, however, Candy died of a heart attack on March 4, 1994.

Is Del Griffith homeless?

Nearing the end of the film, when it’s revealed that Del is both homeless and a widower, Neal offers up his own home and family as solace to a man who has taught him the value of tolerance, humility and charity.

Does Sarah cheat on Peter in Due Date?

Peter later apologizes to Sarah profusely when she tearfully tells him she would never cheat on him. Peter passes out from loss of blood in the delivery room, forcing Sarah to give birth without him.

Is the movie Due Date a remake?

Director Todd Phillips’ latest, “Due Date,” is more of a remake of that film than it is a follow-up to his own directing debut, “The Hangover.” “Due Date” isn’t nearly as good as “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” but because of stars Robert Downey Jr.

What John Candy died from?

Heart attack
John Candy/Cause of death
The larger-than-life comedic star John Candy dies suddenly of a heart attack on March 4, 1994, at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while filming Wagons East, a Western comedy co-starring the comedian Richard Lewis.