Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
(John Hughes, US 1987, 93 min.)
For Thanksgiving week, here are some Turkey Traditions we hold dear.
As marketing executive Neal Page (Steve Martin) attempts to get home for Thanksgiving, his plans seems to be foiled at every turn by shower curtain–ring salesman Del Griffith (John Candy), who also happens to be traveling back to Chicago. After Neal is bumped from first class (and seated next to Del) and heavy snow diverts the flight to Wichita, the two have little choice but to team up and rent a car to drive back home. The situation worsens as the two travelers share too much time and too little space, and they begin to wonder if they’ll ever make it back to Chicago alive.
This video has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: NEH CARES.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this video, do not necessarily represent those of the NEH.
(John Hughes, US 1987, 93 min.)
For Thanksgiving week, here are some Turkey Traditions we hold dear.
As marketing executive Neal Page (Steve Martin) attempts to get home for Thanksgiving, his plans seems to be foiled at every turn by shower curtain–ring salesman Del Griffith (John Candy), who also happens to be traveling back to Chicago. After Neal is bumped from first class (and seated next to Del) and heavy snow diverts the flight to Wichita, the two have little choice but to team up and rent a car to drive back home. The situation worsens as the two travelers share too much time and too little space, and they begin to wonder if they’ll ever make it back to Chicago alive.
This video has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: NEH CARES.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this video, do not necessarily represent those of the NEH.
