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A businessman trying to get home for Thanksgiving runs into numerous disasters, including being stuck with an uncouth, unshakable traveling companion.

Comedy · 1987 · 1 hr 33 min
Director John Hughes

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Comedy

A businessman trying to get home for Thanksgiving runs into numerous disasters, including being stuck with an uncouth, unshakable traveling companion.

COMMON SENSE

Funny comedy about a holiday travel nightmare has profanity.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.9
Reviews 67
Fresh 62
Rotten 5

Information

Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
1987
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
R
Region of Origin
United States
© 1987 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio
English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles
English (CC), and 14 more...

Original Audio

  • English

Audio

  • English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

  • English (CC)
  • Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
  • Bulgarian (Bulgaria)
  • Chinese, Traditional
  • Danish (Denmark)
  • Dutch (Netherlands)
  • Finnish (Finland)
  • Hebrew
  • Norwegian (Norway)
  • Polish (Poland)
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Swedish (Sweden)
  • Turkish (Türkiye)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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