{"id":1371,"date":"2023-11-15T07:37:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2023-11-16T07:38:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:38:30","slug":"planes-trains-automobiles-a-thanksgiving-classic-filmed-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/planes-trains-automobiles-a-thanksgiving-classic-filmed-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: A Thanksgiving Classic Filmed in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s a Thanksgiving classic many Illinoisans sit down to every year with pumpkin pie or mugs of cider. Starring Steve Martin and the late John Candy,\u00a0Planes, Trains, & Automobiles\u00a0<\/em>is a John Hughes classic with lots of references to locations in Illinois. While the movie begins in New York and strands Steve Martin\u2019s character, Neal Page, in Wichita with John Candy\u2019s Del Griffith, the shower curtain ring salesman, many scenes were filmed right here in Illinois!<\/p>\n