One-Shot Wednesday
On Wednesdays, guess the Chicago-based movie or television show from one screenshot.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 comedy about a Chicago marketing executive (Steve Martin) who's forced to travel with a talkative shower curtain ring salesman (John Candy) on his meandering way home for Thanksgiving.
In today's #OneShotWed, Steve Martin's character is trying to rent a car. In the process, he spews 19 "f-bombs" at the car rental employee (Edie McClurg). Despite what some Planes, Trains, and Automobiles fans think, Martin did not improvise anything in this scene. In fact, he credits John Hughes' writing for the now-classic scene:
"There's a certain rhythm to John's writing. And if you start just saying the f-word anytime you want, it's just going to fall out of whack and not be poetic."
Welcome to One-Shot Wednesday!
Think you’re a Chicago screen buff?
On Wednesdays, we post one still from a movie or TV show filmed or set in the Windy City. Your mission? Guess the title!
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