Planes, Trains & Automobiles Drinking Game Rules
Turn John Hughes’ Thanksgiving classic into a high-energy movie night with a Planes, Trains & Automobiles drinking game. Steve Martin and John Candy drive a whirlwind of travel chaos, prickly banter, and unexpected heart, making this movie drinking game a perfect match for fast laughs and feel-good payoffs. The experience highlights recurring bits, iconic lines, and memorable mishaps while keeping the film’s momentum front and center.
Set out drinks and snacks, press play, and use the Planes, Trains & Automobiles drinking game rules below for a brisk cadence—steady sips with occasional surges as the misadventures stack and the story lands. Choose beer, wine, cocktails, or mocktails, tailor pacing to your group, and drink responsibly.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles Drinking Game Rules:
- Drink when Kevin Bacon races Neal for a cab.
- Take a sip when a shower curtain ring appears or Del pitches one as something else.
- Take a sip whenever Del lights a cigarette.
- Drink when travel plans get wrecked (cancellation, diversion, or delay).
- Take a sip when Neal and Del trade barbs or bicker.
- Drink when the oversized trunk causes chaos (dropped, strapped, or blocking the way).
- Finish your drink when you hear “Those aren’t pillows!”
- Drink when the train stalls in a snowy field.
- Take a sip when the bus sing-along starts (Flintstones vs. standards).
- Drink when a motel situation gets awkward (one bed, no cash, or a vibrating surprise).
- Finish your drink when the rental-car counter meltdown hits its peak.
- Drink when someone yells “You’re going the wrong way!”
- Take a sip when the car reveals new damage (melted seat, missing doors, crooked wheel).
- Drink when a police officer inspects their barely roadworthy ride.
- Finish your drink when the car goes up in flames.
- Take a sip when Thanksgiving or getting home is mentioned.
- Drink when Del opens up with a heartfelt truth (“I like me.”).
- Take a sip when a credit-card mix-up complicates things.
Title: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Released: 25 Nov 1987
Rated: R
Runtime: 93 min
Genre: Comedy
Plot: All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due to bad weather, so he decides on other means of transport. As well as bad luck, Neal is blessed with the presence of Del Griffith, shower curtain ring salesman and all-around blabbermouth who is never short of advice, conversation, bad jokes, or company. And when he decides that he is going the same direction as Neal....
Language: English
