Just after Dell sells his shower curtain rings as earrings, he and Neal are eating lunch. Look between the two men and slightly out of focus, is a woman wearing Dell's curtain rings as earrings.
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When Del pulls out his wallet and shows his shower curtain rings to Neal, we can see Del's sleeve is pulled up exposing his watch and most of his wrist. When it cuts, the sleeve covers his watch and wrist. See more...
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) - 4 trivia entries
Directed by John Hughes, starring John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Michael McKean, Steve Martin (add more)
Just after Dell sells his shower curtain rings as earrings, he and Neal are eating lunch. Look between the two men and slightly out of focus, is a woman wearing Dell's curtain rings as earrings.
In the scene after the plane lands in Wichita, Kansas, when the announcer comes over the loudspeaker look at the destination on the flight info display. It says "nowhere".
Not necessarily a mistake, just a nice irony. After Del steals Neil's cab, his briefcase is run over - by a vacant cab.
There is a short scene after the credits. You may have to go back to the beginning of the movie to understand the joke.
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