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7 Things You Might Not Have Known About Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Deleted Scenes – Meltdown

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 04: Honoree Steve Martin accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award onstage during the 2015 AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute Honoring Steve Martin at the Dolby Theatre on June 4, 2015 in Hollywood, California. 25292_003 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner Image)

Planes, Trains & Automobiles is not only a great Thanksgiving movie, it’s one of my all-time favorites. I was a projectionist in a local theater when this movie first came out. I would always sneak into the theater while the other movies were rolling to watch different scenes from this classic. The car rental scene, THOSE AREN”T PILLOWS, on and on.

Plus, some of this movie was filmed by where I grew up, in western New York.

Below is a package put together five years ago, as the film turned 30. On the 25th it turns 25! Man….how did I get a job as a projectionist at the age of 4?!?!

Here’s some insight into scenes that never made the final product. Really fascinating.

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Travel Hacks To Make Your Journey Easier This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving travel is stressful. Here’s a pro-tip: per CNN, flying out on Thanksgiving day is actually easier than flying on the days leading up to Thursday. Over the next few days, 54 million people will travel 50+ miles from Wednesday and Sunday this week. The worst day for traveling is the Sunday after Thanksgiving — the single busiest travel day of the entire year.

The Monday before Thanksgiving, fares are 17% cheaper than flying out the Wednesday before, per Nerdwallet (via TikTok). By extending your trip one day and flying out Cyber Monday, you can save 15% on your flight as opposed to flying the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Airlines can allow passengers to track their checked luggage with an app, but TikTokers found a hack that’s even better: take a tracker like an Apple AirTag and drop it in your luggage.

Most people will drive this holiday, which makes sense: the average airfare prices are up about 40% from 2021, with leisure travelers paying an average of $289 one way, according to CNN. AAA estimates that 49 million will travel by car over holidays, compared to 4.5 million who fly. And for those drivers, gas prices are a far bigger concern than airfares. See the best traveling hacks this Thanksgiving holiday below, and save yourself time and money:

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