Why did Ritchie get on the plane at the end even though he was terrified of flying. I know he was sick but since he practically had a phobia about planes, I would have thought that even walking onto a plane would have felt like death to him.
shareFreezing his cojónes off in Iowa, the prospects of a long uncomfortable bus ride for many hours, the chance of several hours in a real bed
versus
Being afraid for a few hours, perhaps facing and conquering his fear.
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The Behind the Music narration said that the musicians' long travel schedule made it impossible to clean their clothes. The 3 wanted to get to the next town ASAP and take care of business.
sharethe real question is, why would they even decide to fly in that heavy snow storm?
shareHe got over his fear of flying. He even tells Donna, “I’m flying now”
The movie also added a fictional detail to make his choice more sensible - he was really sick, and the bus had no heat. So he didn’t want to go by bus.