William Hurt
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The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Lawrence Kasdan, from a screenplay by Frank Galati and Kasdan, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Anne Tyler.
Jan 6, 1989 · The Accidental Tourist: Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright. An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.
- (17K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Lawrence Kasdan
- 1989-01-06
The screenplay for "The Accidental Tourist," by Kasdan and Frank Galati, is able to reproduce a lot of the tone and dialogue of the Anne Tyler novel without ever simply being a movie version of a book. The textures are too specific and the humor is too quirky and well-timed to be borrowed.
Generous with its characters' foibles and virtues, The Accidental Tourist is a thoughtful drama vested with insight into the complications of relationships. Read Critics Reviews
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- Lawrence Kasdan
- PG
- William Hurt
Set in Baltimore, Maryland, the plot revolves around Macon Leary, a writer of travel guides whose son has been killed in a shooting at a fast-food restaurant. He and his wife, Sarah, separately lost in grief, find their marriage disintegrating until she eventually moves out.
- Anne Tyler
- 1985
An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles. After the death of his son, Macon Leary, a travel writer, seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife, seems to be having trouble too, and thinks it would be best if the two would just split up.
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A romantic comedy-drama about a reluctant travel writer whose world is turned upside-down when his wife leaves him. 1,283 IMDb 6.7 2 h 1 min 1989. X-Ray PG.
