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The Accidental Tourist [VHS] [1988]
  

The Accidental Tourist [VHS] [1988]

VHS ~ William Hurt
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers
  • Directors: Lawrence Kasdan
  • Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, Anne Tyler, Frank Galati
  • Producers: Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, John Malkovich, Michael Grillo
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: 22 Mar 1993
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000057YE1
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,450 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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An author of travel tip books, with a dislike for travelling, is both confused and depressed when his son is killed and his wife leaves him. However, when he meets a lovely but slightly offbeat dog trainer, his outlook on life begins to brighten. Based on the novel by Anne Tyler.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully acted, 18 Dec 2006
By P. C. Walsh "PatC" (uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Accidental Tourist [1988] [DVD] [1989] (DVD)
This is a wonderfully touching portait of a man, Hurt, who cannot grieve for his dead son and eventually ends up losing his marriage as well.
He writes travel books for people who hate travelling. For a while, after an accident, he goes back to the family home where his two dysfunctional brothers and sisters live cut off from the outside world.
Then he meets a dog trainer, Geena Davis who is both wonderfully whacky and vulnerable and a rocky romance begins. As this is a Kasdan film nothing is ever straight forward, like real life really.
Superbly acted by Hurt, Davis and Turner.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant film of a brilliant novel , 18 Aug 2008
By G. E. Harrison (Cheltenham) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Accidental Tourist [1988] [DVD] [1989] (DVD)
When I first saw this film I really liked it, mainly because it wasn't a formula film and I couldn't begin to figure out what would happen next. I hadn't seen anything like this for years: it was like a 1930s domestic comedy - driven by character and dialogue, rather than by action. The film was based on a 1985 Pulitzer-nominated novel by Anne Tyler, (I liked the film so much I went out and read the novel and now Anne Tyler is one of my favourite novelists.)

The actors playing the central characters - William Hurt as Macon Leary, Kathleen Turner as his wife and Geena Davis all give really good performances. Davis's portrayal of whacky Muriel Pritchett won her an Oscar for best supporting actress, but Hurt and Turner, playing a couple traumatised by the tragic death of their young son, are much less 'animated' and more subtle, and totally believable. Indeed Hurt plays his part as though he is sleep walking and still manages to earn our sympathy. The supporting cast also shines, particularly Leary's sister and brothers and Pritchett's young son. Lawrence Kasdan's direction is fairly low-key but brilliantly catches all the nuances of this family saga and the film really deserved its Oscar nomination for best picture.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Baltimore books, 20 April 2006
By Mrs. S. Mitchell "Sparker" (UK/France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Accidental Tourist [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Great movie and book is even better. Set me off on pleasurable trail of reading all Ann Tylers Baltimore series. Favourite so far "Dinner at the Homesick restaurant"
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