The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

  • Director: Lawrence Kasdan
  • Writer: Anne Tyler,Frank Galati,Lawrence Kasdan
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: January 6, 1989
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Die Reisen des Mr. Leary
  • A travel book writer met Gina Davis, the woman who changed him when she lost her son and his wife. Her proactive and easy-going lifestyle impacted the author’s previously closed and protected independent small world, and finally Let him begin to relax himself and try to experience the ordinary life around him. The film is very delicate and moving, and there are a lot of knowing little humor, if you can accept the slower narrative rhythm, you will find that this is a chewy and fresh sketch.

    Details

    • Release date January 6, 1989
    • Filming locations 324 Hawthorne Road, Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies Warner Bros.

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $32,632,093

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $97,578

    Gross worldwide

    $32,632,093

    Movie reviews

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    • By Everett 2022-01-16 08:02:28

      Accidental tourist in your/my life

      I stopped on HBO when I saw William Hurt on the screen. I remember I saw one or two films he led and though he looks dull but elegent, his movies turn out to be to my likings.

      The story is about a writer of travel guide , who is confined to his established but stubbon attitudes to the world. He splits with his wife and refuses to get in contact with people. However there is a fluffy woman from lower class attracted him and for a weired reason, he decides to live with her. But it...

    • By Christelle 2022-01-16 08:02:28

      Can't write a short review

      McGee repeatedly mentioned in "Story" that except for the heroine’s son who was rejected by his classmates, after chasing them and fell down, the actor happened to pass by. He untied the dog leash, the dog rushed to surround the boy, and the actor followed suit. I patted the mud on the boy’s knees, and then the boy took the actor’s hand and went home together. The tears were seen during this period. The boy was seven years old, a premature baby, and was allergic to many things. He often went...

    • By Esta 2022-01-16 08:02:28

      Men like simple women

      The stereotypes of middle-class families and the indifference of intellectual couples are an important theme in Western movies.
      Bergman, Antonioni, and Woody Allen are experts in such movies. In this film, William Hurt, known as the last nobleman of the United States, once again plays a middle-aged man in crisis with his usual melancholy and wandering, who is always weak and needs the warmth of a woman. Katherine Turner is the representative of a typical elegant and intellectual American...

    • By Gussie 2022-01-16 08:02:28

      I don’t know if the Chinese will have a patterned mid-life crisis

      How should people face the peaceful and accustomed life that is suddenly thrown into the rotating washing machine.

      I remembered the dubbed "Dead Water Waves" in Sichuan dialect that I had read. These four words are really good (although I am a bit too much of a peaceful life here as "dead water"), in fact they are far more than just "Wei Lan". "Lan", but should be "the waves are surging under the calm sea."

      The moment I finished watching, I was suddenly filled with a feeling...

    • By Kristoffer 2022-01-16 08:02:28

      The person who is willing to accept who you are is the person you are looking for

      Small plot movie, closed ending, internal conflict, single protagonist. The film tells of a man's change of mind. The protagonist is a sane and obscure travel magazine author, who specializes in providing travel guides for people... During the days when he and his wife were separated, the appearance of a woman made his life and spirit a lot easier. The woman had a child, and he liked the child and was willing to take care of him. He had a son, but died of a shooting. One year later, his wife...

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    • By Angel 2023-08-30 12:08:00

      The film won the 61st Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Score. It's almost the same as "Ordinary People". A middle-class wife who complains all day long about a dull life, boring love, and a lack of willingness to take responsibility. Only after the divorce found out that she was just a stupid Madame Bovary. Send this kind of person a sentence "don't come to me if you're...

    • By Spencer 2023-08-04 09:18:16

      The rhythm is slow, which complements the character's gentle and quiet character. The dramatic transformation of the wife after the midpoint does not match the temperament of the whole film. "The important thing is not who you love, how much you love, but who you can be with to make yourself better", which explains the essence of love in one...

    • By Lavonne 2023-05-24 22:04:41

      Ann Taylor's novel of the same name; Favorite quote: I'm beginning to suspect that it doesn't matter how much you love someone, it matters what you're like when you're with...

    • By Marvin 2023-03-19 07:13:57

      The 55th film in 2022 / I didn't get the point of this film at all. It is probably related to the translated version I watched. After watching it for two hours, I sat like a...

    • By Lupe 2022-11-10 16:45:22

      It's okay, the ex-wife is really self-inflicted, the male protagonist's decision is right, it feels good movie...

    Movie plot

    Travel book writer Macon Leary lives in Baltimore in the United States. He has compiled a set of guide books called "Puppet Traveler" for businessmen who are busy with their livelihoods all day. Because of the loss of his 12-year-old son, Macon's spirit was hit hard. His loneliness, silence and restraint made his wife unbearable and ran away from home. Because he broke a leg in an accident, Macon returned to live in his hometown. His...
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    Movie quotes

    • Mr. Loomis: [On a plane] I'm sorry I'm so fat. Name's Lucas Loomis.

      Macon: Macon Leary.

      Mr. Loomis: You a - Baltimore man?

      Macon: Yes.

      Mr. Loomis: Me too. Greatest city on the earth. One of these seats is not really enough for me. The stupid thing is, I travel for a living. I demonstrate software to computer stores. What do you do, Mr. Leary?

      Mr. Loomis: I write travel guide books.

      Mr. Loomis: Is that so, what kind?

      Macon: Well, guides for businessmen. People just like you, I guess.

      Mr. Loomis: Accidental Tourist!

    • Mr. Loomis: I tell my wife, going with the Accidental Tourist is like going in a cocoon.

    • Sarah Leary: So, how was Atlanta?

      Macon: About the same: Peachtree Road, Peachtree Center, Peachtree fire hydrant.