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The Accidental Tourist

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The Accidental Tourist

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Summary

Comedy drama starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis. A travel writer separated from his wife and grieving the death of his son finds solace with a lively dog trainer, whose eccentric lifestyle is in complete contrast to his own ordered existence.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

John Ferguson

The Big Chill may be the crowd-pleaser from director Lawrence Kasdan's portfolio, but this bittersweet comedy remains one of his best films. William Hurt is wonderful as the travel writer whose orderly life falls apart when his young son dies and his wife (Kathleen Turner) leaves him; an Oscar-winning Geena Davis plays the eccentric dog trainer who helps him recover. While there are plenty of laughs along the way, an air of melancholy hangs over the piece as Kasdan movingly probes the emotions Hurt has so successfully buried away.

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6.7/10

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Cast

rolenameMacon LearyWilliam HurtSarah LearyKathleen TurnerMuriel PritchettGeena DavisRose LearyAmy WrightJulian EdgeBill PullmanAlexander PritchettRobert Hy GormanPorter LearyDavid Ogden StiersCharles LearyEd Begley JrMr LoomisBradley MottEthan LearySeth GrangerDebbieAmanda HouckDorrieCaroline HouckCarolineLondon NelsonMrs BarrettPeggy ConverseLaura CanfieldMaureen KerriganScott CanfieldJacob Kasdan

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rolenameDirectorLawrence Kasdan

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Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

1989-02-24

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains some swearing.

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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