The Accidental Tourist
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| The Accidental Tourist | |
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| Directed by | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Produced by | Michael Grillo Lawrence Kasdan Charles Okun |
| Written by | Anne Tyler (novel) Frank Galati Lawrence Kasdan |
| Starring | William Hurt Kathleen Turner Geena Davis |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | December 23, 1988 |
| Running time | 121 min |
| Language | English |
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The Accidental Tourist is a novel by Anne Tyler that won the 1985 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. The book was made into a movie in 1988.
[edit] The plot
The story takes place in Baltimore, Maryland.
The plot revolves around a travel writer whose son has been killed in a senseless shooting. He and his wife, separately lost in grief, find their marriage beginning to crumble, until she eventually moves out. He starts to become a hermit, until he notices this and moves back to his grandparents' house, to stay with his eccentric siblings.
When he hires an eccentric young woman, with a young son of her own, to train his unruly dog, he finds himself drifting into a relationship with her. He then has to decide if he should reconcile with his wife when she decides to return. The climax of the film takes place in Paris, France.
[edit] The film
The novel was made into a movie in 1988. It stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, David Ogden Stiers, and Ed Begley Jr.. The movie was adapted by Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan, who also directed it.
Geena Davis won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Muriel Pritchett. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, and Best Music, Original Score.
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