The Accidental Tourist

1988

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 34 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 18333 18.3K

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Plot summary

After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate, and Macon meets a strange, outgoing woman who brings him 'back down to earth', but his wife soon thinks their marriage is still worth another try.

Director

Lawrence Kasdan Photo
Lawrence Kasdan

Top cast

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Bill Lee Brown as Morgue Detective #1
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Jon Kasdan as Boy at Doctor's Office
Robert Hy Gorman Photo
Robert Hy Gorman as Alexander
Geena Davis Photo
Geena Davis as Muriel
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1.09 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
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2.02 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by siciliankan 6 / 10

Geena Davis's first accident...

From The Accidental Tourist to Accidental Hero a few years later, both underrated films, Geena Davis plays an almost cameo part to the lead of William Hurt, a travel writer whose marriage falls apart due to the death of their son in a robbery. The script is carefully written - it is difficult to write about loss and divorce in a sympathetic but entertaining way. Geena Davis steals the show though even if her efforts are at the start in vain. With Kathleen Turner as well, the cast is very strong and as an ensemble piece is well worth watching if on, but it is a small drama that could well have been a TV movie and whilst I appreciated watching it is not one I would go out of my way to recommend to others.
Reviewed by Petunia-2 8 / 10

Davis' AND Hurt's Best Film

Probably the best performances I have ever seen out of Geena Davis AND William Hurt. AND !BIG SURPRISE! Kathleen Turner does not overact in this one--I think it was not long after this film that Turner started going over the top.This is a sad, introspective film so if you don't like to watch movies which portray life's real problems, skip this one. And, yes, even though Geena Davis is supposed to be a Baltimore city woman and does not have one HINT of our beloved accent, I let it go. I cared so much about her and her son in this film and wanted so much for Macon and his family to love them as I did.In this film, Muriel (Geena) meets Macon (Hurt), who is deeply mourning the accidental death of his young son which has apparently caused Macon and his wife Sarah (Turner) to separate. Geena's smile can light up a room. In some scenes, you just want to hug her! Her films today have been few and far between. She needs to rehire the agent who put her in this film, "The Fly" and "Thelma & Louise" because they are, by far, her best.For those of you who have never experienced agonizing grief in your own lives, you may not understand Hurt's feelings. For me, I cried deeply watching him battle his pain and internal chaos--should he stay with Turner, should he start a new life with Davis? His choices may seem simple to you, but believe me, having been in his shoes, I know that something simple like picking out what clothes to wear to work each day is a monumental task. I can't remember ever liking Hurt in anything he has done, but he nailed this part. I am sure he dug up this pain from some godforsaken part of his life, and he surely deserved an award for this role. I was rooting for him to "let go" of the past the entire film--it took me a whole year to do so in my own life.Ladies, this is definitely a "whole box of tissue" movie.
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