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The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

Macon Leary was set in his ways. The way he lived, thought and worked. He imagined it would always be like that. Until an unusual woman showed him the way it could be.

19886.32h 1m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Written by Anne Tyler, Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
Produced by Michael Grillo, Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun
Box Office0Revenue: $32.6M

Top Cast

William Hurt

William Hurt

Macon Leary

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Sarah Leary

Geena Davis

Geena Davis

Muriel Pritchett

Amy Wright

Amy Wright

Rose Leary

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Porter Leary

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Charles Leary

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Julian Hedge

Robert Hy Gorman

Robert Hy Gorman

Alexander

Bradley Mott

Bradley Mott

Lucas Loomis

S

Seth Granger

Ethan

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookbaltimore, usatraveldogdog trainertravel writerloss of childcorgi

About The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1988 exploring themes of sibling relationship, paris, france, based on novel or book, baltimore, usa, travel, dog. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, it stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis. 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.

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