The Accidental Tourist

Resource Information

The work The Accidental Tourist represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Accidental Tourist

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. presents a Lawrence Kasdan film ; screenplay by Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan ; produced by Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo ; directed by Lawrence Kasdan

Creator

• Accidental tourist (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Bailey, John, 1942 August 10-
• Begley, Ed, Jr
• Davis, Geena
• Galati, Frank
• Grillo, Michael, (Michael F)
• Hurt, William
• Kasdan, Lawrence, 1949-
• Littleton, Carol
• Okun, Charles
• Pullman, Bill
• Turner, Kathleen, 1954-
• Tyler, Anne
• Welch, Bo
• Williams, John, 1932-

Subject

• Children -- Death
• Children -- Death -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Hombres -- Psicología -- Teatro
• Men -- Psychology
• Men -- Psychology -- Drama
• New York Film Critics Awards
• Niños -- Muerte -- Teatro
• Travel writing
• Travel writing -- Drama
• Tyler, Anne
• Tyler, Anne -- Film adaptations
• Video recordings
• Video recordings
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Comedy films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• New York Film Critics Awards
• Teatro
• Video recordings
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Award-winning drama about the trials of one man. After a man loses his son and his wife leaves him, he becomes detached from the world, until a strange dog-trainer meets him and brings him back out

Awards note

• Academy Awards, USA, 1989: Oscar - Best supporting actress (Geena Davis)
• New York Film Critics Circle, USA, 1988: Best picture of the year.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, John Bailey ; editor, Carol Littleton ; music, John Williams ; production designer, Bo Welch

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Language note

English or French dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.A335 2004

PerformerNote

William Hurt, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, Ed Begley, Jr., Bill Pullman

Runtime

121

Target audience

general

Technique

live action