The Accidental Tourist is an interesting little drama that excels with its performances, particularly that of William Hurt and Geena Davis (who took home an Academy Award), more so than the story.
The Accidental Tourist
— Warner Archive Collection —
(1988)
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Warner Archives | PG – 121 min. – $16.99 | May 9, 2017
Date Published: 05/19/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| After the murder of their young son, the marriage between Macon (WILLIAM HURT) and his wife Sarah (KATHLEEN TURNER) disintegrates, and she moves out. After a freak accident puts him on crutches, Macon goes to stay with his quirky siblings at the family home, where he meets the spirited Muriel (GEENA DAVIS), a dog trainer with a young son of her own, with whom he begins a friendship. When Sarah learns about this, she attempts reconciliation and Macon is forced to make a decision. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 3.25/5 |
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Introduction by Lawrence Kasdan (3:15; SD) – Recorded many years ago, the co-writer/director provides his thoughts on the movie. Commentary by Geena Davis (38:18; HD) – On select scenes, the actress recollects her work on the film. It’s Like Life (13:03; SD) is an archival making-of featurette and includes interviews with Kasdan, Turner and Davis. Lifted Scenes (37:32; SD) are scenes cut down or removed. Theatrical Trailer (1:32; HD) |
VIDEO – 3.75/5, AUDIO – 3.5/5
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| The Accidental Tourist arrives on Blu-ray through Warner’s Archive Collection line, presented in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and given a decent looking 1080p high-definition transfer. Colors are generally bright while detail is okay, albeit not entirely sharp. The disc comes with a standard yet adequate enough DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo track which is fine considering the bulk of this movie is dialogue driven including voiceover work by Hurt. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, The Accidental Tourist is an interesting little drama that excels with its performances, particularly that of William Hurt and Geena Davis (who took home an Academy Award), more so than the story, though kudos to Lawrence Kasdan for being able to turn the book into a well done drama. |
Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.