Friday 26 February 2021

The Accidental Tourist (1988 Lawrence Kasdan & co-scr)

Kasdan had teamed William Hurt and Kathleen Turner in 1981's Body Heat - here, he throws in a Geena Davis, to good effect. Editor Carol Littleton talks about the scene where Hurt gives her the letter about why he can't come over - the camera stays on him while he reveals his tale of grief - she says nothing, just leads him to bed. It's a good moment. Littleton worked with her husband, John Bailey, a useful cameraman, who seems to imbue his images with emotion, somehow (think Ordinary People, for example).

But - going to Paris, and eating in Burger King? Unthinkable!

With Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr., Bill Pullman. Written with Frank Galati, based on Anne Tyler's novel.




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