World Traveler Movie Review 2001

One day, thirtysomething NYC architect Cal (Crudup) leaves his wife and son, gets into the family station wagon, and hits the road to drive cross country in this frustrating film. Although Crudup is a fine actor, the viewer never learns Cal's motives for leaving his life behind except that he's not the nicest guy around, considering the way he treats some of the people he meets on his trip, including construction worker Carl (Derricks) whose marriage Cal damages, and various female hitchhikers. Not a lot really happens as Cal searches for himself (apparently) and the film ultimately falls flat.

Distribution

ThinkFilm, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 7th Fl., New York, NY 10013, Phone: (646)293-9400

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from United States, Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Road Trip, Thumbs Up, Only the Lonely

Screenplay

Bart Freundlich

Cast

Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Cleavant Derricks, David Keith, Mary McCormack, James LeGros, Karen Allen, Liane Balaban

Cinematography

Terry Stacey

Director

Bart Freundlich

Music

Clint Mansell

Other

Judy Karp, Kate Sanford, Tony Grimes, Victoria Farrell, Kevin Thompson

Producer

Tim Perell, Bart Freundlich, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Independent Film Channel (IFC), ThinkFilm