The Accidental Tourist
Original movie poster
Directed by	Lawrence Kasdan
Written by	Anne Tyler (book) Frank Galati Lawrence Kasdan
Starring	William Hurt Kathleen Turner Geena Davis Amy Wright Bill Pullman David Ogden Stiers Ed Begley Jr.
Music by	Frankie Adams Wilbur Jones John Williams
Cinematography	John Bailey
Editing by	Carol Littleton
Distributed by	Warner Bros
Release date(s)	December 23, 1988
Running time	121 min
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Accidental Tourist is an award winning 1988 movie by Lawrence Kasdan that was based on the novel of the same name by Anne Tyler Image File history File links The_accidental_tourist. ... Lawrence Kasdan (born 14 January 1949, Miami, Florida) is an American movie producer, director and screenwriter. ... Anne Tyler (born on October 25, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. ... Lawrence Kasdan (born 14 January 1949, Miami, Florida) is an American movie producer, director and screenwriter. ... William Hurt in Lost in Space. ... Turner as private detective V.I. Warshawski Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis (born 21 January 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actress and former fashion model. ... Amy Wright (born April 15, 1950 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American actress. ... William Bill Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. ... David Ogden Stiers (born October 31, 1942) is an American actor and musician, most famous for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in the television sitcom M*A*S*H, and as the role of Rev. ... Edward James Begley, Jr. ... John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is one of the most widely recognized composers of film scores. ... John Moran Bailey (1904 - 1975) was a U.S. political figure. ... Carol Littleton (born in 1948 in Oklahoma) is the Academy Award-nominated American feature film editor of the heartwarming blockbuster, the Steven Spielberg-directed film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as well as editor of several other popular films (such as The Big Chill and Body Heat). ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lawrence Kasdan (born 14 January 1949, Miami, Florida) is an American movie producer, director and screenwriter. ... The Accidental Tourist is a novel by Anne Tyler that won the 1985 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. ... Anne Tyler (born on October 25, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. ...

Awards and nominations

Davis won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of dog trainer Muriel Pritchett. It also was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ...