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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist is a novel by Anne Tyler that won the 1985 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.
The Accidental Tourist (1988) is a famous movie, starring William Hurt, Geena Davis and Kathleen Turner.
When The Accidental Tourist was published in 1985, Anne Tyler was already a well-established and successful author.
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 The Accidental Tourist Movie Review at Hollywood Video
Whenever the ingratiating Davis is onscreen, The Accidental Tourist springs to vibrant life; she injects a welcome blast of personality into this emotionally muted film, which is far too low-key for its own good.
The Accidental Tourist would turn out to be the last hurrah for William Hurt, whose star has since plummeted to the realm of straight-to-video schlock like Silent Witness (1999).
The Accidental Tourist DVD offers viewers many of the standard extras: deleted scenes (13 of them!), the film's theatrical trailer, and "It's Like Life," a segment featuring film clips and interviews with Davis, Turner, and the film's writer-director Lawrence Kasdan.
www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=6&LF=MRM&LF=MRP   (878 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Tourist on World Trade Center
Photograph captures an unlucky tourist posing on the observation deck of a World Trade Center tower seconds before a hijacked airliner smashed into the building.
Healing takes place in many fashions, and the Accidental Tourist not only became part of that healing process but also spawned an iconic genre of Internet lore, featured at web sites such as TouristofDeath.com.
José Roberto Penteado from Campinas, Sao Paulo, stepped forward to assert his face was used for the "Accidental Tourist" photo, but his claim later proved to be rather dubious.
www.snopes.com /rumors/photos/tourist.asp   (626 words)

  
 Accidental tourists
The main character is the author of books addressed to people who travel out of necessity more than out of choice.
It is a psychological plot, and the final moral of the story - maybe it's not just how much you love someone; maybe what matters is who you are when you're with them - has little to do with tourism and trips.
In these pages you find imagines from those accidental journeys, which we like very much.
www.macalu.it /turisti/turist.html   (181 words)

  
  The Accidental Tourist Summary & Essays - Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist Summary & Essays - Anne Tyler
When The Accidental Tourist was published in 1985, Anne Tyler was already a well-established and successful author.
As in many of her previous works, The Accidental Tourist focuses on the complexities of family relationships.
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 The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Tourist always shows these characters and situations in an understated manner and allows the humor to emerge in a gentle way.
The Accidental Tourist appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
The Dolby Surround 2.0 soundtrack of The Accidental Tourist seemed similarly unremarkable but suitable for the project.
www.dvdmg.com /accidentaltourist.shtml   (1822 words)

  
 Filmtracks: The Accidental Tourist (John Williams)
The Accidental Tourist certainly dwells in the lengthy scenes of Hurt's character's loneliness, and much of John Williams' score for the film mirrors that introverted reflection.
Williams' theme for The Accidental Tourist is an exact, note-for-note prediction of the title theme for Stanley & Iris and a subtheme for Home Alone, making it instantly recognizable for a Williams collector, but disappointing at the same time.
The printing run of The Accidental Tourist by Warner was not very long, and the album has fallen badly out of print and become a high collectible for Williams fans.
www.filmtracks.com /titles/accidental_tourist.html   (818 words)

  
 The Accidental Tourist - Nostalgia Central   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Accidental Tourist is a quirky movie which manages to be intelligent, funny and deeply moving.
Geena Davis won a Supporting Actress Oscar as the space cadet dog trainer who teaches this man how to live again, and Kathleen Turner, in a small but rewarding role, is perfect as the wife who learns to appreciate her husband only after she's lost him.
The Accidental Tourist is about the dark recesses of the human heart and the unpredictable nature of relationships.
www.nostalgiacentral.com /movies/accidentaltourist.htm   (340 words)

  
 The accidental tourist - Barnes & Noble.com - DVD, Movie, Video: Accidental Tourist
The ‘Accidental Tourist’ series tells them how to travel in such a way that they She is the author of 14 novels of which The Accidental Tourist won a
"The Accidental Tourist" begins on that note of emotional sterility, and the whole movie is a journey toward a smile at the end.
The Accidental Tourist Movie review, brought to you by Common Sense Media, your source for family movie reviews.
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 Accidental Tourist, The (1988): Reviews
The Accidental Tourist is one of the best films of the year.
Tourist is edgier - also the work of a genuine craftsman.
The Accidental Tourist often relies on Miss Tyler's methods without tempering them, and gives a tone of crashing obviousness to material that need not have seemed that way.
www.metacritic.com /video/titles/accidentaltourist   (594 words)

  
 The Big Story: The accidental tourist guy
In addition to the terrorist attacks, the accidental tourist unwittingly witnessed the Hindenberg explosion and the ravaging of New York by the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man. photos from www.touristofdeath.com
A Brazilian man claimed the man was him, but in late November a Hungarian named Peter wrote to the touristguy.com webmaster and provided the original, non-altered picture, and other angles for proof.
Tourist Guy had been found, very much alive.
thebigstory.org /off/off-tourist.html   (292 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Accidental Tourist: Books: Anne Tyler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Author of a series of guidebooks called ``Accidental Tourist'' for businessmen who hate to travel, Macon is Tyler's focus here, as she gently chronicles his journey from lonely self-absorption to an ``accidental'' new life with brassy Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow Bow Animal Hospital, who renews and claims his heart.
"The Accidental Tourist" opens with a dramatic scene in which a travel-guide writer, Macon Leary, and his wife, Sarah are driving in their car and Sarah tells Macon that she wants a divorce.
With "The Accidental Tourist", I don't believe that is the case at all.
www.amazon.com /Accidental-Tourist-Anne-Tyler/dp/0425092917   (2442 words)

  
 Heinkel Tourist Dot Com : Memories
The Heinkel Tourist is an exceptionally comfortable scooter.
Obviously there are many more features that differentiate the Heinkel Tourist from the Vespa and Lambretta.
In a future article, I plan to compare the Tourist with a Vespa GS 150 and the Lambretta TV175 Series II.
www.heinkeltourist.com /accidentaltourist.htm   (694 words)

  
 Accidental Tourist - Travel
The former Soviet Union is rife with environmental catastrophes that were hidden from the world.
Access is still tightly controlled, so don't expect the guards to let you in for an unaccompanied wander.
Rimma attributed his survival to the fact that he had been at a wedding the night of the accident and arrived at the fire drunk on red wine and vodka.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/10/31/1067566074374.html   (816 words)

  
 ReadingGroupGuides.com - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
ReadingGroupGuides.com - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates both travel and anything out of the ordinary.
He is grounded by loneliness and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts when he meets Muriel, a deliciously peculiar dog-obedience trainer who up ends Macon's insular world-and thrusts him headlong into a remarkable engagement with life.
www.readinggroupguides.com /guides3/accidental_tourist1.asp   (680 words)

  
 Accidental tourist - Travel - smh.com.au
While she sings Underneath The Mango Tree and collects shells, 007 has a good old-fashioned ogle - and the Bond girl tradition is born.
The helicopter is blown up with a rocket while marauding divers are taken out with torpedoes, depth charges and smoke screens.
Once all the evil henchmen are polished off, the car emerges from the water and drives onto a beach full of bemused tourists.
www.smh.com.au /news/travel/accidental-tourist/2006/12/07/1165081088850.html   (1583 words)

  
 Rosetta Books - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler - eBook available for download
The Accidental Tourist is Anne Tyler’s best known and most loved novel.
He is grounded by loneliness and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts when he meets Muriel, a deliciously peculiar dog-obedience trainer who up-ends Macon’s insular world—and thrusts him headlong into a remarkable engagement with life.
The Accidental Tourist was made into a highly regarded film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis.
www.rosettabooks.com /pages/title_179.html   (241 words)

  
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 At-A-Glance Film Reviews: The Accidental Tourist (1988)
The Accidental Tourist is a magnificently crafted fl comedy.
It's one of the subtlest fl comedies I've seen, and in an age where movies present all their depth on a silver platter, it's easy to watch the movie passively and miss it all.
For those alert enough to explore its artistry and patient enough to savor its leisurely place, The Accidental Tourist is a more than rewarding experience.
www.rinkworks.com /movies/m/the.accidental.tourist.1988.shtml   (374 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Accidental Tourist: DVD: William Hurt,Kathleen Turner,Geena Davis,Amy Wright,David Ogden Stiers,Ed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Both the acting and the dialogue in THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST are first-rate and highly memorable.
"The Accidental Tourist" was considered a great film when it was first released, but I think time has made it a "really good" film because so many movies since have followed its formula.
I do recommend "The Accidental Tourist" though, because it's a rarely seen gem that is very charming and very well made.
www.amazon.com /Accidental-Tourist-William-Hurt/dp/B0000TG8XY   (3021 words)

  
 Yasylum » Blog Archive » The Accidental Tourist   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Accidental Tourist är en svart komedi om en organiserad och analyserande man vars alldagliga liv övergår i kaos.
The Accidental Tourist är som sagt en riktigt bra bok, klart läsvärd, men den saknar en spets som gör att den inte når riktigt ända fram.
This entry was posted on onsdag, november 8th, 2006 at 9:00 and is filed under Litteratur, Recensioner.
yasylum.theyard.org /?p=162   (499 words)

  
 The Accidental Tourist - PĘtlaCzasu.pl
Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, 1999:Everything stars going wrong for Macon Leary after the sudden death of his son.
Klienci, którzy kupili książkę "The Accidental Tourist", kupowali również:
The Accidental Tourist, Tyler Anne - księgarnia PĘtlaCzasu.pl
www.petlaczasu.pl /accidental/b21448   (115 words)

  
 Accidental Tourist, The - Anne Tyler - Printed Books Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Accidental Tourist, The - Anne Tyler : WHAT A GEM
Accidental Tourist, The - Anne Tyler : A not accidental masterpiece
Accidental Tourist, The - Anne Tyler : The Accidental Tourist (fiction)
www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/accidental-tourist-the-anne-tyler   (295 words)

  
 The Osbournes: The Accidental Tourist (1) - TV.com
The Osbournes: The Accidental Tourist (1) - TV.com
They apparently break up, and he returns to the U.S. y suffers an accident while riding one of the ATVs.
Tell the world what you think of The Accidental Tourist (1), write a review for this episode.
www.tv.com /the-osbournes/the-accidental-tourist-1/episode/310961/summary.html   (261 words)

  
 Accidental Tourist
So please move yourselves to the new accidental tourist.
But I was tasked by my friend, YH, to bring her a Statue of Liberty fridge magnet, who by the way has a VERY VERY impressive collection, and so far I couldn’t find a decent looking Ms Liberty.
It was frigging cold but us, being tourists, we have to go to the deck ‘coz we must take pictures.
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 The Accidental Tourist   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Still, the unrushed serenity and tonal restraint of The Accidental Tourist is also its saving grace and by far its most interesting quality: it's one of those movies you enjoyed long ago and discover, against expectations, that it hasn't really lost much years later.
Either way, though The Accidental Tourist prompts us to expect a story of how some live-wire outsider will spark Macon's life, it turns out to be more of a story of Macon looking for love, seeking a connection, even when it seems like he's avoiding one.
To my mind, The Accidental Tourist finds the right cadence and register not just for its plot but for the moment in which it is made.
www.nicksflickpicks.com /actourst.html   (1682 words)

  
 THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST : Encyclopedia Entry
The Accidental Tourist is a 1985 novel by Anne Tyler that won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.
The book was adapted for the screen in 1988 into an award winning movie starring William Hurt and Geena Davis.
This article about a 1980s novel is a stub.
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/The_Accidental_Tourist   (173 words)

  
 THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST BY ANNE TYLER - BOOK HELP WEB REVIEW
Macon likely would have gone to his grave without ever having really lived had his 12-year-old son not been gunned down at a burger joint.
While such a chance tragedy would strain any parent, it is particularly devastating to a man accustomed to order and devoted to writing guidebooks to help business persons travel the globe without being inconvenienced in any way.
Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award (1985).
www.bookhelpweb.com /authors/tyler/accidentaltourist.htm   (628 words)

  
 The Accidental Tourist - Florence, ITALY - become an accidental tourist
The Accidental Tourist - Florence, ITALY - become an accidental tourist
Therefore, we ask that you become an Accidental Tourist.
YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE DAY YOU ACTUALLY JOIN US ON When we meet, on the day of the excursion, you will pay your membership fee of 10 € and will receive your membership card.
www.accidentaltourist.com /become.html   (323 words)

  
 Filmmaker Magazine | Fall 1998: ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
He performs a fascinating brand of guided tour for his captive, baffled tourists, one dense with literary landmarks, Byzantine commentary on the nature of civilization and human existence.
It’s a bus tour like no camera-clutching tourist is likely to expect.
But as much as he performs this rhapsodic New York story, Speed is equally involved in an act of self-invention.
www.filmmakermagazine.com /fall1998/tourist.php   (1519 words)

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