Lawrence Kasdan

Based on Anne Tyler’s 1985 novel of the same name, The Accidental Tourist was adapted for the big screen by screenwriters Frank Galati and writer-director Lawrence Kasdan.

by Brian De Palma

After making Silverado, Kasdan passed on The Untouchables (1987) because Kasdan didn’t like the script; The Accidental Touristwas ultimately directed by Brian De Palma.

Kasdan

Kasdan next directed The Accidental Tourist based on the novel by Anne Tyler and adapted by Kasdan and Frank Galati.

a 1988 major motion picture, starring Geena Davis and William Hurt

Anne Tyler's tenth novel, The Accidental Tourist was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1986, received the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1985, and became a 1988 major motion picture, starring Geena Davis and William Hurt.

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The Accidental Tourist, for which Lawrence Edward Kasdan was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, and for Best Original Screenplay for both The Big Chill and Grand Canyon (1993).

by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

The tourist is directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and stars Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany.

by Kasdan and Frank Galati

The Accidental Tourist, adapted by Kasdan and Frank Galati from a novel by Anne Tyler is a purposefully low key but surprisingly effective portrait of a middle-aged man's emotional awakening.

Alan J. Pakula

As with The Accidental Tourist, John Williams stepped in to fill Director Alan J. Pakula's slot, and the slight but well-mounted kids' comedy proved to be the blockbuster of the year.

Anne Tyler

While most of Anne Tyler's novels have been bestsellers, Anne Tyler is probably best known for The Accidental Tourist, which became a major motion picture in 1988.

by acclaimed German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck,

The Tourist is directed by acclaimed German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, of only the Oscar winning film The Lives of Others.

by Zach Weinberg

The Unfortunate Traveller is adapted and directed by Zach Weinberg and devised by the ensemble.

by Ishana Shyamalan

The Tourist was written and directed by Ishana Shyamalan and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, and Nimitt Mankad.

as a film by Warner Brothers in 1988

The Accidental Tourist was released as a film by Warner Brothers in 1988, starring William Hurt and Geena Davis; Earthly Possessions was adapted as a television film by Home Box Office in 1999, starring Susan Sarandon and Stephen Dorff; A Slipping-down Life was adapted for film in 2004.

Sophie Edelstein

The brainchild of screenwriter and director Sophie Edelstein, director follows a tourist (Tonkin) looking to find Buckingham Palace.

a modest – albeit Oscar-nominated - work by Williams, perhaps best appreciated by more devoted fans

The Accidental Tourist is a modest – albeit Oscar-nominated - work by Williams, perhaps best appreciated by more devoted fans.

Malcolm Edwards

In their most amusing interlude, Director Malcolm Edwards guested as a tourist seeking Georgetown recommendations from the ultimate authorities:

one of my favorite films, whose score is a remarkably prismatic theme by John Williams

The Accidental Tourist is one of my favorite films, whose score is a remarkably prismatic theme by John Williams.

Kieran Darcy-Smith

Overnight, directors Kieran Darcy-Smith's driver is suddenly replaced without notice by an affable, if slightly strange, new tour guide.

by David Schmoeller (Crawlspace, Puppetmaster)

Directed by David Schmoeller (Crawlspace, Puppetmaster) and produced by the prolific Charles Band (Trancers, TerrorVision), Tourist Trap was released to mild success in 1979 but over the years earned cult status for cult status's surreal atmosphere and, most importantly, an incredible performance by Chuck Connors as Mr. Slausen, the owner of a spooky wax museum.

Nick Foles

Nick Foles directed the visitors into New Orleans territory, but wide receiver Alshon Jeffery's final pass of the game deflected off Jeffery’s hands and right to cornerback Marshon Lattimore for an interception.