- Actors: Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Francie Swift, Nicolas Suresky, David Keith
- Directors: Bart Freundlich
- Writers: Bart Freundlich
- Producers: Bart Freundlich, Becky Glupczynski, Caroline Kaplan, Howard Bernstein, Jonathan Sehring
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: Spanish
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- Release Date: Jan 21 2003
- Run Time: 103 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00000FCV6
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Product Description
From Amazon.com
Cal (Billy Crudup) is a handsome, hard-drinking guy driving across the country with no particular destination in mind--but this is no romantic road trip. Cal has abandoned his wife and child and is running from a misery he can't even articulate; his encounters with other lonely people in bars and airports only render him more confused, while his inviting good looks routinely get him into trouble. World Traveler delves into the heart of a certain American grief and rootlessness, one that corresponds to the vast open space of the country itself. The movie doesn't explain itself, but the nuanced script and direction by Bart Freundlich (The Myth of Fingerprints) and superb performances by Crudup, Julianne Moore, James LeGros, David Keith, Karen Allen, Mary McCormack, and others make World Traveler completely compelling. A subtle but deeply felt movie, akin to 1970s character portraits like Five Easy Pieces. --Bret Fetzer
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Wake Me When It's Over
May 28 2004
Format:DVD
This has got to be one of the most boring not to mention WORST movies I've ever seen. The only saving grace is that Julianne Moore is in it and I feel embarrased for her. What a terrible waste of talent and her time. Typically, I love road movies but do yourself a favor and pass on this one. The main character is so selfish and loathsome that it makes it impossible to immense yourself in the movie which doesn't matter anyway because the movie itself goes nowhere.
World Traveler is World Class
Sep 25 2003
Format:DVD
A painful tale of self discovery where the honesty and brillant cinematography provoke a real sense of discomfort throughout, yet in the exposure of painful sentiments, this viewer was forced to consider much.
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On the road . . . again
Watching a film like this one, you are reminded of how Hollywood has refined the telling of stories into a kind of shorthand, removing ambiguities and complexities, for quick... Read more
Published on July 19 2003 by Ronald Scheer
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
More than sex, food or survival, we are creatures driven to find meaning in our lives (or so it's said by those who claim to know such things). Read more
Published on Mar 4 2003 by Robin Simmons
Keep Looking
World Traveler is about a guy named Cal (Billy Crudup) in search of self or perhaps a better self. At the beginning of the film he leaves his New York life of wife and child, for... Read more
Published on Jan 30 2003 by "lecorel@hotmail.com"
Wandering along the edge
WORLD TRAVELER is one of those films that sneaks up on you. Shot in a remembered/dreamed/imagined/reality melange the gifted writer/director never lets us forget that decisions we... Read more
Published on Jan 30 2003 by Grady Harp
It leaves you cold...
World Traveler is yet another fairy tale movie of leaving to discover oneself. The movie is wonderfully filmed but it is without a soul. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2003 by D. Bannister
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