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Overview
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The things we do for love and things we should have done, all come together on The Trip.Plot:
When 19-year-old gay-rights activist Tommy and 24-year-old Alan first meet in 1973, they find themselves on the opposite sides of the political coin... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Interesting Period Piece moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Larry Sullivan | ... | Alan Oakley |
 | Steve Braun | ... | Tommy Ballenger |
 | Ray Baker | ... | Peter Baxter |
 | James Handy | ... | Hal |
 | Faith Salie | ... | Ignored Woman |
 | Dennis Bailey | ... | Larry Jenkins |
 | Alexis Arquette | ... | Michael |
 | Sirena Irwin | ... | Beverly |
| Zoe 'Joshua Tree' Logan | ... | 1973 Jogger |
 | Jill St. John | ... | Mary Oakley |
 | Art Hindle | ... | Ted Oakley |
| Christina Hempstead | ... | TV Reporter (as Christina Cameron Mitchell) |
 | Julie Brown | ... | OutLoud Receptionist |
| David Mixner | ... | Himself |
| Alfred Dennis | ... | George Baxter |
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Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use.Parents Guide:
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95 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The script was originally written as a short about an urban legend of two guys in Mexico trying to get across the border. Miles Swain went back and wrote out their backstory in script format to figure out who these characters were, and ended up with an entire screenplay. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Alan's dirt-stained jogging pants get cleaner between shots. moreSoundtrack:
Horse with No Name moreFAQ
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| Larry Sullivan | tori_spelling10 |
| The End | mybingo17 |
| About Alexis Arquette | phxstudmuffin |
| Funniest Part | marka_dogg |
| Best themed movie yet... | manuel__teixeira |
| Way Underrated! | JerryVandiver79 |
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This movie presents the zeitgeist of gay history post-Hippie through the early-AIDS era. It pans this period in a Forrest Gump-esque fashion: intermixing the romantic plot between the main characters with brief moments from the national plight of gays & lesbians (like the Anita Bryant crusade, Harvey Milk's assassination, losing loved ones to AIDS). As a GenX'er I found this to help personalize something which I have only read about in GLBT history classes. I'm sure it will be "the trip" down memory lane for those guys 40-something and older. Brilliantly written script, excellent acting. If you're looking for a good snuggle movie to watch with your next boy friend, partner, trick, whomever -- this is a must see.