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The Trip (2002/I)

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Overview

Director:
Miles Swain
Writer:
Miles Swain (writer)
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
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 synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Interesting Period Piece more

Cast

 (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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M
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Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Alan's dirt-stained jogging pants get cleaner between shots. more
Quotes:
Tommy Ballenger: Did you take the little bus to school? more
Movie Connections:
References "Kojak" (1973) more
Soundtrack:
Horse with No Name more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Interesting Period Piece, 27 January 2004
Author: johnnydiva (johnnydiva@aol.com) from San Antonio, TX (USA)

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.

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