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The Accidental Tourist

1988 film by Lawrence Kasdan
Movie film Q248289
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Summary

The Accidental Tourist is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,955 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3]
  • Director: Lawrence Kasdan[4]
  • Screenwriter: Frank Galati[5], Lawrence Kasdan[6]
  • Composer: John Williams[7]
  • Genre: romance film[8], drama film[9]
  • Based on: The Accidental Tourist[10]
  • Cast member: William Hurt[11], Kathleen Turner[12], Geena Davis[13], Amy Wright[14], Bill Pullman[15], David Ogden Stiers[16], Ed Begley, Jr.[17], Robert Hy Gorman[18], Jake Kasdan[19], Jon Kasdan[20], Walter Sparrow[21], Peggy Converse[22], Paul Williamson[23]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[24], Warner Bros. Pictures[25]
  • Director of photography: John Bailey[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[29], 82%[30], 52/100[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1988[34], May 25, 1989[35], December 23, 1988[36], January 6, 1989[37]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[38], Netflix[39]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: Norman A. Burza[40]
  • Narrative location: Baltimore[41]
  • Filming location: Paris[42], Baltimore[43]
  • Film editor: Carol Littleton[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[45], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[46], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[47], Academy Award for Best Original Score[48]
  • Title: The Accidental Tourist[49]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[50]
  • MPA film rating: PG[51]
  • After a work by: Anne Tyler[52]

Why It Matters

The Accidental Tourist has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did The Accidental Tourist receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].

Related Entities

Anne Tyler Bill Pullman David Ogden Stiers Ed Begley, Jr. film Geena Davis John Williams Kathleen Turner Lawrence Kasdan Netflix United States William Hurt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu'
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    Publication date → +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1989-05-25T00:00:00Z, +1988-12-23T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
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