The Daytrippers

Canada, United States

1996

87 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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EXEC Campbell Scott, David Heyman, Larry Kamerman

PROD Nancy Tenenbaum, Steven Soderbergh

CAST Hope Davis, Anne Meara, Stanley Tucci, Parker Posey, Pat McNamara, Liev Schreiber, Campbell Scott, Marcia Gay Harden, Carol Locatell, Amy Stiller

MUSIC Richard Martinez

Sundance, Cannes (Semaine de la critique)

Synopsis

Eliza D’Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great, until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned, she goes to her mother for advice. Eliza, her parents, her sister Jo and Jo’s boyfriend all pile into a station wagon, to go to the city to confront Louis with the letter. On the way, the five explore their relations with each other, and meet many interesting people. –IMDb

Director

Greg Mottola

Gregory J. “Greg” Mottola (born July 11, 1964) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. More recently, he has directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul.

Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York, in a Catholic family of Irish-Italian descent. He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University.

Mottola directed Adventureland, set in the 1980s, a “first love” story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park. The protagonist’s plans go awry when circumstances cause him to miss out on a backpacking trip to Europe with his friends. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise.

His most recently released film, Paul, is about two comic book nerds… read more