World Traveler

Starring:Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Cleavant Derricks, Liane Balaban, David Keith, Mary McCormack, Karen Allen, James LeGros, Francie Swift, Nicolas Suresky, Richie Dye, Kaili Vernoff, Margaret Devine, John Forman, Bert Miller, Patricia French, Shontelle Thrash, Isis Faust, B.J. Mitchell, Mark R. Gray
Director: Bart Freundlich
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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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

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Flick. Don't let them fool you........2006-08-06

I watched it last night. Just to see what others thought, I
looked here on Amazon to see the reviews. Several hit it on the head, but a couple of the "WORST movie" and "BORING" comments were clear flags these people did not watch the movie, or perhaps were incapable of interpretting the relatively simple
plot.

The most annoying red flag was put up by a reviewer who enlightened us with how they didn't like the movie because the
character was "self centered".

I won't bother to explain that this is a fictional character, and that they are not written to become your "buddy", but to
describe a character that has flaws. Texture gives the film life, so its critical to remember you aren't watching movie characters to find your new bestest friend. sheesh.

Outstanding movie about a fairly disturbing scenario. Great
soundtrack, wonderful performances. A slice out of "Cal's" life that left open minded viewers wondering what the next day would bring him.

Not suitable for anyone to watch.......2006-08-06

A guy runs away from home on his son's 3rd birthday. Seeming to traveling aimlessly on I 80 west he drinks and plays around a lot. He's at a bar whining about waking up and seeing the same face everyday. Well, Schmuck, if that's not what you wanted you shouldn't have married! I found this self-centered creep annoying. Even when the trip ends with him confronting his runaway dad and finds closure I couldn't care less and I doubt if many viewers of this film cared what happened to him.

Good Movie. Great Soundtrack........2006-04-06

This movie is a non-conventional film. So if that's what you're expecting from this, lQQK elsewhere. Excellent acting. Excellent Soundtrack!

That whole non-existent desert road trip schtick.......2005-01-05

Honestly, I only made it about 15 or 20 minutes into this.
The opening act, I guess was supposed to set the stage, but then it ended and I forgot what it was about.

Then we proceed to the worn-thin territory of the predictable "American desert" drive. The one that only exists in movies, where there is no I-40, and everyone just rambles along in treasured classic cars down roads where there seems to be no cross-country trucking, no traffic, no one heading anywhere, drinking coffee alone somewhere in a non-existent Route 66-type diner out of the director's fantasy with the predictable results:
1) Long lonesome two-lane highways? Check.
2) A diner in the middle of nowhere? Check
3) A waitress in a ridiculous pink outfit that says "Hon"? and offers a refill? Check
4) A jukebox that always seems to play some kind of Patsy Cline or something similar, even though both jukeboxes and Patsy are unknown around the states. No Toby Keith or anything like that. Check.
5) No sports TV at the aforementioned bar. Check.
6) Some kind of gas station that would never meet any sort of legal standard, with a 50-year-old pump. Check.

Well, that's about all I got out of the first 15 minutes. I probably could have gone on, but why bother? Not a single original idea so far. Maybe it gets better. I can't be bothered to find out.

Wake Me When It's Over.......2004-05-28

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 Traveller Adventures ( a.k.a World Traveler Adventures )

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World Traveller Adventures ( a.k.a World Traveler Adventures )
Starring: World Traveller Adventures
Manufacturer: Uncivilized World
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000AOFB4G
Release Date: 2005-10-04

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DVD Features:

23 Minute Warning

Mythical sound-system, the Spiral Tribe concentrates its creative energies around the rythmes of nature, music and dance, in reaction to society's prevailing attitude.

Storming Sarajevo

Desert Storm is a peace-protest sound-system concerned with the Gulf and Bosnia wars. They headed to Sarajevo where they organised a Street Parade despite 28 inches of snow and temperatures hitting 14 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mission to India

Travelling from Italy to Central India, a collective survived a fast whilst crossing Iran, imposed armed escort through Pakistan where brutal robbers lurk, and heavy-handed identity check by the omnipresent Turkish army in Kurdistan.

African Expedisound

Five converted army lorries accross Morocco, the Sahara desert, Senegal and Mali. Their mission: to find the initial rythm, to understand the African myth, to live what this 'free' generation of a new type considered their ultimate quest.

Bonus: Reclaim the Streets

A 4 minute musical documentary featuring images taken from the ¹97 parties organized by Desert Storm in Sheffield, Bristol and Oxford. Musical and ecological activists, Reclaim The Streets (RTS) take the philosophy of the reappropriation of public space through cultural resistance to another level. They swept across the UK with street parties in Manchester, York and Oxford, and also appeared in cities like Tel-Aviv, Sydney, and Helsinki, among others.

Editorial reviews

The world traveler adventure was born as a result of the U.K.'s illegalization of any gathering of more than 100 people accompanied by amplified music, which includes sounds wholly or predominantly characterized by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats. New Age travelers
(an alternative movement of nomads), squatters encouraged by Thatcher¹s repression to leave the cities, along with clubbers frustrated by the closure of clubs and early raves were driven to leave England. They traveled to the South American continent, Africa, Eastern Europe, the United States, Australia, Asia, among other countries, to spread their spirit of freedom and music, inspiring others to follow.

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