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.
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Cast
- Hope DavisEliza D'Amico
- Pat McNamaraJim Malone
- Anne MearaRita Malone
- Parker PoseyJo Malone
- Liev SchreiberCarl Petrovic
- Campbell ScottEddie Masler
- Stanley TucciLouis D'Amico
- Andy BrownRonnie
- Marc GrapeyAaron
- Marcia Gay HardenLibby
Recommendations
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The A.V. Club
Comic-ensemble performance at its darkest. - 80
Newsweek
Thanks to the superb cast and Mottola's deft touch, this modest-looking comedy proves quite memorable. - 80
Washington Post
When you’re through watching The Daytrippers, you think about its minor imperfections, not because the film’s bad, but because it’s so good. - 78
Austin Chronicle
Writer-director Greg Mottola's first feature is a deceptively quiet and funny film that sticks in your memory long after you think you've left the theatre. - 75
ReelViews
The Daytrippers is at its best using parody to paint an incisively humorous picture of a modern American family. We see here just how dysfunctional the typical nuclear family can be, and that "family values" aren't always the solution. Even though The Daytrippers is played primarily for laughs, there's a lot of truth lurking beneath the comic exterior. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The Daytrippers is low-budget perfection, a comedy without a false note and without a flat joke. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
There is something nicely matter-of-fact about Greg Mottola's family comedy-trauma, The Daytrippers. This first-time writer-director has a breezy way of persuading us that seemingly unrealistic behavior is the most natural in the world. - 70
The New York Times
The main action of The Daytrippers is bright, real and even poignant enough to make this journey worth the ride.
