The Accidental Tourist

WILLIAM HURT PLAYS AN ARMCHAIR TRAVEL WRITER WHOSE BUTTONED-DOWN LIFE IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHEN HIS SON DIES AND HIS WIFE (KATHLEEN TURNER) LEAVES HIM. HIS JOURNEY FROM LONELY SELF-ABSORPTION TO AN "ACCIDENTAL NEW LIFE WITH AN ODDBALL DOG TRAINER (GEENA DAVIS) FROM THE MEOW BOW ANIMAL HOSPITAL," PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR THS BITTERSWEET COMEDY-DRAMA THAT AS A NOVEL WAS DESCRIBED AS A "CHARMING STORY FULL OF SURPRISES AND WISDOM." THIS PICTURE WAS WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY LAWRENCE KASDEN, WHOSE PAST CREDITS INCLUDE "BODY HEAT," "THE BIG CHILL" AND "SILVERADO."