Search - The Daytrippers [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 06/20/2000 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Comedy Drama, Family Drama, Ensemble Film, Domestic Comedy

The debut from writer/director Greg Mottola, The Daytrippers follows a Long Island family as they make a disastrous journey into New York City. The impetus is a love letter discovered by suburbanite Eliza (Hope Davis) which seemingly incriminates her publisher husband Louis (Stanley Tucci) in an extramarital affair. To solve the mystery, Eliza, her parents (Anne Meara and Pat McNamara), her oddball sister Jo (Parker Posey) and Jo's boyfriend Carl (Liev Schreiber) all pile into the family station wagon in a misbegotten attempt to track Louis down. Beginning as a playful, satiric look at family dynamics, The Daytrippers occasionally loses its way, becoming increasingly dark and venomous as it rushes towards the revelations of its final moments. For all of its flaws, however, it's often an engaging debut. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Hope Davis - Eliza
Pat McNamara - Jim Malone
Anne Meara - Rita Malone
Parker Posey - Jo
Liev Schreiber - Carl

Greg Mottola's quirky independent comedy The Daytrippers comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a bonus trailer, production notes, and biographies of the very talented cast. This little film failed to find an audience in theaters, but this disc may not have enough whistles and bells to attract that audience at home either. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide