The Daytrippers


1h 27m 1996

Brief Synopsis

The morning after Thanksgiving, Eliza discovers what appears to be a love letter written to her husband. Distraught by the possibilities and seeking advice, she drives to her parents' house, where she shows the letter to her high-strung mother Rita, her mild-mannered father Jim, her rebellious younger sister Jo, and Jo's pretentious boyfriend Carl. Hoping to quickly resolve the situation, the five of them cram into the family station wagon and set off for Manhattan where Eliza can confront her husband face-to-face. They arrive at Louis' office only to discover that he has been given the day off. The family desperately tails Louis around the city, but always ends up one step behind him.

Film Details

Also Known As
Daytrippers, En route vers Manhattan
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties Productions (CFP)
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Long Island, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

Eliza thinks she has the perfect marriage, living in suburban Long Island with her husband Louis. However, the morning after Thanksgiving, she discovers what appears to be a love letter written to her husband. Distraught by the possibilities and seeking advice, she drives to her parents' house, where she shows the letter to her high-strung mother Rita, her mild-mannered father Jim, her rebellious younger sister Jo, and Jo's pretentious boyfriend Carl. Hoping to quickly resolve the situation, the five of them cram into the family station wagon and set off for Manhattan where Eliza can confront her husband face-to-face. They arrive at Louis' office only to discover that he has been given the day off. The family desperately tails Louis around the city, but always ends up one step behind him. As the day progresses, they find themselves gradually revealing their long-repressed feelings towards each other, and encounter a series of eccentric strangers whose problems mirror their own.

Crew

David Alvarez

Sound Mixer

Seth Andersen

Sound

Dave Anderson

Generator Operator

Paul E Avery

Grip

K C Bailey

Photography

Melissa Bardin

Production Assistant

Bob Bauer

Assistant Director

Gary Becker

Titles

Kim W Behrens

Hair Stylist

Luiz Bonfa

Song

Julian Boyance

Production Assistant

Brett Boye

Production Assistant

Barbara Brett

Production Assistant

Bonnie J Brinkley

Production Designer

James L. Brooks

Producer

Mike Brown

Production Assistant

Seth Burch

Location Manager

Stephanie Butler

Assistant Director

Nancy Cabrera

Foley Artist

Ramon Cabrera

Song

Bruce Callarman

Grip

David Capelle

Production Assistant

Michael Cardinate

Production Assistant

John Chamberlain

Location Manager

Joe Cimino

Assistant Sound Editor

Chris Cleaton

Production Assistant

Pia Clemente

Production Assistant

J Clemmens

Song

Magda Dajani

Hair Stylist

Magda Dajani

Makeup

Ben Darling

Apprentice Editor

E Davis

Song

Laurie Denning

On-Set Dresser

Daneil Devincent

Color Timer

Keith J Devlin

Key Grip

Jennifer Dorkin

Production Assistant

Seth E Durch

Location Manager

Luke Eder

Assistant Camera Operator

Axuve Espinosa

Production Assistant

Rob Featherstone

Assistant Camera

Damien Fitzsimmons

Grip

Joe Foley

Key Grip

Doug Fook

Assistant Camera

Andy Fox

Grip

Mike Franzetti

Grip

Kate Freland

Swing

Bulee Gaillard

Song

Slim Gaillard

Song Performer

Yolande Geralds

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Stan Getz

Song Performer

Jeanne L Gilliland

Boom Operator

Mark Ginsberg

Color Timer

Edward Gram

Props

Edward Grann

Property Master

Scott Guber

Auditor

Graham Haber

Photography

Jeremy Hall

Key Grip

Steve Hamilton

Supervising Sound Editor

Jason Harmon

Apprentice Editor

Philip Harrison

Assistant Editor

David Heyman

Executive Producer

Rasheed Hinds

Assistant Director

Mott Hupfel

Assistant Camera

Fernando Iglesias

Production Assistant

Tomoko Imade

Production Assistant

John Inwood

Director Of Photography

Los Islenos

Song Performer

Gary Ives

Production Assistant

Sheila Jaffe

Casting

Willis Baxter Johnson

Production Assistant

Zsolt Kadar

Assistant Camera

Dianne Kalemkeris

Props

Lawrence S Kamerman

Executive Producer

Michelle D Katz

Production Assistant

Myron Kerstein

Production Assistant

Jeanette King-segnini

Audio Post-Production

Bill Kopitke

Production Assistant

William Kozy

Sound Mixer

Keri Kravitz

Auditor

Keri Kravitz

Production Manager

Sam Kretschmer

Grip

Andy Kris

Sound

Amy Kupferberg

Swing

Bernadette Lee

Production Assistant

Hal Levinsohn

Dialogue Coach

Hal Levinsohn

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Brian Lindstrom

Assistant Director

G. Love

Song

Daniel Macintosh

Sound Mixer

Blair Mackichan

Song

Blair Mackichan

Song Performer

Frank Marrone

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Martinez

Music

Anne Mccabe

Editor

Ben Mccullough

Key Grip

Greg Mchale

Production Assistant

Freddie Mckay

Song Performer

Freddie Mckay

Song

Jan Mclaughlin

Sound Mixer

Katie Metz

Production Manager

Katie Metz

Production Coordinator

Bill Meyer

Swing

Maria Miller

Production Assistant

Phil Miller

Script Supervisor

Beny More

Song Performer

V Morgan

Song

Courtney-paige Morrison

Production Assistant

Greg Mottola

Screenplay

Andy Muller

Production Assistant

Betsy Nagler

Boom Operator

John O'malley

Gaffer

John O'mally

Swing

Marlo Poras

Assistant Editor

David Powers

Sound Mixer

Barbara Presar

Costume Designer

J Prescott

Song

Meri Pritchett

Assistant Camera Operator

Adam Putnam

Assistant Camera

Jennifer Raiston

Sound Editor

Jennifer Ralston

Sound Editor

Sandra Ramani

Production Assistant

Rocco Reid

Production Assistant

Leslie Reingold

Photography

Amber Richmond

Production Assistant

Boots Riley

Song

Antonio Riverio

Sound Mixer

Alma Robinson

Location Scout

Jill Rowe

Production Assistant

Alison Sandler

Production Coordinator

Tracy A Sassane

Hair Stylist

Anthony Savini

Assistant Director

Campbell Scott

Executive Producer

Christopher Searll

Best Boy

Sean Sheridan

Gaffer

Connie Sherman

On-Set Dresser

Laurita Shields

Wardrobe Supervisor

Rachel Short

On-Set Dresser

Steve Silkensen

Adr Editor

Craig Simpson

Production Assistant

Elizabeth Skoglund

Production Assistant

Kira Smith

Boom Operator

Steven Soderbergh

Producer

Jonathan Stern

Line Producer

Emelia Stockdale

Assistant Camera

Stan Stzaba

Negative Cutting

Peggy Sutton

Script Supervisor

Meho Suzuki

Assistant Camera

Ken Tanzer

Swing

Chap Taylor

Production Assistant

Phil Taylor

Song

Nancy Tenenbaum

Producer

Ulysses Terrero

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Joel Tishcoff

Grip

Pedro Valiente

Production Assistant

Daniel Vatsky

Apprentice Editor

Joe Violante

Dailies

Kenneth Waddell

Boom Operator

Georgianne Walken

Casting

David Wasserman

Grip

Karl Wasserman

Boom Operator

Pamela Weiss

Swing

Lori Ann Wernig

Property Master

Lowell Williams

Production

Paul W Williams

Production Assistant

Benjamin S Wolf

Gaffer

Michael Zadresny

Props

Michael Zadrosny

Property Master

Film Details

Also Known As
Daytrippers, En route vers Manhattan
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties Productions (CFP)
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Long Island, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States May 1996 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (International Critics Week) May 9-20, 1996.)

Winner of the Grand Prix and the Prix du Public at the 1996 Deauville Film Festival.

Winner of the Slamdance Jury Award at the 1996 Slamdance International Film Festival.

Expanded Release in United States April 4, 1997

Expanded Release in United States March 21, 1997

Expanded Release in United States March 28, 1997

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States January 1996

Released in United States March 1996

Released in United States May 1996

Released in United States October 1996

Released in United States on Video September 16, 1997

Released in United States September 1996

Released in United States Spring March 5, 1997

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (International Critics Week) May 9-20, 1996.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.

Shown at Slamdance International Film Festival & Market (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.

Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 8-17, 1996.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.

Began shooting November 1994.

Completed shooting January 1995.

Greg Mottola graduated from the MFA program in directing and screenwriting at Columbia University in 1991.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)

Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Slamdance International Film Festival & Market (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)

Released in United States March 1996 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 8-17, 1996.)

Released in United States Spring March 5, 1997

Expanded Release in United States March 21, 1997

Expanded Release in United States March 28, 1997

Expanded Release in United States April 4, 1997

Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.)

Released in United States on Video September 16, 1997

Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.)

Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.)