Tourist Trap (1998 film)

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Tourist Trap
Genre Comedy
Written by Andy Breckman
Directed by Richard Benjamin
Starring
Music byCynthia Millar
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJeffrey Lampert
Cinematography Ron Orieux
Editor Jacqueline Cambas
Running time89 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseApril 5, 1998 (1998-04-05)

Tourist Trap is a 1998 American made-for-television comedy film that first aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC on October 5, 1997 and produced by Disney Telefilms and Sandollar Productions.

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Plot

A middle aged father sets out on an RV trip with his family, to follow in the footsteps of his great grandfather based on an old Civil War diary.

Cast

Production

In December 1996, it was reported that Andy Breckman scripted Tourist Trap would be co-produced with Sandollar Productions as part of a slate of projects to be developed as a television films for American Broadcasting Company. [1] Richard Benjamin would serve as director while the cast would consist of Daniel Stern, Julie Hagerty, and Paul Giamatti. [2]

The film was shot from June through July of 1997. [3]

Broadcast

Tourist Trap was broadcast as a television film for The Wonderful World of Disney on April 5, 1998. [3]

The film was released on homed video on May 16, 2000. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dreyfuss in ABC telepic". Variety. Archived from the original on August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Change for Sandollar". Variety. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tourist Trap (1998)". TCM . Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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