| The Scenic Route | |
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| Directed by | Mark Rappaport |
| Written by | Mark Rappaport |
| Produced by | Mark Rappaport Elaine Sperber |
| Starring | Randy Danson Marilyn Jones Kevin Wade |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Edited by | Mark Rappaport |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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| Running time | 76 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Scenic Route is a 1978 American drama film written and directed by Mark Rappaport and starring Randy Danson, Marilyn Jones and Kevin Wade.
Plot
Estelle is living in New York and recovering from a bad relationship. She meets Paul and begins dating him, before he stops calling her one day. Shortly after, Estelle's sister Lena comes to stay. Lena brings home Paul, leading to a confusing love triangle.
Reception and legacy
Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review, saying "It's a movie of great, grave, tightly controlled visual daring, and you have never seen anything like it before." Vincent Canby of The New York Times disliked it and wrote, "Mr. Rappaport's film-making manners are quite as foolish and empty-headed as his characters' affectations." In 1998, Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader included the film in his unranked list of the best American films not included on the AFI Top 100.
References
- FilmAffinity
- MUBI
- Ebert, Roger (June 22, 1978). "The Scenic Route". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- Canby, Vincent (April 15, 1978). "The Scenic Route". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- Rosenbaum, Jonathan (June 25, 1998). "List-o-Mania: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love American Movies". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020.
