SummaryA portrait of a love story spanning two decades between a gay-rights activist and a conservative journalist during the 1970s and 1980s.
Directed By:Miles Swain
Written By:Miles Swain
The Trip
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So well is this film made, written and acted that you’d have to be a pretty big hard ass not to get pulled into the hilarious and even touching exploits of Alan and Tommy as their lives take the most unpredictable of turns. Try it, you’ll like it!
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Call it a weepy for the gay community:The Trip is an oddly marketed, oddly titled romance. Yes, there is a trip, but it takes place during the last 15 minutes of the film and seems almost tangential.
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Aug 15, 2011
10
Beautifully written, warmly touching, funny and smart. It was win, win, win, for me and this movie. Seen it ten times and will probably see it ten times more.
Aug 23, 2020
8
I love revisiting all these classics I haven't seen since they were released. The Trip was always one that really touched me. Plot wise there's nothing new here but the performers are adorable, talented and they have great chemistry. The film chronicles the love story between two men who meet under odd circumstances when one of them is supposedly straight. Over the years their relationship deepens and than something tears them apart. Years later one of them receives word that the other is very sick and abandons his life to rush and spend whatever time is left with the other. The movie is funny and sad, really sad. In fact the finale is one of the biggest tearjerkers ever. It's definitely worth a watch. 8.5/10
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Ten tumultuous years in the history of the gay rights movement serve as the backdrop for this warm, engaging romantic comedy.
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It doesn't help that Sullivan has twice as much screen time and half as much charisma as Braun.
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Throughout, Sullivan and Braun shine, making for a match so sexy and appealing that it's a shame Swain avoids their love life, an approach that doesn't exactly advance gay liberation -- or cinema.
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Steals every trick in the gaysploitation book down to the Alexis Arquette glorified cameo, but the end result -- compulsively horrible and full of unintentional poignant hilarity -- is its own mutant creature.
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It is never a good sign when the audience is two steps ahead of the characters on the screen. Waiting for them to catch up wears everyone out.
Jan 4, 2020
8
Has some flaws but it is quite entertaining. I really enjoy it and wanted more, maybe it would work better as a 6 episodes series
Production Company:
- Falcon Lair Films
- Queens Pictures
Release Date:May 9, 2003
Duration:1 h 35 m
Rating:R
Tagline:The things we do for love and things we should have done, all come together on The Trip.
Awards
Dallas OUT TAKES
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
