Traveller (1997)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Jack N. Green

Writer:

Jim McGlynn (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Swindlers. Scammers. Con-men. As American as apple-pie.

Plot:

A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended...

Plot Keywords:

Con Artist | Rape | Louisville Kentucky | Irish American | Counterfeit

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bill Paxton	...	Bokky
Mark Wahlberg	...	Pat O'Hara
Julianna Margulies	...	Jean
James Gammon	...	Double D
Luke Askew	...	Boss Jack Costello
Nikki Deloach	...	Kate (as Nikki DeLoach)
Michael Shaner	...	Lip
Vincent Chase	...	Bimbo
Danielle Keaton	...	Shane (as Danielle Wiener)
Rance Howard	...	Farmer
Jean Speegle Howard	...	Bokky's Grandmother (as Jean Howard)
Andrew Porter	...	Pincher
Robert Peters	...	Farmer's Son
Jo Ann Pflug	...	Boss Jack's Wife
John Bennes	...	Hearse Driver

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and violence.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:R(A) | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Ellis Park Racetrack - 3300 U.S. Hwy. 41 N, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Company:

Banner Entertainment

Trivia:

Josh Hartnett tried out for the role of Pat, but Mark Wahlberg was given the part instead.

Goofs:

Continuity: Pat calls Kate while on the road with Bokky. She picks up the phone at her parents living room. She wears a wrist watch with a shiny bracelet. Cut. Then the watch is gone, cut, then the watch is back again.

Quotes:

Kate: One thing at a time. Right now you have to take care of what you need to be taking care of and you may just find that the rest will take care of itself. Think about it.
Pat: Ain't nothing to think about

Movie Connections:

Features Every Which Way But Loose (1978)

Soundtrack:

Jingle Bell Rock

Nice character study

"Traveller" boasts nothing spectacular (unless you count James Gammons blowing everyone off the screen in every scene he's in), but is smart little movie and a fine choice for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Bill Paxton, taking a break from blockbusters like "Twister" and "Titanic," stars and executive produced this slice-of-life drama, and he's solid as a member of a quaint Irish, gypsy-like nomadic group that cheats people out of money. Mark Wahlberg, who is becoming one of the finest young actors working today, plays his protege, and Gammons comes along as an outsider who helps the pair out on a gig. Julianna Marguiles of "ER" also shows up as Paxton's love interest. The acting is uniformly fine, the cheating schemes are twisty and unpredictable, and the story is nicely touching. Though not without some ordinary moments (Wahlberg's romance wastes time, why the ultra-violent ending?), this is a fine sleeper of a film.