The Cruise (1998)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Bennett Miller

Release Date:

23 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Fasten your seat belts

Plot:

Affectionate portrait of Tim "Speed" Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan's Gray Line double-decker buses...

Plot Keywords:

Chrysler Building New York | Brooklyn Bridge | New York | Bus Station | Bus Trip

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Timothy 'Speed' Levitch

...

Himself

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Taiwan:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Charter Films Inc.

Quotes:

Timothy 'Speed' Levitch: The anti-cruise is an attempt to imprison us. At every level of living it exists. Younger cruisers have asked me, "Why?" "Why is the anti-cruise so avaricious and constant in its attempt to stop the cruise? And I have no answer. There is no answer. I mean, it's gravitational, it's a relationship that's made up of reciprocals and pulling gravities. It simply exists. Where there is cruise there is an escort of anti-cruise. But even in a bastion of anti-cruise fodder...

Movie Connections:

References Gotti (1996) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Spinning

A fantastic ride with an unforgettable character , who is the GenX's Woody Allen

For anyone who has spent any time with New York or New Yorkers, this film is a must see. After you spend 90+ minutes with Timothy Levitch, you have to love the guy and hope that nothing tragic ever happens to him. I'd love to see him make a successful transition to the late night talk show circuit. Timothy Levitch is just a precious, complex jewel of a person. May he live long and prosper.

The director had a very cooperative subject, who is very comfortable being his unaffected self.