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:

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

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
Scott Schultz	...	Snipe

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:

Blues, Stay Away From Me

Riveting, but leaves you dry

This was totally interesting to watch, but it needed two things: (1) to be based in some kind of reality; (2) to have a conclusion for the characters. In the picture, you see Marky Mark getting into a romance with the daughter of the capo di capos, but absolutely nothing comes of it. And what happens to Bill Paxton's girlfriend. And even the scheme for the counterfeit bills, which should have been crystal clear, did not hold together.

And who are these people? I get the feeling that the filmmakers were trying not to call them gypsies or roma--fear of offending an ethnic group. Rather, they seemed to be some combination of Irish and Italian. But the movie would make more sense if it were clearly grounded in a real group of people.

But, that said, I still enjoyed every minute of it. It just ended too soon.