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In Search of America (1971)
Directed by Paul Bogart
Overview
Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.
Length 73 minutes
Actors
Carl Betz | Vera Miles | Jeff Bridges | Ruth McDevitt | Renne Jarrett | Howard Duff | Kim Hunter | Sal Mineo | Michael Anderson Jr. | Tyne Daly | Glynn Turman | Chris Gilmore | George Wallace | Mary Gail Hobbs | Jeff Siggins | Ken Sylk | Tom Baker | James Gavin | Paul Jabara