In Search of America (1971)
1h 13m
Running Time
March 23, 1971Release Date
In Search of America (1971)
1h 13m
Running Time
March 23, 1971Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Carl Betz
Ben Olson
Vera Miles
Jenny Olson
Ruth McDevitt
Grandma Rose
Renne Jarrett
Kathy
Jeff Bridges
Mike Olson
Howard Duff
Ray Chandler
Paul Bogart
Director
Lewis John Carlino
Writer
Kim Hunter
Cora Chandler
William Froug
Producer
Sal Mineo
Nick
Fred Myrow
Composer
Michael Anderson Jr.
J.J.
Fred J. Koenekamp
Cinematographer
Tyne Daly
Anne
Glynn Turman
Bodhi
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
tv series pilot
hippies
bus trip
family travels
finding yourself
Wiki.
In Search of America is a 1971 American television pilot directed by Paul Bogart that was broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week. It features footage of the Sky River Rock Festival.