Harry and Tonto (1974)
Directed by Paul Mazursky
Evicted from his Manhattan apartment, a retired teacher and his cat Tonto set off across America, by bus, car and hitchhiking, visiting his children in Chicago and Los Angeles.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1New York City, New York≈ 00:01:00Stated on screen
Harry is evicted from his Upper West Side apartment and stays with his son's family.
- 2Retirement home≈ 00:40:00IndianaInferred
With runaway Ginger, Harry visits his old sweetheart in a retirement home.
- 3Chicago, Illinois≈ 00:55:00Stated on screen
Harry visits his daughter Shirley at her bookstore.
- 4Las Vegas, Nevada≈ 01:20:00Stated on screen
- 5Los Angeles, California≈ 01:35:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 4,060 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Car: 3,692 km
- Bus: 368 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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