The Bucket List (2007)
Directed by Rob Reiner
Two terminally ill men who meet in a Los Angeles hospital set off on Edward's private jet to work through a list of things to do before they die, from the French Riviera to the Himalayas, Egypt and Hong Kong.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Edward's hospital≈ 00:04:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
Sharing a room during chemotherapy, the mechanic and the billionaire write the bucket list.
- 2California Speedway, Fontana≈ 00:31:00Stated on screen
They race vintage muscle cars around the track.
- 3Château de la Chèvre d'Or, Èze≈ 00:38:00Stated on screen
Dinner at the Chèvre d'Or on the French Riviera.
- 4Taj Mahal, Agra≈ 00:43:00Stated on screen
They talk about Carter's marriage in front of the Taj Mahal.
- 5Great Wall of China≈ 00:46:00Stated on screen
They ride motorcycles along the Great Wall.
- 6Lion safari≈ 00:48:00Tanzanian safari countryInferred
On safari they watch lions from the camp.
- 7Mountain lodge≈ 00:51:00Mount EverestInferred
A storm keeps them off the mountain, so they talk faith and family in a lodge.
- 8Top of a pyramid≈ 00:56:00Pyramids of GizaStated on screen
Sitting on top of the Great Pyramid, Carter asks Edward about joy and his estranged daughter.
- 9Hong Kong≈ 01:01:00Stated on screen
- 10Carter's house≈ 01:08:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
- 11Hospital≈ 01:18:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 72,873 km
- Places
- 9
- Countries
- 8
- Stops
- 11
- Plane: 61,155 km
- Not shown: 11,649 km
- Car: 69 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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