Where They Went

The Last Detail (1973)

Directed by Hal Ashby

Two Navy lifers escort a young sailor from Norfolk to the naval prison in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and decide to show him a good time on the way.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Naval base
    Norfolk, Virginia
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    Buddusky and Mulhall get the detail to take Meadows, sentenced to eight years for a petty theft, to prison.

  2. 2Hotel
    Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:10:00
    Inferred

    After missing a train connection they drink in a hotel room and decide to make the trip last.

  3. 3Meadows' mother's house
    Camden, New Jersey
    ≈ 00:30:00
    Stated on screen

    They detour to visit Meadows' mother, who is out and has left the house a mess.

  4. 4New York City, New York
    ≈ 00:38:00
    Stated on screen

    They meet chanting Buddhists and end up at a party in Greenwich Village.

  5. 5Boston, Massachusetts
    ≈ 01:05:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6Portsmouth Naval Prison
    ≈ 01:28:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
957 km
Places
6
Countries
1
Stops
6
  • Not shown: 519 km
  • Train: 438 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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