The Out-of-Towners (1970)
Directed by Arthur Hiller
An Ohio executive and his wife fly to New York for a job interview, but a rerouted flight, a train from Boston and a city on strike turn the night into a disaster.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Twin Oaks, Ohio (fictional)≈ 00:02:00Stated on screenFictional
The Kellermans leave home in Ohio for George's big interview in New York.
- 2Circling in fog≈ 00:07:00John F. Kennedy International Airport, New YorkStated on screen
Their plane circles Kennedy airport in fog and is sent to Boston.
- 3Logan International Airport, Boston≈ 00:12:00Stated on screen
In Boston they find their bags, with George's pills and Gwen's cash, have gone on without them.
- 4South Station, Boston≈ 00:18:00Stated on screen
They just miss the New York train and chase it to the next stop by cab.
- 5Grand Central Terminal, New York≈ 00:30:00Stated on screen
Arriving at 2 a.m. they find the city's transit and garbage workers on strike.
- 6Waldorf-Astoria, New York≈ 00:35:00Stated on screen
After walking in the rain, they learn the Waldorf has given away their room.
- 7Night in Manhattan≈ 00:42:00New York City, New YorkInferred
- 8Central Park, New York≈ 01:05:00Stated on screen
- 9After the interview≈ 01:25:00Waldorf-Astoria, New YorkStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,385 km
- Places
- 8
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 9
- Plane: 1,063 km
- Train: 301 km
- On foot: 15 km
- Car: 4.0 km
- Not shown: 3.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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