Where They Went

Tommy Boy (1995)

Directed by Peter Segal

To save his late father's brake-pad factory in Sandusky, Ohio, a dim but likeable heir hits the road with his father's prim assistant to sell half a million brake pads.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Marquette University
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    Tommy finally graduates after seven years of college.

  2. 2Callahan Auto Parts
    Sandusky, Ohio
    ≈ 00:04:00
    Stated on screen

    His father dies at his wedding and the bank threatens to call the company's loans.

  3. 3Sales calls across the Midwest
    Iowa
    ≈ 00:32:00
    Inferred

    Tommy and Richard drive from client to client in Richard's car, bungling and then landing sales.

  4. 4Zalinsky Auto Parts
    Chicago, Illinois
    ≈ 01:18:00
    Stated on screen
  5. 5Callahan Auto Parts
    Sandusky, Ohio
    ≈ 01:32:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
2,257 km
Places
4
Countries
1
Stops
5
  • Car: 897 km
  • Not shown: 874 km
  • Plane: 486 km

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

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