Movie: In Search of America

Top 10 Billed Cast

Carl Betz
Carl Betz

Ben Olson

Vera Miles
Vera Miles

Jenny Olson

Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges

Mike Olson

Ruth McDevitt
Ruth McDevitt

Grandma Rose

Renne Jarrett
Renne Jarrett

Kathy

Howard Duff
Howard Duff

Ray Chandler

Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter

Cora Chandler

Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo

Nick

Michael Anderson Jr.
Michael Anderson Jr.

J.J.

Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly

Anne

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    Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.

  • Release Date

    1971-03-23

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

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    English
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