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In Search of America

In Search of America

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 23, 1971

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

User Score

50%

Original Title

In Search of America

Production Companies

Four Stars Productions

Director

Paul Bogart

Description

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.