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Thumb Tripping

1972 · 94 min

A slow, uneasy road trip that starts carefree and gradually turns tense, capturing a drifting, melancholic mood.

Directed by
Quentin Masters
Genres
Drama
Starring
Meg Foster, Michael Burns, Bruce Dern
Tagline
The freeway isn't just a road... it's their way of life!
Overview
Gary and Shay are two happy-go-lucky flower children who hitchhike in the beautiful Big Sur-Monterey area of California.

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Directed by
Quentin Masters
Genres
Drama
Starring
Meg Foster, Michael Burns, Bruce Dern
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Quentin Masters
Written by
Don Mitchell
Starring
Meg Foster, Michael Burns, Bruce Dern, Marianna Hill, Burke Byrnes, Michael Conrad, Larry Hankin, Joyce Van Patten
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Jr.
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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