The Accidental Tourist

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"The Accidental Tourist," 1988, directed by Lawrence Kasden, starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis. Ms. Davis won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. 

Here's a question for you. And I'm speaking in a 1988 scenario; Geena Davis or Kathleen Turner?

The first time I saw The Accidental Tourist, and I was enchanted by the Muriel Pritchett character. Part of that, of course, is the beautiful, statuesque Geena Davis. But it's really what Geena Davis brings to the role that makes the movie. She gives us such a great Muriel Pritchett. If you study the backstory you find out why. Geena loves the books of Anne Tyler, and immediately latched on to the Muriel Pritchtt character in The Accidental Tourist. Geena started a hunt for that film role in the same determined fashion that Muriel immediately sets her sights on Macon Leary. Geena's Muriel Pritchett is determined, confident, and unafraid to openly share her intentions and opinions. It's no secret that I am attracted to those qualities.

Kathleen Turner has that incredibly sexy voice. And that's a strong attraction for me as well. It certainly attracted Bob Zemeckis, who had Kathleen Turner voice Jessica Rabbit, the sexiest toon ever.

Both Turner and Davis have had successful careers. But the Muriel Pritchett portrayal tilts me toward Geena Davis.