YOUR FAVOURITE ADVENTURE/TRAVEL MOVIE

For me its gotta be "Romancing the stone" with Michael Douglas. I wanted to go to Colombia since I've seen for the first time ( which was like 15 years ago )

Moves That Inspire

Sorry traveller. It's been done. I ain't against you, but use the search function first.

mmm... but this is a different thread if you can only chose ONE movie??

In which case, I'm going w/Casablanca. From that map shot in the beginning, to the hassle with their exit papers, to the plane taking off at the end, any traveller can relate. Instilled a longing for Morocco in me as well. CLASSIC.

I always take Casablanca as the movie with the Coolest Hero. Unflappable, except for the dame. And he eventually gets a handle on that. Also, nice use of midgets.

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"Seven Years in Tibet" Classic and a true story.

This is a really off-beat selection that I'm guessing most people haven't seen much less heard of.
If you get the Criterion DVD of Richard Linklater's SLACKER it includes his first feature shot on Super 8mm a few years earlier. Titled IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN TO PLOW BY READING the film follows Linklater as he randomly travels from Austin to the Northwest and then back. The film has very little dialogue. It's a lot of Linklater travelling by train. He doesn't get into adventures along the way. He stares out the window a lot. It shows a side of travel rarely, if ever, shown on film: the mundane. I don't know what it is about the film that inspires me. I guess it's the idea of just kind of going, having no plan, no responsibilites. It's not for everyone but worth giving a try if you can stomach a minimalist film.

I am a huige fan of travel documentaries and a few of my favorites are Throw down your heart, A Map for Saturday but my favorite is by far 180 Degrees South. Actually I may watch that one now. Thanks for reminding me

'Into the Wild' is a great movie about traveling, and is something that I think most travelers can relate to.

The movie without a paddle is my favorite adventure movie, it’s funny but also very interesting and thrilling.

The Beach is my favorite travel movie which is acted by Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie was filmed in the islands called Phi Phi Islands in Thailand, and to be honest i really wanna visit those islands someday because they are just very beautiful.

Emilio Estevez's The Way, which stars his father, Martin Sheen, and is centered around The Way of Saint James. This has become one of my favorite movies. Funny, I just stumbled upon it at Blockbuster, but I suppose most of life's great discoveries are like that; stumbled upon... not found at Blockbuster

-eric