Hitchhiking across America...now that's a good idea.

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Kristin Griffith

Louise Vincent

Patrick Jamain

William Hanley

A glum widower meets a 21-year-old free spirit and the unlikely pair become friends and hitchhike across the country. They learn to respect each other&apos;s differences, and encourage each other to embrace new beginnings and face thei...

Glenn Jordan

The Long Way Home

Hitchhiking across America...now that&apos;s a good idea.

&quot;The Long Way Home&quot; is a TV movie based on a previous made for TV film, the French movie &quot;Thomas Guerin...retraité&quot;. I&apos;ve never seen the French film...and I have no idea whether or not it&apos;s available.

Tom (Jack Lemmon) is an elderly man who hates what&apos;s become of his life. He&apos;s being forced to move in with his son and lose his independence and the worst part is, the son and his wife seem to be parenting him. So, it&apos;s not all that surprising that eventually he decides to leave! On the way, he meets a young woman, Leanne (Sarah Paulson) and they both decide to head to California....without Tom letting his family know. What&apos;s next for this unlikely pair?

The acting is the best part of the movie...period. As for the story itself, it brings up a lot of great points about the elderly and independence. But it also has an ending you&apos;ll either love or hate. If you like a film with a perfect ending where everything is wrapped up and clear, then you&apos;ll hate it! But, I don&apos;t mind the vagueness of the ending...mostly because life itself isn&apos;t always clear. Well worth seeing.

"The Long Way Home" is a TV movie based on a previous made for TV film, the French movie "Thomas Guerin...retraité". I've never seen the French film...and I have no idea whether or not it's available.

Tom (Jack Lemmon) is an elderly man who hates what's become of his life. He's being forced to move in with his son and lose his independence and the worst part is, the son and his wife seem to be parenting him. So, it's not all that surprising that eventually he decides to leave! On the way, he meets a young woman, Leanne (Sarah Paulson) and they both decide to head to California....without Tom letting his family know. What's next for this unlikely pair?

The acting is the best part of the movie...period. As for the story itself, it brings up a lot of great points about the elderly and independence. But it also has an ending you'll either love or hate. If you like a film with a perfect ending where everything is wrapped up and clear, then you'll hate it! But, I don't mind the vagueness of the ending...mostly because life itself isn't always clear. Well worth seeing.

A glum widower meets a 21-year-old free spirit and the unlikely pair become friends and hitchhike across the country. They learn to respect each other's differences, and encourage each other to embrace new beginnings and face their fears.

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