Road Scholar

1993 | Documentary

Synopsis

Andrei Cordescu, NPR journalist, Romanian immigrant, naturalized American citizen, and newly-licensed driver, sets out on a cross- country road trip. He travels from-sea-to-shining-sea in a red 1968 Cadillac ragtop, exploring the meaning of freedom to a variety of Americans in this gently comic, yet poignant, documentary. Highlights include stops in New York, Camden, Detroit, Chicago, Taos, Arizona, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.

Scores

Overall Score
41.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.5%
Review Aggregate
64.0

Critic Consensus

63.2% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 63% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, gritty, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

scarygrittycharacter-drivendarkfunnysuspensefulvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brad Pitt1993$553,000$1,201,000(est)
Juliette Lewis1993$341,000$739,000(est)
David Duchovny1993$256,000$557,000(est)
Michelle Forbes1993$210,000$455,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score59.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes145

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$597,564$1,297,272
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$597,564$1,297,272

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1993$298,782$648,636
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$5,223,000$11,338,789
Physical Purchases ?1993$4,197,000$9,111,411
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$239,026$518,909
Total Revenues1993$9,957,808$21,617,745
Expenses
Budget ?1993$8,500,000$18,452,940
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$418,000 (est)$907,450 (est)
Participations1993$199,000$432,016
Residuals ?1993$700,000$1,519,654
Interest & Overhead1993$1,700,000$3,690,588
Total Expenses1993$11,517,000$25,002,649
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$-1,559,192$-3,384,904

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