Tourist Trap is a 1998 American made-for-television comedy film that first aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC on October 5, 1997 and produced by Disney Telefilms and Sandollar Productions.
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Plot
A middle aged father sets out on an RV trip with his family, to follow in the footsteps of his great grandfather based on an old Civil War diary.
Cast
Daniel Stern as George W. Piper
Julie Hagerty as Bess Piper
David Rasche as Derek Early
Paul Giamatti as Jeremiah Piper
Margot Finley as Rachel Piper
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Early
Walter Olkewicz as Mr. Bloom
Rodney Eastman as Stork
Blair Slater as Josh Piper
Brendan Fletcher as Kyle Early
Production
In December 1996, it was reported that Andy Breckman scripted Tourist Trap would be co-produced with Sandollar Productions as part of a slate of projects to be developed as a television films for American Broadcasting Company. Richard Benjamin would serve as director while the cast would consist of Daniel Stern, Julie Hagerty, and Paul Giamatti.
The film was shot from June through July 1997.
Broadcast and reception
Tourist Trap was broadcast as a television film for The Wonderful World of Disney on April 5, 1998. The film was released on home video on May 16, 2000.
It received a negative review from Bob Batz in the Dayton Daily News.