Skip to main content

Plot

Monty Python's Michael Palin plays an Oxford don with acute female trouble in American Friends. While on holiday in the Swiss Alps, Palin crosses the path of American tourist Connie Booth and her adopted daughter Trini Alvarado. Both women express an inordinate desire for the bookish Palin, leading to profound changes in the lives of all concerned. Michael Palin insists that the plot of American Friends was drawn from an actual incident in the life of his own great-grandfather. The film unfolds like a good novel; slow on the uptake, but fascinating once it gets going.
MPAA Rating:
PG for some mild language and sensuality.
Genre(s):
Comedy,Romance
Run Time:
95min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/15/1993
Distributor(s):
MCEG Virgin Vision
Director(s):
Tristram Powell
Starring:
Michael Palin , Trini Alvarado , Connie Booth , Alfred Molina , David Calder
Themes:
Americans Abroad
Keywords:
daughter,love-triangle,professor,tourist,vacation