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Home Movies: "Wyoming Vacation Part 1 (1978)

1978 · Ephemeral film · 55 min

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Running time
55 minutes
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Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
6339HMWyomingVacation1978Part101004300_201404

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★★★★★ · A fascinating story · shammer777 · 2017-06-24

My wife and I watch this movie immediately before watching the Twin Peaks reboot. In that context, this movie is an amazing work of art telling the story of driving from the East Coast to Wyoming. Zero fucks are given. They drive and they party. Eventually they get to Wyoming in 1978. As the audience, we are wishing n a good journey throughout. The mystery as in David Lynch is why. No definite answers here. Enjoy.

★★★★ · Just turn right at Antler Arch · Spuzz · 2020-07-06

Amazing time period piece, from the same guy who gave us "5 States". This is essentially divided into two parts, the drive to Wyoming, and then Jackson Hole and the surrounding area. The drive there, I dunno what this guy does, but his driving scenes, of farmland and such, are rock solid, even though he's going in car at a clip along the highway. Either he's got some amazing shocks, or some kind of vibration proof rig in the car. After that, we get lovely shots of late 1970s Jackson Hole, the town is very lovely, though touristy it looks like. We go up on the skyride, into a car ride, and…