The Daytrippers (Criterion Collection)

Daring dark comedy about a Long Island woman who finds a romantic letter that may have been written to her husband. Hoping to find him--and the truth--she and her neurotic family set out for the streets of Manhattan in their station wagon, staging a wacky, soul-searching quest. Debut feature from writer-director Greg Mottola stars Hope Davis, Pat McNamara, Anne Meara, Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber, Campbell Scott, and Stanley Tucci. 87 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; bonus short "The Hatbox" (1985); featurettes.