The Discoverers (2012)
104 min
Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road trip to a conference in hopes of jumpstarting his career and reconnecting with his kids. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley goes missing on a Lewis and Clark historical reenactment trek, Lewis is forced to make a family detour. The Birch family find themselves on a journey of discovery and connection as they make their own passage west.
- Release date
- May 16, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Griffin Dunne as Lewis Birch
- Madeleine Martin as Zoe
- Cara Buono as Nell
- John C. McGinley as Bill Birch
- Stuart Margolin as Stanley Birch
- Devon Graye as Jack
- David Rasche as Cyrus Marshall
- Becky Ann Baker as Mary
- Ann Dowd as Patti
- Dreama Walker as Abigail
Crew
- Justin Schwarz · Director
- Justin Schwarz · Writer
- Laura Kleger · Producer
- Louise Lovegrove · Producer
- Justin Schwarz · Producer
- Aaron Mirman-Heslin · Composer
- Christopher Blauvelt · Cinematographer
- Geraud Brisson · Editor
- Patricia DiCerto · Casting director
- Lois Drabkin · Casting director
- Kelly McGehee · Production designer