In Search of America

In Search of America is a 1971 American television pilot directed by Paul Bogart[1] that was broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week. It features footage of the Sky River Rock Festival.[2]

In Search of America
Written byLewis John Carlino
Directed byPaul Bogart
Starring
Music byFred Myrow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerWilliam Froug
CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp
EditorRichard E. Reilly
Running time90 minutes
Production companyFour Star Television
Release
Original networkABC
Original release23 March 1971 (1971-03-23)

Plot

Mike Olson informs his family that he wishes to drop out of university in order to find himself by travelling through the United States. He convinces his mother, father and grandmother, but not his sister, to come along with him in a 1920s bus converted into a mobile home. Their first stop is a rock festival where Mike falls in love with the mysterious Kathy who is not what she seems.

Cast

Production

Producer William Froug was given ten days to shoot the film. At the last minute, the key element in the screenplay, the death of one of the leads was disapproved by the ABC network.[3]

References
  1. p.114 Terrace, Vincent Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-2019 McFarland September 5, 2019
  2. pp. 38-39 McKenna, Michael The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen Scarecrow Press 22 August 2013
  3. p. 265 Froug, William How I Escaped from Gilligan's Island: And Other Misadventures of a Hollywood Writer Popular Press 30 August 2005
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