The Cruise

Newcity Chicago

DIRECTED BY: Bennett Miller

REVIEWED: 11-23-98

Directed by Bennett Miller. One of the great D.I.Y. stories of contemporary indie filmmaking: Miller saw that New York City tour bus guide Timothy "Speed" Levitch had opinions and eccentricity to burn and starting videotaping the compulsive storyteller on Hi-8 video. The result was picked up for distribution, a rare enough feat for documentaries, let alone one made out of someone's back pocket. Levitch reinvents New York with each word that tumbles out of his mouth: it's an aboriginal songline with more jokes. 78m.

--Ray Pride

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