The Cruise
1998
United States
76 minutes
English
A portrait of Tim “Speed” Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan’s Gray Line double-decker buses. He talks fast, is in love with the city, and dispenses historical facts, architectural analysis, and philosophical musings in equal measures. He’s reflective and funny about cruising: he loves it, got in it to meet women, and he’d quit work if he could. His personal life is disclosed in small doses: he takes home $200 a week for 20 hours work, home is his suitcase and wherever he can flop, he’s been arrested for going out on the roof tops of skyscrapers to see his city. Tim would like the whole world to share the city”s glory, but not all customers are ready for this.
Production :
Bennett Miller
Bennett Miller
Editing :
Michael Levine
Michael Levine
Sound :
David Novack
David Novack
Photography :
Bennett Miller
Bennett Miller