The Scenic Route

The Scenic Route is a 1978 American drama film written and directed by Mark Rappaport and starring Randy Danson, Marilyn Jones and Kevin Wade.^[1][2]

The Scenic Route
Directed by	Mark Rappaport
Written by	Mark Rappaport
Produced by	Mark Rappaport Elaine Sperber
Starring	Randy Danson Marilyn Jones Kevin Wade
Cinematography	Fred Murphy
Edited by	Mark Rappaport
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	April 15, 1978 (1978-04-15)
Running time	76 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Estelle is living in New York and recovering from a bad relationship. She meets Paul and begins dating him, before he stops calling her one day. Shortly after, Estelle's sister Lena comes to stay. Lena brings home Paul, leading to a confusing love triangle.

Reception and legacy

Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review, saying "It's a movie of great, grave, tightly controlled visual daring, and you have never seen anything like it before."^[3] Vincent Canby of The New York Times disliked it and wrote, "Mr. Rappaport's film-making manners are quite as foolish and empty-headed as his characters' affectations."^[4] In 1998, Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader included the film in his unranked list of the best American films not included on the AFI Top 100.^[5]