Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Director: Ken Burns Ken Burns

Overview

This witty but informative documentary on the first cross-continental automobile trip gets a simple but serviceable presentation for its release on DVD. Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, while the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. While the disc does not include subtitles or multiple language options, it has been closed captioned in English. Bonus material includes a short feature on the making of Horatio's Drive and an interview with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2003
UPC:	0841887051347
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	NR
Source:	Pbs (Direct)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Time:	2:26:00
Sales rank:	35,301

Special Features

Closed Caption; The making of Horatio's Drive; Outtakes from the film: Romance of Road; The First Road Trip; Horatio Nelson Jackson

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Hanks	Horatio Nelson Jackson
Keith David	Narrator

Technical Credits

Dayton Duncan

Ken Burns	Director,Cinematographer,Producer
Dayton Duncan	Producer,Screenwriter,Teleplay
Erik Ewers	Editor
Drik Ewers	Editor
Allen Moore	Cinematographer
Susanna Steisel	Associate Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Horatio's Drive
1. Introduction [22:24]
2. Yours Till Death [10:11]
3. The Wonder [13:30]
4. Bud [12:41]
5. A Mighty Lucky Fellow [13:28]
6. History in the Making [12:19]
7. Watch Me Now [9:47]
8. The Distant Brought Near [9:25]
9. Credits [2:53]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Horatio's Drive
   Play Movie
   Scene Selection
   Special Features
      The Making of Horatio's Drive
      Program Outtakes
         Romance of the Road
         The First Road Trip
         Horatio Nelson Jackson
   PBS Online

Editorial Reviews

Filmmaker Ken Burns continues his investigation of the United States' cultural roots with Horatio's Drive, a romantic look at the way the automobile has shaped American life. Subtitled "America's First Road Trip," Horatio's Drive follows Vermont doctor Horatio Nelson Jackson -- and a professional bicyclist and his pet bulldog, Bud -- as they set off on the first coast-to-coast car trip. After making a bet that he could drive from San Francisco to New York in 90 days (this was 1903, folks), Jackson bought a Winton two-seater and began his long journey on roads that were almost entirely unpaved. Burns employs his signature documentary style, using newspaper articles, period movies, and Jackson's photographs to re-create one of the more quixotic (and sadly forgotten) anecdotes in American history. Supplemental features for Horatio's Drive include interviews with Burns and a featurette, "The Making of Horatio's Drive."

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