Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip 20 years old

In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the United States in the new-fangled "horseless carriage." Most people doubted that the automobile had much of a future. Jackson's trip would prove them wrong.

Credits

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Cast

Name Character
Tom Hanks He was 47, now 67 years old as Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
Keith David He was 47, now 67 years old as Narrator
Eli Wallach He was 87, 98 years old when he died as Other voices
John Cullum He was 73, now 94 years old as Other voices
Adam Arkin He was 47, now 67 years old as Other voices
Amy Madigan She was 53, now 73 years old as Other voices
Philip Bosco He was 73, 88 years old when he died as Other voices

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Crew

Name Department
Ken Burns as Director. He was 50 (now 70) years old Directing
Dayton Duncan as Writer. He was 54 (now 74) years old Writing
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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (20 years)

  • Release day: Monday, October 06, 2003
  • Runtime: 107 minutes