This 1994 Classic Is a Distinctly American Riff On 'The Odyssey'

As Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey continues its epic run at the summer box office, the impact of Homer’s ancient poem on innumerable tales that have followed is freshly apparent. Turning over the details of Nolan’s movie in the mind, it’s easy to draw connections and parallels to other movies. One movie that might not immediately come to mind introduced America to its own unlikely Odysseus.