Product Details

• Directors: Miles Fawcett
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: June 1, 1992
• Run Time: 27 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0967831202
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,570 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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The Airstream trailer is one of the hardiest survivors of the post-World War II prosperity boom and has a cult following just as tenacious as that of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Silver Palace: An American Travel Adventure is a charming glimpse into the semi-nomadic lives of the (mostly) older folk who explore North America finding safety both in their airplanelike campers and in the comfort of solidarity. Using interviews, vintage film footage, and long shots of the campgrounds and their surroundings, the video shows a strong subculture that stays young through constant activity. You'll see square dancing and politics, organizational meetings and sunset chats. Be careful watching or you might find yourself deeply envious; the Airstreamers' sense of adventure is captured and sealed up just as tightly as their trailers. --Rob Lightner

Product Description

Silver Palace takes the viewer on a journey into the lifestyles of the Airstreamers when over 6000 Airstream travel trailers from all over the U.S., Canada, and as far away as Australia, meet for the Thirty-Third International Wally Byam Caravan Club Rally. Silver Palace attends this event and follows the "Maple Leaf Trail Caravan" westward. To explore the culture of this group of retirees, the video combines interviews with Airstreamers, unique images of the rally activities (including an old fashion "Teen Queen Competition"), and vintage film of Wally Byam, the inventor of the Airstream Trailer and namesake of the organization that celebrates them. We travel on caravan with 40 of the silver bullet recreational vehicles (RVs) through America, visiting--among other places--Glacier National Park, Montana and Alberta, Canada. These seniors demonstrate the youth and vigor they have found in their close-knit community of travel companions.

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SILVER dissapointment!, March 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Silver Palace: An American Travel Adventure [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I feel like I wasted my money. There was very little footage actually showing Airstreams- this VERY SHORT documentary is mostly about the people in Wally Byram's club. Did I mention how incredibly short this video was? I kept thinking it was going to get to something good and then it just ended!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silver Palace - a travellers inspiration, April 18, 2000

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Toby Walker (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Palace: An American Travel Adventure [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The Silver Palace is indeed an inspiration to any traveller. Watching the Airstreamers enjoy their stress free lifestyle gave me very itchy feet. At first I couldn't help but wonder what the fascination was for this group of (mostly elderly) travellers, but as the programme went on, I began to understand. The Airstreamers travel the length and breadth of the US through breath taking scenery without an apparent care in the world. When they tire of driving they simply pull over, usually to be greeted by like minded poeple who are only too keen to befriend other travellers. The common element to all the Airstreamers seems to be that they don't intend to grow old sat on a veranda outside a retirement home...and who can argue with that?

The backpackers of this world could maybe learn a thing or two about what is important in life from this video. Who knows, perhaps Leonardo di Caprio could make an Airstream "Beach".......

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a silver home, March 19, 2000

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Sara Louise Todd (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Palace: An American Travel Adventure [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A convention of airstreamers convened in my hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts shortly before I saw this video. It was a great complimentary documentary to what I had witnessed during their stay. The video highlights the amazing community that airstream owners live in and makes you want to start roaming the world in a silver home.