Owen Wilson Reveals His Kids’ Favorite Movie in Rare Personal Comment

“You start to you know sound like your parents were,” Wilson joked. “‘I can’t believe how fast the time goes.’ I had a quote from my yearbook. ‘Lately, it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been,’ which is kind of a little bit obnoxious for an 18-year-old to have that quote.”

But decades after he put the Grateful Dead quote to paper, he finally feels like he’s “earned that quote, because it has been a long, strange trip.”

And along the way, he’s left his mark on Hollywood. 

“I’ve been lucky enough to kind of work in a lot of different genres,” Wilson noted. “So, hopefully there’s something for everybody.”

That includes his upcoming movie Runner, which he stars in alongside Alan Ritchson as the pair attempt to deliver a life-saving organ to a young patient and out of the hands of black-market dealers.

“I think it’s one of those stories that end up really resonating with people and with an audience,” Wilson explained of the film, which releases in theaters Sept. 11. “It’s something that everybody can relate to. you kind of understand that there’s a child in jeopardy and trying to get this organ transplant to them in time. It’s a relatable theme.”

Plus, working alongside Ritchson was an appealing prospect, calling back to some of the movies Wilson loved most as a kid. 

“It had that kind of buddy element to it,” he explained. “And when I read the script, it was one of those stories that just kind of hooks you, where you kind of you know get the stakes you know right at the beginning.”

“And,” he promised, “it just doesn’t let up.”

Runner premieres in theaters nationwide on Sept. 11. For more films to look forward to before the end of the year, read on.