Road Trip (2000)

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers (WGA):

Todd Phillips (written by) &
Scot Armstrong (written by)

Release Date:

19 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

The greatest college tradition of all time.

Plot:

Four friends take off on an 1800 mile road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a girl friend.

Plot Keywords:

College | Road Trip | Eating A Mouse | School Bus | Violence

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 13	2:00 AM	TBS
Sun. Dec. 13	8:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Breckin Meyer	...	Josh Parker
Seann William Scott	...	E.L.
Amy Smart	...	Beth Wagner
Paulo Costanzo	...	Rubin Carver
DJ Qualls	...	Kyle Edwards
Tom Green	...	Barry Manilow
Rachel Blanchard	...	Tiffany Henderson
Anthony Rapp	...	Jacob
Fred Ward	...	Earl Edwards
Andy Dick	...	Motel Clerk
Ethan Suplee	...	Ed
Horatio Sanz	...	French Toast Guy
Rhoda Griffis	...	Tour Group Mom
Marla Sucharetza	...	Sperm Bank Nurse
Edmund Lyndeck	...	Jack Manilow, Barry's Grandpa

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor, language and drug use.

Runtime:

93 min | USA:94 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | USA:Unrated (extended version) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 (theatrical) | Germany:12 (unrated version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:R(A)

Filming Locations:

Athens, Georgia, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Originally, Moby's version of the James Bond theme was playing in the background when E.L. drove the car over the bridge. However, Director Todd Phillips later switched it to a 'generic' song, because the budget didn't allow him to use the Moby song.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Josh tries to call Tiffany after having the bad dream he only pushes 7 digits as if making a local call when she supposedly is in Austin, Texas. He should have pushed 11 digits to place the long distance call.

Quotes:

Barry: [First Line]
Barry: Welcome to the University of Ithica. This is it, right here. This is what we're talkin about. I'm gonna give you a good tour today. Show you as much, as much as you need to know, plus a, plus a whole lt more actually. So this is the main area of the University. You'll be getting used to this area. This is sort of where you congregate with your friends and classmates. Come in around me everyone, come in around me. Don't straggle. We've had prblems...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sex Drive (2008)

Soundtrack:

Pumping on Your Stereo

An excellent movie to see when you are with some buddies.

When I saw "Eurotrip" for the first time I heard this was some kind of sequel on "Road Trip". Since I watched "Eurotrip" and loved it, I had to see this one as well of course. Big was my surprise when I saw that none of the actors that were in "Eurotrip" were in "Road Trip". I might even say that the two movies have nothing to do with each other, except for the fact that both are about students who are about to make a long trip. Did I care? Certainly not, I loved this one as well!

The story is told by Tom Greene, who brings it as some kind of urban legend to future students and their parents who visit the university for the first time. He tells them that three guys went on a trip from Ithaca, New York to Austin, Texas, because they had to retrieve a video cassette. On the tape was supposed to be a video message for the life-long girlfriend of one of them, but instead it features him in bed with another girl. Of course someone has send the tape to her by accident and now he'll have to get it back before she sees it...

What you'll get to see is an hilarious movie that, it has to be said, isn't all too original. It follows the typical guidelines for teen comedies, but does it all very well. Even though it is irresistibly funny, I loved Eurotrip a little bit more. I gave that one an 8 and "Road Trip" a 7.5/10. Nevertheless, this is still one of those movies to see if you are with some buddies.