Johnson Family Vacation (2004)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Christopher Erskin

Writers (WGA):

Todd R. Jones (written by) &
Earl Richey Jones (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Wrong turn in Arizona. No brakes in Colorado. Arrested in Kansas. It's the ultimate family trip.

Plot:

AAA can't help the roadside emergency that is the JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION. Even the on-board navigation...

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Los Angeles | Competition | Hot Tub | Family Reunion

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Cedric the Entertainer	...	Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Vanessa Williams	...	Dorothy Johnson
Solange Knowles	...	Nikki Johnson
Bow Wow	...	D.J. Johnson
Gabby Soleil	...	Destiny Johnson
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Chrishelle Rene Boudreau
Steve Harvey	...	Mack Johnson
Aloma Wright	...	Glorietta Johnson
Shari Headley	...	Jacqueline
Jennifer Freeman	...	Jill
Philip Bolden	...	Mack Jr. (as Philip Daniel Bolden)
Rodney Perry	...	Cousin Lump (as Rodney B. Perry)
Christopher B. Duncan	...	Stan
Lorna Scott	...	Gladys
Kevin P. Farley	...	Stall Guy (as Kevin Farley)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references, crude humor and brief drug material.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40571) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the Johnson family go to the auto shop, Destiny says, "Look, there's our door." Her lips don't move.

Quotes:

Glorietta Johnson: We gon' let Mack and Nate pray, uh see which one of 'em was paying more attention in sunday school
Mack Johnson: well, well i guess since i'm the oldest i go first
Nate Johnson: fine, alright everyone uh, bow your heads and close your ears
Mack Johnson: yo eyes, err'ybody close yo eyes, Gracious God, I come to you as humbly as i know how, Praising you and giving you thanks, for bringing us together yet another year,helpin us come together to help celebrate my victory, and Nate's agony of defeat, let us eat
Nate Johnson: Father God we thank you for allowing us to come together and share with one another, Father we know that you created the birds that fly and gave the dog the voice to bark
[arrf, Nate barks]
Nate Johnson: , But you wouldn't have to create the sun if you knew that Mack was gon' be sittin over there in that bright yellow shirt lookin all sunny side up like a rootie tootie, fresh and fruity
Mack Johnson: Oh Lord, Lord, Lord, We Father God, also realize that you are the creator of earth and heaven, moon and the stars, dats how I know ain't no way you had nuttin to do with creating that tacky, gangsta lookin wheel spinning SUV, that uncle Earl had to drag outta here
Nate Johnson: [interrupting Mack] hol' hol' hold on Father, Hold up wait a minute, what about the time you put the pepto bismol in the cool aid, and errybody had diorrhoea for the summer, don't let me have to mention that to momma
Mack Johnson: [interrrupting Nate] hold' on, what about the time that you burned down all the bushes round the house, cuz you got tired of goin outside and gettin yo own switch
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Duel (1971) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Music from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

The Lost Sequel

Spend a couple of hours with the Griswold, oops, I mean Johnson family as they take to the road for their family reunion.

Cedric the Entertainer supplies the laughs, all seven of them. A sexy female traveler inciting marital tension, being given the wrong car at the dealership, unkempt rural relatives, we've seen it all before.

But what might be the funniest thing of all about this predictable remake of National Lampoon's Vacation is that (Lil') Bow Wow has a higher billing than Vanessa Williams.

But the fact remains that if you are looking for about 90 minutes of profanity free family entertainment which, by the way, is becoming harder and harder to find these days, then maybe The Johnson Family Vacation is just what the doctor ordered.