Are We There Yet? (2005)

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers (WGA):

Steven Gary Banks (story) &
Claudia Grazioso (story) ...

Release Date:

21 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

Tagline:

24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?

Plot:

The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened...

Plot Keywords:

Cockroach | Mother Child Relationship | African American | Grape Juice | Product Placement

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ice Cube	...	Nick Persons
Nia Long	...	Suzanne Kingston
Aleisha Allen	...	Lindsey Kingston
Philip Bolden	...	Kevin Kingston (as Philip Daniel Bolden)
Jay Mohr	...	Marty
M.C. Gainey	...	Al
Tracy Morgan	...	Satchel Paige (voice)
Henry Simmons	...	Carl
Ray Galletti	...	Car Dealer
Viv Leacock	...	Nick's Pal on the Street
Casey Dubois	...	Shoplifter
J.B. McEown	...	Shoplifter (as JB McEown)
Kenyan Lewis	...	Basketball Player
Daniel Cudmore	...	Basketball Player
Timothy Paul Perez	...	Basketball Player

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and rude humor.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:G | Brazil:10 (DVD rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Australia:PG | Germany:6 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #40131) | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:MG6

Filming Locations:

Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

Actor Ice Cube stated on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) that this film was originally intended as an Adam Sandler vehicle.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Nick is dropping Suzanne off at the airport, the signs say Portland International Airport. The building has stone walls. PDX is a glass and metal building, not to mention the area that he is dropping her off in is uncovered. There is a cover over the roadways at PDX running from the parking garage to the terminal since it rains so often in Portland, OR.

Quotes:

Lindsey Kingston: [about 50 cent] I'll give him a dollar to shut up.

Movie Connections:

References "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Ride Wit Me

Real laughs from clean comedy and a cute story line

What is up with the low ratings? This movie had us laughing all the way through it! Clean, somewhat predictable but in a fresh way. These kids did great in the movie; we enjoyed it a lot! Could easily lend itself to a sequel and another "road trip" kind of scenario. I see it as engaging and charming as "Home Alone" was so many years ago. I did think the mother's reaction at the end was a little extreme and that could have gone differently, but I didn't expect an Oscar-winning storyline with this fun, punchy, movie. I guess if there had been more swearing, sex, and violence it would have caught on better; seems to be where our culture likes to go these days. I say kudos to the writers and actors...you done good with this one and guess what...we're going to watch it again today!