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

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

Colour:

Colour (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:

The motel clerk reads an issue of Celebrity Skin magazine with Drew Barrymore on the cover. At the time, Drew Barrymore was engaged to actor Tom Green, who plays Barry Manilow in this movie.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Near the beginning of their trip from New York to Texas, they enter a tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the very next shot says that they are crossing the New York state border into Pennsylvania.

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 Swing Vote (2008)

Soundtrack:

Inside My Love

My kind of movie

Similar in style to American Pie, and ultimately stemmed from the likes of Porkys and Animal house, this movie was right up my street.

Josh Parker is separated from his childhood sweetheart by a difference of collage and of course 1800 Miles, until he videos himself having sex with someone else and accidentally sends it to her.

The road trip then begins, and its a journey of disaster, discovery and above all laughs, as Josh tries to get to his sweetheart before the tape does.

A really funny film, with the right ingredients.

8/10 Also check out, American Pie, Old School and if you fancy something older try Porkys and Animal house.