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:

Road Trip | Friend | College | Blonde | Sexism

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
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	Mrs. Manilow, Barry's Grandma
Jessica Cauffiel	...	The Wrong Tiffany
Kohl Sudduth	...	Mark
Wendell B. Harris Jr.	...	Professor Anderson
Honorine Bell	...	Carla (as Rini Bell)
Jaclyn DeSantis	...	Heather
Aliya Campbell	...	Wendy
Kim Fox	...	Target Clerk
Patricia Gaul	...	Cookie Edwards
Richie Dye	...	Duffy
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Blind Brenda
Tim Ware	...	Officer Bortz
Julia Wright	...	Joyce
Paula Claire Jones	...	Stephanie
Richard Peterson	...	Michael
Phe Caplan	...	Boston Coed
Avery Waddell	...	Jeff (as Avery Kidd Waddell)
Omar J. Dorsey	...	Lawrence
Preston Brant	...	Chris
Mia Amber Davis	...	Rhonda
Jimmy Kimmel	...	Corky the Dog (voice)
Bethany Sacks	...	Lisa
Charlie McWade	...	Brian
Todd Barry	...	Campus Security #1
Bill Rowell	...	Campus Security #2
Bill Gribble	...	Bomb Squad Detective
Guenevere Rodriguez	...	Tour Group Member
Al Wiggins	...	Tour Group Member
Lisa Chyn	...	Tour Group Member
Daniel Emery Taylor	...	Tour Group Member (as Daniel Taylor)
Rachel Marinacci	...	Tour Group Member
Bobby Place	...	Tour Group Member
Frank Girardeau	...	Tour Group Member
Marla Malcolm	...	Tour Group Member (as Marla Leigh Malcom)
Matt Walsh	...	Crime Scene Photographer (as Matthew Paul Walsh)
John Ross Bowie	...	Waiter
Cristen Coppen	...	Kim
Cleo King	...	Woman on Bus
Lori Beth Edgeman	...	Party Guest
Kellie Garrigan	...	Party Guest
Michael Cornier	...	Party Guest
Frank Cooper	...	Party Guest
Mark Bez	...	Party Guest
Andrew Fowler	...	Party Guest
Paul Simpson	...	Party Guest
Krew Keth	...	Party Guest (as Rada Phlong)
Marc Gordon	...	Stepper
Tharon Johnson	...	Stepper
Raymond DeLoatch	...	Stepper
Will Aklin	...	Stepper
Calvin J. Wilson	...	Stepper
Benjamin Booker	...	Stepper
Bridgett Wise	...	Barry's Girl
Aerica D'Amaro	...	Barry's Girl
Todd Phillips	...	Foot Lover on Bus
Deborah Zoe	...	E.L.'s Girlfriend
Johnny Genius	...	Party Band
Moses	...	Party Band
Tom Peyton	...	Party Band
Ben Kramer	...	Party Band
Eric Tobias	...	Party Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cameron Beach	...	Bum #1 at Sperm Bank (uncredited)
Randall Carlton	...	Class Superlative (uncredited)
Doshia Darmane	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Adam Fristoe	...	Partier (uncredited)
Benjamin Gravitt	...	Extra (uncredited)
Mandy Lauderdale	...	Extra (uncredited)
Summer LeAnn	...	Girl on Pool Tire Swing (uncredited)
Ron Marino	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Relton McBurrows	...	(uncredited)
Muretta Moss	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Jacob Moyer Moats	...	Philosophy Student (uncredited)
Shanda Lee Munson	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Kendra Myers	...	Extra (uncredited)
Casey Nelson	...	Ithaca Student (uncredited)
Ernest Peterson	...	Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
Byron Purvis	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Jim Spann	...	Auction High Bidder (uncredited)
Jonathan Thompson	...	Driver (uncredited)
Alex Watson	...	Stoned Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Todd Phillips

Writing credits (WGA)
Todd Phillips		(written by) &
Scot Armstrong		(written by)

Produced by
Daniel Goldberg	....	producer
Sheldon Kahn	....	associate producer
Joe Medjuck	....	producer
Tom Pollock	....	executive producer
Ivan Reitman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Simpson		(as Mike Simpson)

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin

Film Editing by
Sheldon Kahn
Peter Teschner

Casting by
Ann Goulder
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
Clark Hunter

Art Direction by
Max Biscoe

Set Decoration by
Traci Kirshbaum

Costume Design by
Peggy Stamper

Makeup Department
Philip Ivey	....	hair stylist (as Phillip Ivey)
Harriette Landau	....	makeup department head
Donna M. Premick	....	makeup artist (as Donna Premick)
Joani Yarbrough	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Joe Dishner	....	unit production manager
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Davis	....	second assistant director
Melanie Grefe	....	second assistant director
David Hallinan	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Dave Hallinan)
Veronica Hampton	....	second second assistant director
Michael Neumann	....	first assistant director
Robin Warren	....	second assistant director: second unit
Nicholas Wolfert	....	second assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)

Art Department
Ted Boonthanakit	....	storyboard artist
Dan Bush	....	paint foreman
Adam Caperton	....	greens foreman (as Adam A. Caperton)
James Cheshire	....	stand-by painter
Christopher Didiot	....	set dresser (as Christopher Parr)
Michelle Ihnot	....	swing gang
Tony Kupersmith	....	construction coordinator
George A. Lee	....	assistant property master (as George A. Lee II)
Ana Martinez	....	art department coordinator
David Moore	....	construction foreman
V. Alice Nisbet	....	on-set dresser (as Alice Nisbet)
Charles Righetti	....	leadperson
Melinda Sanders	....	buyer
Scott A. Stephens	....	property master (as Scott Stephens)
Brian Walsh	....	swing gang
Jessee J. Clarkson	....	mold shop foreman (uncredited)
David Dreyer	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Robin O'Brien	....	construction office coordinator (uncredited)
Brian Ransom	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue supervisor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Brent Brewington	....	boom operator
Aaron Bryson	....	sound loader
Freddy Chancellor	....	cable person
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Jerry Edemann	....	supervising adr editor
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Don Givens	....	foley mixer
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist (as Cathrine Harper)
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (as Jason Jennings)
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	sound effects editor
Bradley C. Katona	....	sound effects editor
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
David Melhase	....	adr editor
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alison Sanford	....	sound recordist
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein	....	production sound mixer (as Jonathan 'Earl' Stein)
Cary Stratton	....	adr recordist
James A. Williams	....	foley editor (as Jim Williams)
Steven D. Williams	....	foley supervisor
David Wolowic	....	first assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)
William Jacobs	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Burt Dalton	....	special effects coordinator
Dale Ettema	....	special effects
David Fletcher	....	special effects
Paul H. Haines Jr.	....	special effects
Donald Myers	....	special effects (as Don Myers)

Visual Effects by
Beth Arco	....	animal surveying
Julie Jaros	....	digital modeler
Michael Kaelin	....	digital compositor
Richard Kriegler	....	digital artist
Scott Liedtka	....	software testing
Bob Monaghan	....	computer systems
Peter G. Travers	....	effects supervisor (as Pete Travers)
Sue Travers	....	effects assistant
Kelly Wilcox	....	animator: talking dog
Lance Wilhoite	....	effects producer
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Alfredo Ramirez	....	titles compositor: Picture Mill (uncredited)

Stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunts
Gregg Brazzel	....	stunt coordinator
Robert Brubaker	....	stunts (as Bob Brubaker)
Danny Downey	....	stunts
John Edward	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
David Paul Lord	....	stunts
Anderson Martin	....	stunts
Tina Mckissick	....	stunts (as Tina McKissick)
Chris Nielsen	....	stunts
Steven Ritzi	....	stunts (as Steve Ritzi)
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Louis 'Bolaji' Bailey	....	rigging best boy grip (as Louis Bailey)
Glenn Ballard	....	grip
David Blackburn	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Lee Blasingame	....	first assistant camera
Dan Cornwall	....	rigging gaffer
Stephen Crowley	....	best boy electric
Jeff W. Curtis	....	grip
Dale Fowler	....	rigging best boy electric
Donny Fowler	....	electrician
Jos'h Hancher	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Josh Hancher)
Anthony Hardwick	....	director of photography: second unit
Darryl Humber	....	dolly grip
Robert Kempf	....	key rigging grip
Bret Lanius	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Eric Leftridge	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David McLean	....	electrician
Eric Milsen	....	video operator
John S. Moyer	....	Steadicam operator (as John Moyer)
John S. Moyer	....	camera operator (as John Moyer)
Gary Oldknow	....	grip (as Gary R. Oldknow)
Robert Paglliaro	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key grip (as J. Wayne Parker)
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Riko Schatke	....	best boy grip
Nancy Segler	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Steve Sudge	....	electrician
Fred Thomas	....	camera loader (as Freddy Thomas)
Joseph Thomas	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Grady Upchurch	....	second assistant camera
Tim Walker	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jay W. Yowler	....	chief lighting technician (as Jay Yowler)
Steve Zigler	....	electrician
Brant S. Fagan	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Eric J. Goldstein	....	director of photography: additional photography (uncredited)
Darren Michaels	....	additional still photographer (uncredited)
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Chad Schroeder	....	electrician (uncredited)
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography (uncredited)
R. Gern Trowbridge	....	electrician: additional photography (uncredited)

Animation Department
Kelly Wilcox	....	animator

Casting Department
Scott Budnick	....	casting assistant
Shay Griffin	....	casting: Atlanta (as Shay Bentley-Griffin)
Cynthia Stillwell	....	extras casting
Chad Darnell	....	location casting assistant (uncredited)
Janet Farris	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Aimee Howard	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Jeffrey M. Paal	....	background casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aimee Kandl	....	set costumer
Keith G. Lewis	....	assistant costume designer (as Keith Lewis)
Fred Lloyd	....	costume supervisor
Melissa Mason	....	wardrobe assistant
Amanda Zenil	....	key costumer
Marie Boller	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Shannon Carey	....	apprentice editor
Martin Cohen	....	post-production executive
Sven E. Fahlgren	....	post-production coordinator (as Sven E.M. Fahlgren)
Matt Friedman	....	assistant editor (as Matthew Friedman)
Dana E. Glauberman	....	assistant editor: avid
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Saul Saladow	....	first assistant editor
Kevin Du Toit	....	assistant post-production (uncredited)
John M. Vitale	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Tom Green	....	composer: song "The Salmon Song"
Todd Homme	....	executive in charge of music
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor
Margaret Yen	....	associate music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Missy Anderson	....	transportation office coordinator
Robert Gillis	....	transportation captain
Neil Hyman	....	transportation coordinator
Teddy J. Ritchie	....	transportation captain (as Teddy Ritchie)
Oranz Walker	....	transportation co-captain (as Oranz L. Walker)
Robert Brubaker	....	driver (uncredited)
Robert Van Apeldoorn	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Brian Albertsman	....	location manager
David Allsberry	....	head animal trainer
Suzanne Barr	....	production assistant
Bonnie Chaney	....	payroll accountant
Hans-Harding A. Chew	....	production assistant
Felicity Cockram	....	assistant: Tom Pollock
Josh Corder	....	stand-in
Mark Cottrell	....	location scout
Kyle Cox	....	stand-in
Jason Cunningham	....	production assistant
Maria DeVane	....	post-production accountant
Greg East	....	first aid
David Fleeman	....	stand-in
Michael Fletcher	....	location scout
René González	....	projectionist
Shawn M. Gray	....	production assistant
Lisa Kemp	....	production assistant
Mara Kerum	....	chef
Joy Kuraitis	....	assistant: Joe Medjuck
Jennifer Lester	....	production assistant
James Linville	....	assistant accountant
Janet Lonsdale	....	production accountant
M. Roxanne Lowery	....	location scout
Jodi Macaulay	....	assistant: Dan Goldberg
Ray McCort	....	pilot: second unit
Brian Keith Miller	....	assistant location manager
Adam Muth	....	stand-in
Medha Pandya	....	location office assistant
Senia Phillips	....	animal trainer/handler: dog, mouse, reptiles
Amy Rubenstein	....	assistant accountant
David Schulenburg	....	production assistant
Laurie Sheldon	....	assistant: Michael Chinich
Brad Smith	....	location manager: second unit
Michael C. Smith	....	police coordinator (as Mike Smith)
Janice F. Sperling	....	production coordinator
Scott Sudduth	....	production assistant
Jim Turner	....	production controller
Barbara Tuss	....	script supervisor
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	craft service
Tim Vasilovic	....	production assistant
Juliet Ward	....	assistant: Ivan Reitman
Thom Watson	....	production secretary
Shawn Weber	....	animal trainer
Mindy Weissman	....	assistant production coordinator
Carolyn White	....	assistant: Mr. Phillips
Cheeba White	....	key set production assistant
Teresa M. Yarbrough	....	production coordinator: second unit
Signe Yberg	....	fashion consultant
Gregg Zambrovitz	....	production assistant
Paul Ballon	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Joe Bosma	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Sara Burton	....	assistant location manager: re-shoots (uncredited)
Stephen Dirkes	....	location scout (uncredited)
Devon Evans	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Alex Hunter	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rina Jakubowicz	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Joseph Lawsky	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Steven R. Molen	....	production executive (uncredited)
Toiya Thimbe Prather	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Eynne Ray	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG
• Montecito Picture Company, The

Distributors

• DreamWorks Distribution (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (theatrical) (non-USA)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2003) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Columbia TriStar (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Universal Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Santa Barbara Studios (talking dog effects)

Other Companies

• Boone's Animals for Hollywood  animals provided by
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• L.A. Mad Dogs  voice casting
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Pacific Titles & Optical  titles and opticals
• Picture Mill, The  title design
• Pro 7  legal services
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound
• Tony's Food Service  catering

Also Known As:

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:

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) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | USA:Unrated (extended version) | Philippines:R-18 | Mexico:B | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Athens, Georgia, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Although there is no actual Ithaca University, the writers (Todd Phillips and 'Armstrong, Scot') both are alumni of Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, and the movie is partly based on their time there.

Goofs:

Continuity: Barry says he's never left Ithaca, but later he mentions going to his grandparents house when he was 7, and his grandparents live in Texas.

Quotes:

[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 Rich Hall's Continental Drifters (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I'm Gonna Fall

Crass, offensive, and absolutely hilarious

Usually this kind of film turns me off, but I was talked into watching 'Road Trip' with a bunch of college buddies and a couple of twelve-packs, and I couldn't stop laughing.

Josh (Breckin Meyer) has loved Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard) since they were both five years old. But Josh attends college in upstate New York, while Tiffany has gone to school in Texas. Josh's friends think he's crazy to keep up a long-distance relationship when there are plenty of girls around to . . . date. Particularly alluring is Beth (Amy Smart), who has the hots for Josh. When Josh is unable to locate Tiffany by phone and begins to suspect that she's been cheating on him, he gives in to his urges and brings Beth back to his dorm room for a night of hot love. Beth, eager to show how wild she can be, decides to videotape the encounter. The next day, Josh finds out that he couldn't reach Tiffany because of a family emergency, and is immediately wracked with guilt. Things get more complicated when his knuckleheaded suitemate Barry mistakes the sex tape for a video message to Tiffany which Josh had asked him to drop in the mail. Horrified at the thought of Tiffany popping a tape into the VCR to see him making the double-backed beast with another girl, Josh determines to travel to Texas to intercept the illicit tape. His two best friends--resident prankster E.L. (Sean W. Scott) and stoner-intellectual Rubin (Paul Costanzo)--offer to come along, and help Josh persuade mega-nerd Kyle (D.J. Qualls) to let them use his father's car in exchange for a chance to come along for the ride.

From that point on, 'Road Trip' follows the traditional teen exploitation comedy format, though with greater wit and intelligence than should be expected from the genre. Director Todd Phillips manages to give us slapstick, gross-out comedy while simultaneously poking fun at stereotypes and experiences familiar to anyone who's gone to college (psycho-sorority hazing, TAs trying to make undergrad girls, alcohol- and pot-related shenanigans, the nerd breaking bad, a hilarious run-in at an all-black fraternity house,etc.). Compensating for the adolescent hijinks is the surprisingly smart and thoughtful subplot for Kyle, who transforms from nerdy object of derision into the film's most likable and memorable character.

In the tradition of 'Animal House,' 'Road Trip' is crass and juvenile, but irresistibly funny. Not a movie for date night, but a good choice for gathering around the tube with bongs, brews, and bros. An instant joe six-pack classic.