EuroTrip (2004)

Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.

Director:

Jeff Schaffer

Writers:

Alec Berg, David Mandel,

Stars:

Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Mechlowicz	...	Scott Thomas
Jacob Pitts	...	Cooper Harris
Kristin Kreuk	...	Fiona
Cathy Meils	...	Mrs. Thomas
Nial Iskhakov	...	Bert
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Jenny
Travis Wester	...	Jamie
Matt Damon	...	Donny
J. Adams	...	Guitars - Lustra, Donny's Band
Christopher Baird	...	Vocals - Lustra, Donny's Band
Nicholas J.M. Cloutman	...	Bass - Lustra, Donny's Band
Bruce Fulford	...	Drums - Lustra, Donny's Band
Molly Schade	...	Candy
Jakki Degg	...	Missy
Lenka Vomocilova	...	Sissy

Storyline

Ohio high school student Scott Thomas is a good student and nice guy - albeit a little predictable - who is about to graduate and go into pre-med. He is unceremoniously dumped by his whorish girlfriend Fiona on graduation day. Among the people he turns to in his hour of despair is his German pen pal, Mike. Scott and Mike seem to have a special connection. After Mike makes advances to Scott now that he and Fiona are not seeing each other, Scott abruptly sends Mike a message saying he never wants to hear from him again. However, Scott learns shorty thereafter that Mike is actually a beautiful girl named Mieke. By this time, Mieke has blocked his messages. Thinking that Mieke is actually who he was meant to be with, Scott, impulsively for a change, decides to go to Berlin to be with her. Along for the ride is Scott's best friend, the girl crazy Cooper Harris. They manage only to get a flight into London, and thus have to make their way from London to Berlin. Along the way in Paris, they ...

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Plot Keywords:

friend | europe | twin | pen pal | german | 

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Taglines:

No actual Europeans were harmed in the making of this film.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and drug/alcohol content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French German Italian Japanese

Release Date:

20 February 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fistful of Euros

Filming Locations:

Králodvorská Street, Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£147,439 (UK) (25 June 2004)

Gross:

£454,451 (UK) (9 July 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Montecito Picture Company, The, Blue Sea Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Parents in Ontario complained that the "14A" rating was too loose for this movie (with pervasive sexual content and nudity) so heavy ID checks were used while requesting tickets at the movie theaters.

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Goofs

Before the group reaches the Vatican, they all have their travel packs on. As they arrive, the packs are gone.

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Quotes

[first lines]
P.A. announcer: Congratulations. Hudson High class of 2004!

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Crazy Credits

Various deleted scenes and outakes show over the closing credits,

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Connections

Referenced in Greek: Let's Make a Deal (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Let Forever Be"
Written by Noel Gallagher, Tom Rowlands & Edmund Simons
Performed by The Chemical Brothers
Courtesy of Astralwerks / Virgin Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

An hilarious American view on Europe

First of all: Greetings from a guy living somewhere in between the Brussels sprouts, hahahaha. That's right, I'm from Belgium, you know the place that no-one really knows, not even the Europeans...

Even though I expected to really hate this movie, I have to admit that I had a lot of fun watching it. I loved to see how they magnified the stereotypes about the French, the English, The Germans,... and made fun about the Catholic church. Some people pointed out that it was clear that the makers really don't know anything about the countries they were making jokes about. Possible, but it didn't bother me once. It's a comedy, not a traveler's guide!

This is how the story goes: A teenager is dumped by his girlfriend on the day of their graduation. He has contact with a German girl, called Mieke, but he thought it was a guy called Mike. Knowing this and after he has seen her photo, he decides to pay her a visit in Berlin. But of course they don't just end up in Berlin. They start their trip in London, going to Paris, Amsterdam and Bratislava before getting to Berlin...

The movie's script or the plot were probably the least of the director's concerns. It's clear that they just wanted to go to Europe, have some fun and film one hilarious situation after the other. I've got the feeling that most of the European viewers didn't mind being the subject of the movie. Yes it's crude and yes it doesn't show anything about how Europe really is, but it's also incredibly funny. I give it an 8/10 for that.