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 [ru]

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

While doing rewrites for Out Cold, the writers came up with the hot tub scene but decided to use it later in their own movie.

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Goofs

Near the end the camera pans in over Oberlin University, where Scotty is starting college. The shot shows a river right in front of the college. In reality there is no river anywhere near the campus of Oberlin.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

There is a series of silly and slightly tongue-in-cheek thank-yous from various cast and crew to friends and family who visited Prague during the shooting, towards the very end of the credits.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Horndog"
Contains a sample of "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Samples "Hollywood Swinging" & "900#")
Written by Robert Howes, Zak Avery, John Bowman, Francis Zambon, Robert Kool Bell (as Robert Bell),
Ronald Bell, George Funky Brown (as George Brown), Robert Spike Mickens (as Robert Mickens),
, Claydes Smith, Dennis D.T. Thomas (as Dennis Thomas) & Richard Westfield
Performed by Overseer
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Sample of "Let Me Clear My Throat"
Performed by DJ Kool
Courtesy of American Recordings, L.L.C. & The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Great Comedy

OK, most people will say, it's a comedy, let's rate it low, HELL NO! This is one of these rare good comedy's. Road Trip wasn't as good as this one. Scotty doesn't know is an instant classic. Nice change of scenery for Kristin Kreuk even though she just appears briefly. Scott Mechlowicz continues the good performance he had set in Mean Creek, not to be compared of course, but good performances in both. Michelle Trachtenberg is simply fabulous,she amazes me every time, except in crappy movies like Ice Princess or in "Buffy". She shows she can act in Mysterious skin, but just throws her talent away further down the line. As for the story, it's nothing special, title says it all. The only country they miss is Belgium :). It's a comedy people and yes, it's for teens, not a family movie if you want to hear it. You know what you get when you see it, so stop giving bad reviews about this! Simply amazing comedy if you like these kind of comedy's. And please don't go comparing it to American Pie or something like that. Guess that's all there is to say