Johnson Family Vacation (2004)

Director:

Christopher Erskin

Writers (WGA):

Todd R. Jones (written by) &
Earl Richey Jones (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Wrong turn in Arizona. No brakes in Colorado. Arrested in Kansas. It's the ultimate family trip.

Plot:

AAA can't help the roadside emergency that is the JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION. Even the on-board navigation...

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Los Angeles | Competition | Hot Tub | Family Reunion

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Cedric the Entertainer	...	Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Vanessa Williams	...	Dorothy Johnson
Solange Knowles	...	Nikki Johnson
Bow Wow	...	D.J. Johnson
Gabby Soleil	...	Destiny Johnson
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Chrishelle Rene Boudreau
Steve Harvey	...	Mack Johnson
Aloma Wright	...	Glorietta Johnson
Shari Headley	...	Jacqueline
Jennifer Freeman	...	Jill
Philip Bolden	...	Mack Jr. (as Philip Daniel Bolden)
Rodney Perry	...	Cousin Lump (as Rodney B. Perry)
Christopher B. Duncan	...	Stan
Lorna Scott	...	Gladys
Kevin P. Farley	...	Stall Guy (as Kevin Farley)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references, crude humor and brief drug material.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40571) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: In the Native American casino when the dad has the chief's headdress on, in the first shot it's on backwards and in the next shot it's on correctly.

Quotes:

Nate Johnson: So, Where did you meet him? at so called accounting class?
Dorothy Johnson: so that's what this all about huh? me becomming a CPA?i thought we settled that argument when i moved out
Nate Johnson: oh so i'm the bad guy? because i wanted you to raise our kids
Dorothy Johnson: I can be a wife, a mother and pursue my career too, hey, my mother did it
Nate Johnson: [laughs] rite,yeah thats why the last time we saw you brother he was your sister
[starts to sing]
Nate Johnson: Young man there's a place you can go

Movie Connections:

References Dances with Wolves (1990)

Soundtrack:

Pop Off

Not worth your time

I expected this film to be bad, and it met my expectations. You can clearly see the effort of the filmmakers and the actors to be funny, but it just comes off as annoying. The jokes are lame. I found it difficult to merely smile. Cedric should stick to stand-up. As for Bow Wow and Solange, who told them that they could act? It's amazing this ever got made. I would have rather spent my time at the library reading up on capital punishment. Obnoxious, unfunny, just a very long headache. Exaggeration to the point of excess (even over-the-top stuff can get too ridiculous), it's just not worth it. Save your money and your dignity. Rent The Kings of Comedy instead, where Cedric shows how funny he really is.