Moving McAllister (2007)

Director:

Andrew Black

Writer:

Ben Gourley (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The road less traveled is about to get some company.

Plot:

Rick Robinson is a ladder-climbing law intern from Miami with four days until the Bar Exam. Desperate to score points with his boss (McAllister)...

Plot Keywords:

Road Trip | Beautiful Woman | Miami Florida | Character Name In Title

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 23	8:20 AM	TMC
Mon. Nov. 23	11:45 PM	TMC

Cast

Ben Gourley	...	Rick Robinson
Mila Kunis	...	Michelle McAllister
Jon Heder	...	Orlie
Rutger Hauer	...	Maxwell McAllister
Hubbel Palmer	...	Carl
Billy Drago	...	The Lady
Peter Jason	...	Mr. Robinson
Cathrine Grace	...	Mrs. Robinson
Patrika Darbo	...	Debbie
Joe Unger	...	Lanky
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Margerie
William Mapother	...	Bob
Zack Ward	...	Earl
Tomek Debowski	...	Himself
Maclain Nelson	...	Beau Diddly

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA

Company:

Revel Entertainment (I)

Trivia:

In the movie, Debbie, played by Patrika Darbo, states that she hadn't seen "Days of Our Lives" (1965) in over a year. Darbo played Nancy Wesley on Days of our Lives from 1999 to 2003.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The bar exam is only given in February and July. When Rick visits his parents in Kansas, it's snowing, and his mom is asking him to come home for Christmas. So either it's snowing in Kansas in July, or Rick's mom is making Christmas plans in February.

Movie Connections:

References "Thundercats" (1985)

Soundtrack:

AMERICA AN' ME

Likable but inconsistent

Based on the low score at Rotten Tomatoes I expected very little from this film. Maybe it's a testament to the likability of its stars Mila Kunis and Ben Gourley, but I found myself smiling more than a few times during this road trip flick. The production value and cinematography are definitely a cut above.

Sometimes I'm troubled that somewhat self-indulgent movies like this can attract such talented production crews when perhaps more important, but less trendy stories, never see the light of day. But still, I like escapist fare like this sometimes and it's hard to really put a value on art.

If you're having a slow night, this will prove an entertaining diversion.