RV (2006)

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer (WGA):

Geoff Rodkey (written by)

Release Date:

28 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

One family. Eight wheels. No brakes.

Plot:

Bob Munro and his dysfunctional family rent an RV for a road trip to the Colorado Rockies, where they ultimately have to contend with a bizarre community of campers.

Plot Keywords:

Dysfunctional Family | Colorado | Road Trip | Vacation | Family Company

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Jan. 2	1:30 PM	TBS
Sun. Jan. 3	1:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Bob Munro
Cheryl Hines	...	Jamie Munro
Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque	...	Cassie Munro
Josh Hutcherson	...	Carl Munro
Jeff Daniels	...	Travis Gornicke
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Mary Jo Gornicke
Hunter Parrish	...	Earl Gornicke
Chloe Sonnenfeld	...	Moon Gornicke
Alex Ferris	...	Billy Gornicke
Will Arnett	...	Todd Mallory
Tony Hale	...	Frank
Brian Howe	...	Marty
Richard Ian Cox	...	Laird (as Richard Cox)
Erika-Shaye Gair	...	Cassie, age 5
Veronika Sztopa	...	Gretchen

Also Known As:

RV: Runaway Vacation (Australia) (UK)
Die Chaoscamper (Germany)
Recreational Vehicle (USA) (alternative spelling)
Runaway Vacation (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for crude humor, innuendo and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG | UK:PG (original rating) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-7 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Sweden:Btl | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

Jeff Daniels composed "Recreational Vehicle" song for his charity album "Jeff Daniels Live and Unplugged". The song was about his personal RV misadventures.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the conversation following Travis hosing Bob down, Bob's shirt is dry.

Quotes:

[Bob is sitting on the toilet]
Billy Gornicke: You got a nice one.
Bob Munro: What?
Billy Gornicke: You got a nice laptop.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Soundtrack:

(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

Give Robin Williams a break...

R.V

My rating: 6.5/10

I went to see this movie with extremely low expectations, thanks to all the negative predictions which had been circulating for the past few weeks, and I have only one thing to say; DO NOT avoid this movie only because your favourite critic has said that it is an unprecedented flop, or because you think the title is unappealing – watch the movie for yourself first, and be the judge yourself without being influenced by any other guy who probably hasn't even seen the film. Only then you will realise the true significance of this movie.

First off, it's a great movie to watch with the whole family, which is saying something since most of the comedy movie nowadays are filled with raunchy jokes from start to finish (not that I don't enjoy those movies, but it's cool to watch a nice simple family movie every now and then – "The Pink Panther" is a good example of the latter). Contrary to rumours, Robin Williams does NOT let us down, in fact I think he is just as funny as he was in his previous flicks – and if some obsessively observant viewers do notice a change in his performance, then give the guy a break, he's getting older he isn't what he used to be 10 years ago!

I think it's a pretty good movie– mind, it isn't a piece of genius but as I said, if you wipe out all biased thoughts from your mind before watching this flick and without the skeptical attitude, there's a good chance you will enjoy this movie as much as I did, just give it a try.