RV (2006)

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.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer:

Geoff Rodkey

Stars:

Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

The executive Bob Munro is stressed, feeling threatened of losing his job and his lifestyle, since his abusive boss Todd Mallory hired the Stanford's geek Laird to work in their soda's company. Bob has promised his wife Jamie Munro, his teenage daughter Cassie Munro and his young son Carl Munro to spend vacations in Hawaii, but Todd demands him to prepare a presentation and attend a business meeting with the owners of a family company in a merging operation scheduled in the same period. Bob hides the truth to his family, rents a recreational vehicle and tries to convince his dysfunctional family that a road trip to the Colorado Rocky Mountains would be good to bring old values back to their family. After many incidents and while in the trailers parking area, the rookie Bob is helped by the bizarre but friendly Gornicke family. They escape from the Gornickes and initiate a journey of difficulties and leaning, retrieving their forgotten family bonds.

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Plot Keywords:

road trip | vacation | family relationships | family vacation | dysfunctional family | 

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Taglines:

One family. Eight wheels. No brakes.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for crude humor, innuendo and language

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

UK Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

RV

Filming Locations:

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,414,767 (USA) (28 April 2006)

Gross:

$71,402,035 (USA) (18 August 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Intermedia Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The letters OPE and POE from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) can be seen on the wall of the RV park washroom. This is actually a tribute within a tribute as in the film Raising Arizona (1987), the same initials OPE and POE are displayed in a restroom as well.

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Goofs

When the RV is shown driving down the two-lane highway at the end of the movie just before the squad car pulls it over, it is in the left/wrong lane with the center yellow paint markings to its right - possibly because the camera vehicle is in the other lane, alongside it, or possibly a flipped shot.

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Quotes

Cassie Munro: This is the worst I've ever been treated.
Jamie Munro: Wait till you get married.

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Crazy Credits

The Gornickes and the Munroes sing (and rap) "Route 66".

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Connections

References Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

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Soundtracks

Your Mama Don't Dance
Written by Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina (as James Messina)

User Reviews

Lots of fun!

I went to see RV with my husband and my two daughters (5 and 10 years old) and all the family enjoyed it so much... It was FUN. The jokes were smarter than in average American family comedies, though, at the same time, they worked in different levels for different age ranges. Robin Williams was not annoying this time, he was warm and communicate truly desperation. And the weird Gornicke were just adorable. It is an excellent family comedy (a genre that I like a lot, despite the fact that I can't stand other mainstream Hollywood movie genres). I would recommend it to anyone who wants to spend some quality and extremely fun time with his or her family.