College Road Trip (2008)

When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.

Director:

Roger Kumble

Writers:

Emi Mochizuki, Carrie Evans,

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symoné, Kym Whitley

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Lawrence	...	James
Raven-Symoné	...	Melanie
Kym Whitley	...	Michelle (as Kym E. Whitley)
Adam LeFevre	...	Judge
Eugene Jones III	...	Hunter (as Eugene Jones)
Brenda Song	...	Nancy
Margo Harshman	...	Katie
Lucas Grabeel	...	Scooter
Matthew Schlein	...	Jury Foreman
Eshaya Draper	...	Trey
Will Sasso	...	Deputy O'Mally
Geneva Carr	...	Mrs. O'Mally
Na'Kia Bell Smith	...	Young Melanie
Josh Meyers	...	Stuart
Lonny Ross	...	Student Guide

Storyline

Melanie Porter (Raven-Symone)is a talented high school graduate who has selected a University 800 miles from home. Her over protective father, James (Martin Lawrence) doesn't want her to be so far away, so he cooks up a plot to try to convince her to go to a local University. On the guise of going to her selected university, he forces a visit to his preferred (close to home) school. This is a typical road trip movie with lost cars, bumming rides on buses and planes, covering that difficult time of life when a father loses control of his daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | party | airport | gps | northwestern university | 

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Taglines:

They just can't get there fast enough.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's College Road Trip

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£121,360 (UK) (22 August 2008)

Gross:

£121,360 (UK) (22 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Gunn Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Arnetia Walker is only 9 years older than Martin Lawrence although she plays his mother in the movie.

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Goofs

When Trey and the pig are playing chess in the tub at the hotel, the arrangement of the pieces on the board changes between successive shots.

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Quotes

Trey Porter: You know, Sigmund Freud said the best way to understand women is by listening to them.
Chief James Porter: Did he say anything about understanding ten year-olds?

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Connections

References The King and I (1956)

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Soundtracks

"Lovely"
Written and Performed by Giorgio Rosciglione and Rosario Sasso
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

A great family comedy

College Road Trip was a pretty funny movie. It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be but it was funny enough. It was well made. In the beginning I thought it was going to be bad the way the first half started but then it got really good. There were also a ton of great messages in this movie. Im not a big fan of Raven Symone but she actually did a pretty good job for her first big movie hit. I find her very annoying and it seems like she never knows when to shut up. I thought that this was a very different movie for Martin Lawrence. Although it was a different type of movie for him he nailed the part. A bad thing about this movie was that it seemed like it copied of of a couple movies in several scenes. One of the movies were Penelope. The direction in this movie was fairly good. The message was about being able to let your kids grow up and having trust in them. This movie does show that life does go by really fast. That fact is true about life going by way to fast. So in that case you should spend more time with your kids and live life to the fullest. I didn't like Martin Lawrences wife in the movie that much. I thought that she did a good job despite me not liking her. They also found a mother that looked a little bit like Raven Symone which was smart. One of my favorite scenes in the movie was when the father and daughter went sky diving. It goes to show you that a father can get along with his daughter and have deep conversations. The person I saw this movie with teared a little bit at the end. So I guess it was like a little bit of a tear jerker to some people and maybe you to. This is a perfect movie for you to see to if you are going to college soon. It was more of a little kids type of movie but also the whole family can enjoy it to. It really gives you a good outlook of what college is going to be like. The story was also very cute. Overall this movie was pretty good and a very cute family movie.