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

There is no golf course that close to the Georgetown University campus. The closest golf course to Georgetown University is the East Potomac Park Golf Course over 4 miles away.

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Quotes

Wendy Greenhut: [just finished singing 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'] I love Christmas carols, don't you? Just give me a chorus of 'Joy to the World' and I'm as mad as a hatter!
[laughs, hysterically]
Trey Porter: [whispering] They're crazy
[makes cuckoo sign]
Melanie Porter: [whispers] I know!

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Connections

References I Love Lucy (1951)

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Soundtracks

"Right Back Where We Started From"
Written by Vincent J. Edwards (as Vincent Edwards) and Pierre Tubbs
Performed by Maxine Nightingale
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Pretty good; It's receiving too much, harsh treatment

I honestly don't see what the big fuss over College Road Trip is. It wasn't a bad movie, in my opinion. It was actually really lovable, and even though it was certainly mediocre most of the time, and I felt as if at some parts they tried too hard to please the audience with mediocre jokes, it was still very entertaining, and contained a pretty good amount of laughable, and that's laughable in the humorous way, material.

It was also nice seeing Raven Symone in this movie, because I am always used to seeing her in what she's famous for, That's So Raven, and it was enlightening to know she played a role, because I love her in that show. Also, even though Martin Lawrence isn't one of the best actors, and definitely isn't one of my favorites, he's not a terrible one, and if you ask me everyone in this movie could act well for their roles, to some extent. There were scenes where I felt as if the antics were outdated and some lines were just not pulled off to the best of the casts' abilities, but when it was over I ended up having fun with it, and that's what it was meant to be in the first place.

It was of course no masterpiece, and it could have been handled a lot more professionally than it was, but doesn't a ton of movies fall under those categories, and yet, many people enjoy them. Overall, it was a good little movie, that isn't as horrible as the rating and negative comments let on to be, so if you're any bit interested in seeing this movie, go ahead, because it wasn't bad or disappointing at all.