The Guilt Trip (2012)

As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Writer:

Dan Fogelman

Stars:

Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Julene Renee-Preciado

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barbra Streisand	...	Joyce Brewster
Seth Rogen	...	Andrew Brewster
Julene Renee-Preciado	...	kmart Receptionist
Zabryna Guevara	...	kmart Executive
John Funk	...	kmart Executive
Robert Curtis Brown	...	kmart Executive
Kathy Najimy	...	Gayle
Miriam Margolyes	...	Anita
Rose Abdoo	...	Diana
Tom Virtue	...	Mature Singles Man
Vivian Vanderwerd	...	Mature Singles Woman
Worth Howe	...	Bob
Vicki Goldsmith	...	Young Joyce
Matthew Levinson	...	Toddler Andy
Joseph Levinson	...	Toddler Andy

Storyline

As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.

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Plot Keywords:

cross country | road trip | trip | humor | conversation | 

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Taglines:

Get ready for one mother of a road trip

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some risque material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Mother's Curse

Filming Locations:

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,290,629 (USA) (21 December 2012)

Gross:

$37,101,011 (USA) (1 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Michaels-Goldwyn

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Paramount marketing department were so certain that Barbra Streisand would gain a Golden Globe nomination for her performance, that not only did they put out an ad congratulating her victory, but posted it online moments before the nominations were announced, only to be swiftly pulled when Streisand ended up without the nod.

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Goofs

In the first hotel room, Joyce turns off the lamp, and it is clear that she is not actually flipping a practical switch, but making a finger motion to cue the light change.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Great Gatsby (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Cherry Pie"
Performed by Warrant
Written by Jani Lane

User Reviews

A second rate movie despite the stellar cast

How is it possible that when you put together an esteemed actress with the ambassador of a new generation comedy that you get a second rate movie? For starters this film started off as a wannabe comedy. It was as if the cast were trying their hardest to make us laugh but it just did not work. The obsessive neurotic mother with the geeky kind of son was somewhat off for laughs.

Then the conversation developed, the story unfolded but despite the charm and warmth it conveyed as well as being engaging, it never really went beyond making the audience smile, so the supposed comedy never happened which is a shame as the ingredients were there.