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:

road trip | cross country | trip | woman with glasses | eating | 

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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

"Wrapped"
Written by Bruce Robinson
Performed by George Strait

User Reviews

The next best thing to actually taking your mum on a road trip

Nice movie with strong, likable actors. I'd call it a holistic movie, it's so complete. The only thing missing from the movie is the point. Why on earth would I want to see another middle-aged man take his dear mom on a road trip? Marveling at why I don't take my mum on a lengthy cross-country trip in an uncomfortably small car hasn't really kept me awake at night. I'm not surprised that it might get awkward. Coz it's her motherly duty to make me feel awkward. My job is to stay the feck clear of her. That's called son-mom-dynamics. Unlike Andy, I did study on the other end of the country to get as far away as possible from my parentals. The quality of the institution had nothing whatsoever to do with it. If I'd had the choice to either study brain surgery in my mum's basement or to attend the Compton Council College for assistant janitors on the other coast, my job would have been as clear as a spring day in the Mohave. That's maybe not very nice, but it sure is healthy.

Also, the movie is predictable. When the Southron gentleman introduces himself to Joyce, we KNOW she won't get to meet her puppy love object in Frisco. And I was waiting all through the movie for Andy to finally drink his cleanser, knowing that this would be presented in the movie as a brilliant selling point, which it isn't.