The Trip (I) (2010)

Steve Coogan has been asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, but after his girlfriend backs out on him he must take his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Stars:

Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Paul Popplewell

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Steve Coogan	...	Steve
Rob Brydon	...	Rob
Paul Popplewell	...	Paul
Margo Stilley	...	Mischa
Claire Keelan	...	Emma
Rebecca Johnson	...	Sally
Dolya Gavanski	...	Magda
Kerry Shale	...	Steve's US Agent
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mercè Ribot	...	York Arms Receptionist

Storyline

When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | reference to elvis presley | reference to dustin hoffman | based on tv series | reference to james bond

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Taglines:

Eat, drink and try not to kill each other.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2011 (Greece)

Also Known As:

A Viagem

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$77,904 (USA) (10 June 2011)

Gross:

$2,014,922 (USA) (23 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Revolution Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The two Michael Caine lines that Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon repeat again and again - "you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" and "she was only 15" - are from The Italian Job and Get Carter respectively... and actually she was "only 16".

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Quotes

Steve, Rob: Come, come, Mr. Bond, you derive as much pleasure from killing as I do.

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Connections

References Harry Brown (2009)

User Reviews

Intelligent males on screen without Explosions or Gas!

You can read the story synopsis elsewhere on these pages. My review is all about how thoroughly enjoyable it was to see two intelligent men on screen. It's something rare in American male testosterone driven films which are aimed at the teeny bopper male group. This film ran a gamut of references fro Coleridge to ABBA and never missed a beat.

I really just want to salute the movie as a triumph that says you don't need bombs, explosions or farts to make a film enjoyable. The conversations ran so smoothly. One would have thought them natural as in a cinema verite...........I knew nothing of the stars nor their UK experience and CV.............I just enjoyed listening to them without any prior historical context...........it also made me want to visit northern England to enjoy the food, scenes and outdoors. Worth a watch on a nice quiet peaceful American night. Maybe it will rub off on us.