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

There is no credited writer. Majority of the film is improvised.

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Quotes

Steve: She was only 15 years old. She was only... You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.

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Connections

References The Italian Job (1969)

User Reviews

Coogan and Brydon entertain us and themselves

The Trip is a delightful little road movie unlike any other film you are likely to have seen before.

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon travel the English countryside trying the best hotels and cuisine on offer and on they way they not only try to out do themselves on the impersonation stakes they also try to keep their friendship going when quite obviously they see themselves as rivals.

Most of this film is improvised and it's so much better for it although there is an underlying story in the film about Steve Coogan's relationship with his girlfriend but it's more a distraction than a help to the movie. Without doubt , the conversations the two men have ( mostly in other famous peoples voices ) are the highlights of the film.

Brydon comes out of the film as the most likable , if not a little irritating , and Coogan seems a little irritable at times . It's never clear whether they are trying to be themselves or they are meaning to come across this way.

The Trip is a very British film that i doubt would appeal to a foreign market but i liked it a lot.