EuroTrip (2004)

Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.

Directors:

Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg (co-director) (uncredited)

Writers:

Alec Berg, David Mandel

Stars:

Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Mechlowicz	...	Scott Thomas
Jacob Pitts	...	Cooper Harris
Kristin Kreuk	...	Fiona
Cathy Meils	...	Mrs. Thomas
Nial Iskhakov	...	Bert
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Jenny
Travis Wester	...	Jamie
Matt Damon	...	Donny
J. Adams	...	Guitars - Lustra, Donny's Band
Christopher Baird	...	Vocals - Lustra, Donny's Band
Nicholas J.M. Cloutman	...	Bass - Lustra, Donny's Band
Bruce Fulford	...	Drums - Lustra, Donny's Band
Molly Schade	...	Candy
Jakki Degg	...	Missy
Lenka Vomocilova	...	Sissy

Storyline

Ohio high school student Scott Thomas is a good student and nice guy - albeit a little predictable - who is about to graduate and go into pre-med. He is unceremoniously dumped by his whorish girlfriend Fiona on graduation day. Among the people he turns to in his hour of despair is his German pen pal, Mike. Scott and Mike seem to have a special connection. After Mike makes advances to Scott now that he and Fiona are not seeing each other, Scott abruptly sends Mike a message saying he never wants to hear from him again. However, Scott learns shorty thereafter that Mike is actually a beautiful girl named Mieke. By this time, Mieke has blocked his messages. Thinking that Mieke is actually who he was meant to be with, Scott, impulsively for a change, decides to go to Berlin to be with her. Along for the ride is Scott's best friend, the girl crazy Cooper Harris. They manage only to get a flight into London, and thus have to make their way from London to Berlin. Along the way in Paris, they ...

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Plot Keywords:

public nudity | nudist | nudity | incestuous kiss | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

No actual Europeans were harmed in the making of this film.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and drug/alcohol content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA Czech Republic

Language:

English French German Italian Japanese

Release Date:

20 February 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fistful of Euros

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,711,384, 22 February 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$17,718,223, 28 March 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, The Montecito Picture Company, Blue Sea Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min (Unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As can be seen in the e-mail scene, Mieke's last name is Schmidt.

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Goofs

In the station scene where Cooper is checking out Jen's butt, when she turns around to talk to him, her hair is wildly curled and styled. When she is being hit on by the club owner just seconds after, her hair is dramatically less curly.

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Quotes

[first lines]
P.A. announcer: Congratulations. Hudson High class of 2004!

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Crazy Credits

Alec would like to thank his parents for allowing him to watch alot of TV as a child. Also, his beautiful wife and child for all of their love and support, and for coming all the way to Prague to stay for the duration of production, and for having the courage of conviction to know that was a terrible idea and to get the hell out 4 weeks later. David would like to thank his parents despite the fact they still want him to go to medical school. Also, thanks to everyone who came and visited in Prague - the roommates, the comic art guys, the girlfriend, Lampoon folk. It was a crazy long flight, but the visits really helped. Everyone who didn't visit can go to hell. You know who you are. And to Al, Billy and Jim, who taught me how to write. Blame them. Jeff would like to thank his parents for buying all the Cleveland Indians merchandise and for insisting that he thank them in writing. And Alex for all the great music and everything else. He would also like to thank Ted Griffin for watching over his house while he was in Prague, and would now kindly thank him to stop crapping in it daily. The guys would like to thank every single person who worked on the film for helping us make the movie. Also Amici Mei, Casa Blue, Alcohol Bar, the chicken salad at Scandals, and the brownies at Praha Bakeshop. And that terrible 24-hour Czech Burrito place. Additional thanks to the Writers Guild and Directors Guild, for always being there for us. And a very special thanks to Sandy Grushow and Lloyd Braun, without whom none of this would have been possible.

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Alternate Versions

Unrated DVD release contains 2 minutes of footage edited into the movie, some of it includes more female nudity and more full-frontal male nudity which was cut to avoid an "NC-17" rating. Also, the DVD contains numerous deleted scenes, some of which also includes more female nudity.

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Connections

Referenced in Eurotrip: How to Pick a Director (2004)

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Soundtracks

Two Tribes
Written by Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole & Peter Gill
Performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Courtesy of ZTT Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Brilliantly funny view of Europe from the US

EuroTrip takes a group of teenagers from the US on an unforgettable trip around Europe. After Scotty Thomas realises he has made a terrible mistake, he and his best friend set off to put things right and they run into some other friends in the process.

They visit Paris, Amsterdam, London and many more places which are all given a very amusing stereotypical makeover from an American viewpoint. With a strong cast, plenty of well written gags and an overall cheesy script - EuroTrip is definitely a winner.

If you enjoy this movie then also see RoadTrip, Old School and the American Pie series of films (certainly the first two anyway)

8/10 Great fun