Are We There Yet? (2005)

To impress a foxy divorcee, ladies' man Nick offers to take her kids on an extended road trip, unaware of the torture he's in for.

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers:

Steven Gary Banks (story), Claudia Grazioso (story)

Stars:

Ice Cube, Nia Long, Aleisha Allen

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	Nick Persons
Nia Long	...	Suzanne Kingston
Aleisha Allen	...	Lindsey Kingston
Philip Bolden	...	Kevin Kingston (as Philip Daniel Bolden)
Jay Mohr	...	Marty
M.C. Gainey	...	Al
Tracy Morgan	...	Satchel Paige (voice)
Henry Simmons	...	Carl
Ray Galletti	...	Car Dealer
Viv Leacock	...	Nick's Pal on the Street
Casey Dubois	...	Shoplifter
J.B. McEown	...	Shoplifter (as JB McEown)
Kenyan Lewis	...	Basketball Player
Daniel Cudmore	...	Basketball Player
Tim Perez	...	Basketball Player (as Timothy Paul Perez)

Storyline

Nick Persons is a selfish player who owns a collectables sports shop in Portland, Oregon. Everything in his life is perfect until he meets Suzanne Kingston, a business woman who has something Nick hates - children: Lindsey and Kevin. Nick and Suzanne become friends and share good moments with each other. But Nick's peaceful life gets altered when Suzanne asks him to drive her kids to Vancouver. After the 3 miss a plane and then, train, they drive. Unfortunately, Kevin and Lindsey hate Nick, and he has to try to make it to Vancouver, unaware of the terror and torture he is in for.

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Plot Keywords:

braces | new year | children | highway travel | road movie | 

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Taglines:

24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia Tristar [France] Sony Pictures

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quieren volverme loco

Filming Locations:

Pacific Central Station, 1150 Station Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,575,214, 23 January 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$82,674,398

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$97,918,663

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Cube Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the movie's commentary, Aleisha Allen's (Lindsey) favorite scene was the birthday party scene where her character got up on the stage and sang "R.E.S.P.E.C.T."

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Goofs

The rear-view mirror in the Navigator.

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Quotes

Nick Persons: [wanting new tires] Look, I'll pay you extra. See? Yao Ming! Rookie card.
Car Mechanic: Oh, I see. You think because I am Chinese that you can get me to do anythi - OOOO! Hologram!

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Connections

References Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999)

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Soundtracks

I Wanna Be Your Lover
Written by Prince (as Prince R. Nelson)
Performed by Prince
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

User Reviews

Real laughs from clean comedy and a cute story line

What is up with the low ratings? This movie had us laughing all the way through it! Clean, somewhat predictable but in a fresh way. These kids did great in the movie; we enjoyed it a lot! Could easily lend itself to a sequel and another "road trip" kind of scenario. I see it as engaging and charming as "Home Alone" was so many years ago. I did think the mother's reaction at the end was a little extreme and that could have gone differently, but I didn't expect an Oscar-winning storyline with this fun, punchy, movie. I guess if there had been more swearing, sex, and violence it would have caught on better; seems to be where our culture likes to go these days. I say kudos to the writers and actors...you done good with this one and guess what...we're going to watch it again today!