Girls Trip (2017)

When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writers:

Erica Rivinoja (story by), Kenya Barris (story by)

Stars:

Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith

10 wins & 36 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Regina Hall	...	Ryan Pierce
Queen Latifah	...	Sasha Franklin
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Lisa Cooper
Tiffany Haddish	...	Dina
Larenz Tate	...	Julian Stevens
Mike Colter	...	Stewart Pierce
Kate Walsh	...	Elizabeth Davelli
Kofi Siriboe	...	Malik
Lara Grice	...	Bethany
Deborah Ayorinde	...	Simone
Janeline Hayes	...	Print Reporter (as Janeline Condez Hayes)
Wild Wayne	...	DJ (as Wayne 'Wild Wayne' Benjamin Jr.)
Sunny Hostin	...	Sunny Hostin
Nick Mundy	...	Tow Truck Driver
Ricky Wayne	...	Ted

Storyline

When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | drinking | new orleans louisiana | title spoken by character | blaxploitation | 

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Taglines:

You'll be glad you came

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, pervasive language, brief graphic nudity, and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girl Trip

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,201,920, 23 July 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$115,108,515, 12 October 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$114,651,938, 20 August 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Perfect World Pictures, Universal Pictures, Will Packer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The words "Thug Life" are written on the wall of a crude, run-down motel upon the girls' arrival. "Thug Life" is a sentiment late rapper Tupac Shakur popularized during most of his rap career and he even had it tattooed across his stomach. Jada Pinkett Smith (who plays "Lisa Cooper") and Shakur were childhood friends.

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Goofs

Around 00:08:01, Lisa is turning back when Dina comes inside. On the next shot, Lisa is turning back again.

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Quotes

Dina: You know, I got some bomb-ass kush if you wanna take a hit.
Lisa Cooper: Where did you hide it?
Dina: Where the sun don't shine.
Lisa Cooper: You know what, that can cause a lot of infections.
Dina: Girl, you can't get no infection in your booty hole! It's a booty hole!

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Connections

Featured in Box Office: Episode dated 26 July 2017 (2017)

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Soundtracks

It's Like That
Written by Mariah Carey, Johnta Austin, Manuel Seal (as Manuel Lonnie Seal Jr.), Jermaine Dupri, Ricky Walters, Fatman Scoop (as Isaac Freeman III) and Doug E. Fresh
Performed by Mariah Carey
Backing vocals from "It's Like That"
Courtesy of Def Jam Recordings
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Mariah Carey appears courtesy of Epic Records

User Reviews

Cringworthy The Movie

One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Period.

Nothing but flat, unimaginative, repetitive, cringe-worthy scenes glued together.

The story is absolutely terrible. Four women: the Queen (who's is kinda done), Mrs Smith (who is really too old for this movie), the Party girl (who over-acts in every scene) and Ryan (who's emotional scenes are worse than a school play and who's voice cuts through steel). Going on an trip, to have a good time, to fight, to get back together and to happily live ever after.

There is NOTHING new to this story. Nothing interesting. Nothing funny. Really...nothing...funny. Just stereotyping. A lot of stereotyping. And what is the added value of all the 'blackwashing' in this movie? I don't get that at all.

In conclusion: every, bloody, second of this movie is so cringe worthy, so annoying on so many different levels...as if the makers and actors really tried to make a s*cky, boring movie.

Shame on you! Avoid as the plague