EuroTrip
EuroTrip is a 2004 American comedy movie directed by Jeff Schaffer.
| EuroTrip | |
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| Directed by | Jeff Schaffer[1] |
| Written by | Jeff Schaffer Alec Berg David Mandel |
| Produced by | Alec Berg David Mandel Daniel Goldberg Jackie Marcus |
| Starring | Scott Mechlowicz Jacob Pitts Michelle Trachtenberg Travis Wester |
| Cinematography | David Eggby |
| Edited by | Roger Bondelli |
| Music by | James L. Venable |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English[1] |
| Budget | $25 million[2] |
| Box office | $20.8 million[2] |
Plot
changeAt the Class of 2004 Ohio High School graduation party, Scotty Thomas was dumped by Fiona, who started dating a rock singer. He made the song Scotty Doesn't Know, which is about his sexual acts towards Fiona while Scotty doesn't know about it. Scott has been exchanging emails with a German woman named Mieke. Scott believes that Mieke is a male name but his younger brother explained that Mieke is a common name for German women. Scott regrets not knowing that Mieke is a woman and plans to go to Europe with his pals Cooper Harris and twins Jenny and Jamie. The group travels from London to Bratislava. While drunk on Absinthe, Jenny and Jamie kiss, to Scott and Cooper's disgust.
Cast
change- Scott Mechlowicz as Scotty Thomas
- Jacob Pitts as Cooper Harris
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Jenny
- Travis Wester as Jamie
- Matt Damon as Donny
- Jeffrey Tambor as Mr. Thomas
- Vinnie Jones as Mad Maynard
- Fred Armisen as Creepy Italian Guy
- J.P. Manoux as Robot Mime
- Lucy Lawless as Madame Vandersexxx
- Steve Hytner as Absinthe Fairy
- Kristin Kreuk as Fiona
Production
changeThe movie's script was titled "Ugly Americans" but DreamWorks Pictures wanted the title to be similar to their 2000 movie Road Trip. Todd Phillips was apparently unhappy that EuroTrip got promoted as from the same producers of his movies Road Trip and Old School. Shooting was done at Prague of the Czech Republic.
Reception
changeThe movie had mixed reviews but didn't do much at the box office.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Eurotrip". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Eurotrip (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 19, 2008.