DVD Release Date: July 15, 2008 Starring: Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symone, Donny Osmond, Will Sasso,
Arnetia Walker Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: G
Plot Summary: Choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting
and thrilling time of a young woman's life... unless your overprotective father
isn't quite ready to let you go. In the Disney family comedy, "College Road
Trip," Melanie (Raven-Symone) is eagerly looking forward to her first big step
towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out
prospective universities. But when her overbearing police chief father (Martin
Lawrence) insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip has
turned into a hilarious nightmare adventure full of comical misfortune and
turmoil
Review: Choosing a college
and striking out on one's own is an exciting time that requires a big adjustment
by both child and parent, but few parents will have as much difficulty
relinquishing control over their daughter's life as Chicago police chief James
Porter (Martin Lawrence). The ultimate in loving but overprotective fathers,
James wants his daughter Melanie (Raven-Symoné) to attend nearby Northwestern
College, so when she's waitlisted and called for an interview at Georgetown in
Washington, D.C., James gets more than a little nervous. Squashing her plans for
a road trip to D.C. with her girlfriends, James insists on a father-daughter
expedition which he envisions being full of reminiscing, heart-to-heart
conversations, and a healthy dose of persuasive promotion of Northwestern. The
car trip definitely doesn't turn out as planned--instead it’s a trip rife with
strained silences and festering conflict in which the police vehicle rolls down
a wooded embankment, Melanie's little brother (Eshaya Draper) and pet pig stow
away in the back of the truck, and the Porters inexplicably keep running into a
syrupy sweet father (Donny Osmond) and college-bound-daughter (Molly Ephraim)
whose close relationship, clean-cut enthusiasm, and willingness to befriend and
help the Porters is downright unsettling...more
Extras: Commentary by director Roger Kumble and
Raven-Symone, commentary by writers Emi Mochizuki and Carrie Evans, gag
reel, alternate opening and endings, deleted scenes, video diary, more.
Movie Spotlight
College Road Trip Release Date: March 7,
2008 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Roger Kumble Screenwriter: Emi Mochizuki, Carrie Evans, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio Starring: Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symone, Donny Osmond, Will Sasso,
Arnetia Walker Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: G Official Website: Disney.com/CollegeRoadTrip
Plot Summary: Choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting
and thrilling time of a young woman's life... unless your overprotective father
isn't quite ready to let you go. In the Disney family comedy, "College Road
Trip," Melanie (Raven-Symone) is eagerly looking forward to her first big step
towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out
prospective universities. But when her overbearing police chief father (Martin
Lawrence) insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip has
turned into a hilarious nightmare adventure full of comical misfortune and
turmoil
EN 5 Second Review:
This movie is exactly what you would expect. Not very
good, but one afternoon on cable with the kids, you WILL be subjected to
it.
This
Martin Lawrence/Raven vehicle breaks down early Kirk Honeycutt: Hollywood Reporter
As family road trip movies go, Disney's "College Road Trip"
is a longer and more arduous journey than even "RV" or "Are We There
Yet?" On the other hand, those movies performed well at the boxoffice...more
Where
was I before the screaming woke me up? John Anderson: Washington Post
Not that we expected much, when all is said and done. But
College Road Trip ran out of ideas just after they came
up with the title and had the inevitable meeting...more