Don’t Drive Past These Classic Road Trip Comedies
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In the process of planning a vacation and need some inspiration? Looking for some movies you can binge while on the open road? Hebert’s Town and Country Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram has you covered with a selection of our favorite funny road trip movies! These films are guaranteed to keep the laughs coming. Buckle up, press play, and let the good times roll with any of these classic roadtrip comedies.
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The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
The Mitchell family is headed on a cross-country road trip to drop off daughter Katie (Abbi Jacobson) at film school. Rick Mitchell (Danny McBride), Katie’s tech-averse father, sees this as a last chance to bond with his daughter before she leaves home. Along for the ride are his wife Linda (Maya Rudolph) and dinosaur-obsessed son Aaron (Michael Rianda). However, their plans are interrupted when an artificial intelligence named PAL threatens to overthrow humanity. The dysfunctional Mitchells must work together to stop the machines and save the world. This flick is beautifully animated and full of heart!
We’re the Millers (2013)
David Clark (Jason Sudeikis), a small-time drug dealer, finds himself in a bind and is forced to smuggle a large shipment of marijuana from Mexico into the United States. To avoid suspicion, he devises a plan to create a fake family for the trip. Enlisting the help of exotic dancer Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway named Casey (Emma Roberts), and his awkward teenage neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter), they pose as the “Millers.” Their journey is filled with hilarious and dangerous encounters, including run-ins with real criminals like Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms) and a DEA agent named Don Fitzgerald (Nick Offerman).
RV (2006)
Bob Munro (Robin Williams) is a stressed-out executive who, in an attempt to salvage his job and reconnect with his distant family, decides to take them on a cross-country road trip in a rented RV. His wife Jamie (Cheryl Hines), teenage daughter Cassie (Joanna “JoJo” Levesque), and young son Carl (Josh Hutcherson) are initially unimpressed with the idea. But along the way, as they encounter disastrous situations and the overly-friendly Gornickes, they gradually rediscover the importance of family.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
An American road comedy-drama starring Greg Kinnear as the father of the Hoover family. The father and his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin) put the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter (Abigail Breslin) in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. It is a true test of family relationships while on a strenuous road trip cross-country, and a lot of fun along the way.
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Tommy Boy (1995)
This American road comedy stars the late funny man Chris Farley and David Spade, both alumni from the late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live. After his beloved father dies, dimwitted Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) inherits a near-bankrupt automobile parts factory that soon is in threat of closure. Tommy’s sentimental attachment to his father’s employees spurs him to make one last-ditch effort to find someone who will buy their products. With his father’s tightly wound assistant, Richard (David Spade), Tommy hits the road to scare up some new clients. Gearheads are sure to love the classic Plymouth GTX convertible that co-stars.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
This American road buddy comedy starring comedy icons Steve Martin and the late John Candy is always a crowd-pleaser that will really pluck your heartstrings. Easily-excitable control-freak Neal Page (Steve Martin) tries to get home to Chicago for a cozy family Thanksgiving, but his flight gets rerouted to a remote city in Kansas. Neal is eventually forced to bunk up with talkative travelling salesman Del Griffith (John Candy), whom he finds extremely annoying. They must overcome the tribulations of holiday traveling together without killing each other in a desperate bid to get home in time for the holidays.
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
Now THIS is one of our favorite family road trip movies to watch! It has it all, from hilarious hi-jinks and to a brilliant movie cast, including the phenomenal Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. Accompanied by their children, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his wife Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo) take a family on a slapstick road trip from Illinois to a California amusement park, dealing along the way with all manner of hilarious situation, from car problems and the death of a family member. From there, it’s madcap action until the credits roll, with some of the funniest scenes ever committed to film.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
This classic movie is both a road-trip movie, a comedy and a musical, starring the memorable duo John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Also included in the lineup are some of America’s greatest music legends, including Ray Charles, James Brown and Aretha Franklin. After his prison release, Jake (John Belushi) reunites with his brother, Elwood (Dan Aykroyd). Together, they are known as the “Blues Brothers,” and Jake and Elwood have to save the orphanage they grew up in by raising $5,000 to pay back taxes, convinced they’re on “a mission from God” to earn the money. Playing several gigs and making a few enemies, including the police and Illinois Nazis, the brothers take one heck of a journey to deliver the money on time.
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