University of Ithaca College freshman Josh (Breckin Meyer) misses his childhood sweetheart, Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard), who is going to school in Austin, Texas. Josh makes a tape proclaiming his love for her, but one of his friends accidentally mails the wrong tape; he instead sends the tape of Josh having sex with the beautiful Beth (Amy Smart). Josh had slept with Beth only after assuming that Tiffany had found someone else. So Josh, E.L. (Seann William Scott), Rubin (Paulo Costanzo), and Kyle (DJ Qualls), the geek with a car, set off in a powder blue Ford Taurus to intercept the tape before Tiffany can see it. They leave behind the insane Barry (Tom Green), who is on the multiyear graduating plan and would rather stay in the dorm and feed a live mouse to Mitch the snake. The group's 1,800-mile trip will feature encounters with exploding cars, crazy motel clerks, too-hip grandparents, stealing from the blind, the wrong fraternity, and that old stand-by, chef's revenge. The story is told in flashback, as the always frightening Tom Green leads a group of prospective students and their parents through an absurdly hilarious tour of the Ithaca campus, selling Josh's story as a reason to attend the school. ROAD TRIP is good raunchy fun, starring a likable cast of characters, told by director Todd Phillips with a charm that places it above the standard teen exploitation flick.

Theatrical release: May 19, 2000.

Tom Green, who is making his feature-film debut with ROAD TRIP, contracted testicular cancer in 2000 and documented it on his MTV show.

Executive producer Ivan Reitman, who produced ANIMAL HOUSE, chose Todd Phillips as the director of ROAD TRIP after seeing Phillips's FRAT HOUSE documentary at Sundance. ROAD TRIP is Phillips's first fiction film.

DJ Qualls originally read for a one-line bit part but landed the role of Kyle instead.
The name of the snake Barry can't wait to see eat a mouse is Mitch.

Drew Barrymore, who was dating Tom Green at the time of the shoot, is on the cover of the Celebrity Skin magazine the hotel clerk (Andy Dick) is reading.

Director Todd Phillips plays the man on the bus who sucks Beth's toes.

Jimmy Kimmel supplies the voice of the dog.

Breckin Meyer wrote and performed "I Got a Girl" in the film; Tom Green wrote and performed "The Salmon Song." The K.G.B, Jungle Brothers, Black Eyed Peas, Randy Travis, Ween, Kid Rock, eels, RUN-DMC, Twisted Sister, Groove Armada, Supergrass, Buckcherry, and the Jon Spenceer Blues Explosion, among others, also contributed songs to the film.

The band at the fraternity party is the K.G.B.

The music video of "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" by eels features much of the cast of ROAD TRIP.

Tom Green contracted testicular cancer in 2000 and documented it on his MTV show.

Excerpt: "Unleash the fury."--Barry (Tom Green) to Mitch the snake

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
DTS Surround 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes - 1. ROAD KILL
Featurette - 1. EVER BEEN ON A ROAD TRIP?
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Music Video - 1. The Eels - "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Production Notes
DVD-ROM Features:
Trivia Game
Screensaver

Breckin Meyer: American Actor; CLUELESS
Seann William Scott: American actor, AMERICAN WEDDING, ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
Tom Green: Star/Screenwriter/Director, FREDDY GOT FINGERED
Amy Smart: 
Paulo Costanzo: Actor
DJ Qualls: Actor
Rachel Blanchard: Supporting Actress
Anthony Rapp: Actor
Fred Ward: American Actor
Todd Barry: Comedian, Actor
John Ross Bowie: American character actor and musician

Todd Phillips: Director

Joe Medjuck: Producer/Executive
Dan Goldberg: Screenwriter/Prod./Director

Scot Armstrong: Screenwriter
Todd Phillips: Director

Mike Simpson: Composer, STICK IT (2006)

Sheldon Kahn: Editor, MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND (2006)

"...The fun is all in the gags....you'll laugh despite yourself..."
"...A wild, whacked-out ride....Green is a unique talent..."
"...It's very funny, it's rambunctious and it's unabashedly sexy....Green could easily become the next Jim Carrey..."
"...ROAD TRIP is consistently funny....Smartly produced and consistently lively, the film shows its young actors to terrific advantage..."
"...The dialogue is crisp, the pace is good and the scenery pretty..."