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Buckle Up and Check Out the Cast of Road Trip Then and Now

It's been 20 years since four college kids piled into the car and embarked on a tour of debauchery for a ridiculous cause in todd phillips' feature directorial debut.

How do we top Jason Biggs doing it with a pie...?

Such was surely the question on countless filmmakers' lips after the box office success of  American Pie , which spurred the urge to fill theaters with debauched hi-jinks that young gentlemen especially would find funny.

Todd Phillips  perfected that formula over the course of the 00s, and he started with 2000's  Road Trip , a raunchy gross-out fest cranked up to 11 about a fairly normal college student played by Breckin Meyer who hits the road to intercept a sex tape of him and a one-night stand that was accidentally mailed to his girlfriend, played by Rachel Blanchard , who's at another school. And of course he wouldn't embark on such an important mission alone...

Sex is had between expected and unexpected partners, a prostate is probed, French toast gets a dusting of flop sweat, a mouse is molested by Tom Green . Phillips, who also wrote the story with Scot Armstrong , packed it all in, and even borrowed Stifler from what would soon be a whole  American Pie  franchise for the ride.

"I find the term 'gross-out comedy' sort of dismissive," Phillips, ready to go to bat for whatever he was working on since the beginning, told the BBC in 2000. "It's very easy to be gross, it's very hard to be funny. I think why Road Trip  works is not because of the gross stuff, it's because of the characters."

And since 20 years is a bit of time, definitely enough time for a few twists and turns on everybody's journey, let's get a load of what these miscreants all looked like then vs. now:

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After standing out as Travis Birkenstock in  Clueless  and scoring supporting roles in  The Craft ,  Go and  The Insider , Meyer moved into the starring position in  Road Trip as Josh—a cheater (it all works out in the end) but the relatively nice, normal one of the bunch. Next up was the ensemble comedy  Rat Race  and he's the voice of Jon in the  Garfield movies with Bill Murray as the lazy, lasagna-loving cat. A regular in movies and TV, Meyer also starred in the legal dramedy  Franklin & Bash with Mark-Paul Gosselaar  and more recently appeared in Designated Survivor  and  The Fix .

He has two daughters with ex-wife Deborah Kaplan (who directed him in 2001's  Josie and the Pussycats ) and since 2017 he's been in a relationship with  The Bold and the Beautiful  actress Linsey Gofrey after they met on a dating app for people in the industry.

"I always tell him all the time, I'm like, 'I had the biggest crush on you when I was growing up. I loved Travis from Clueless,'"  Godfrey told  Soap Opera Digest   in December 2018. "And I loved him in Road Trip and all that kind of stuff. He thinks that's really funny and I think it's really funny. He was adorable and we both have big crushes on each other. He's the best!"

He had just played Stiffler in  American Pie and would have three more turns as the unhinged but well-meaning party animal down the road, but first—Josh's best friend, the mildly unhinged but well-meaning party animal E.L., in  Road Trip .

Scott dove into his subsequent type-casting with relish, starring in the bromance classic  Dude, Where's My Car?  with Ashton Kutcher and  Final Destination  (both of which also came out in 2000),  The Dukes of Hazzard ,  Mr. Woodcock and  Role Models . He also turned up in  Old School  and  Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back and  provided the voice of Crash in four  Ice Age films. He has also starred in a number of small films, including the ensemble sci-fi thriller-comedy  Southland Tales (audiences didn't really get it either) and the Courteney Cox-directed  Just Before I Go .

He actually hasn't done much TV (his movies have quietly grossed almost $5 billion collectively in the meantime), but in 2018 was cast in Fox's  Lethal Weapon to replace the fired Clayne Crawford as the resident live wire, but the buddy-cop dramedy was canceled at the end of its third season.

Having maintained an impressively private personal life for two decades, Williams married interior designer  Olivia Korenberg  in September 2019.

Beth turned out to be the girl for Josh in the end, never mind the shady cinematic start to their relationship.

After  Road Trip , which was preceded by modeling, starring in  Varsity Blues  and playing Ruby on  Felicity , Smart reunited with Breckin Meyer in  Rat Race and co-starred in  The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher . She has appeared in a slew of films, including  Win a Date With Tad Hamilton , Starsky & Hutch ,  The Best Man ,  Just Friends (as the object of Ryan Reynolds ' long-suffering affection),  The Town and the holiday ABC Family classic  12 Dates of Christmas . Later TV work has included  Maron ,  Law & Order: SVU ,  MacGyver  and the new DC Universe web series  Stargirl with Luke Wilson , which just premiered May 18, 2020.

Smart married HGTV star Carter Oosterhouse in 2011 and they welcomed daughter Flora via surrogate in 2016.

Josh's smart-ass pal Rubin is the reason this road trip was possible, as he's the one who sent the wrong tape (Josh had also been recording innocent video messages in the era before FaceTime and Snapchat) to Josh's girlfriend, Tiffany.

Costanzo went on to co-star in 40 Days and 40 Nights with Josh Hartnett and then landed the technically plum role of Joey 's nephew Michael Tribbiani in the ultimately short-lived  Friends  spin-off. A steadier gig came as a star of the USA dramedy  Royal Pains for eight seasons, after which he had a pivotal role in the HBO series  The Night Of and joined the cast of  Designated Survivor  in season two.

Green's bum isn't on the road trip, but his character—Barry Manilow—serves as narrator and school bard. 2000 was an eventful year for the host of  The Tom Green Show— he chronicled his successful treatment for testicular cancer on his popular MTV show, and then appeared as The Chad in  Charlie's Angels  alongside then-girlfriend Drew Barrymore , whom he was married to for eight months in 2001 before filing for divorce that December.

After  Road Trip , his biggest movie was 2001's  Freddy Got Fingered , but he has written and produced and appeared in all sorts of productions over the years (including Tom Green's House Tonight , an ahead-of-his-time talk show he filmed in his living room, and Tom Green Live ), as well as done cameos and a lot of voice work.

The meek and scrawny Kyle was a sight gag in and of himself, but though he had some lows (eating adulterated French toast being the most memorable), he also ended up with Rhonda's leopard-print underpants as a souvenir from the best night of his life to date.

After  Road Trip , his movie debut, Qualls starred in his own bro comedy, 2002's  The New Guy , but is mainly known for supporting appearances in the likes of Hustle & Flow  and TV shows including  Lost ,  Criminal Minds ,  My Name Is Earl ,  The Big Bang Theory ,  Breaking Bad ,  Supernatural ,  Fargo and  The Man in the High Castle , on which he was a regular for three seasons. 

He also reprised the role of Kylie in 2009's direct-to-DVD sequel  Road Trip: Beer Pong .

After sharing with an audience that he was gay during one of his pal Jim Jeffries ' stand-up shows (in 2013 Qualls starred in  Legit , a sitcom co-created by Jeffries), Qualls took to Twitter in January 2020 to write , "It is 11:20pm. I just came out on stage at a @jimjefferies show in San Diego. Yep, I'm gay. Been gay this whole time. Tired of worrying about what people would think of me. Tired of worrying about what it would do to my career."

None of the aftermath of Rhonda's memorable sex scene, when Kyle's friends tease him, aged well, but Davis made a splash as the confident, sexy-as-hell girl Kyle loses his virginity to on the road. The model and actress went on to a career as a motivational speaker and style consultant before she died at 36 in 2011 from a pulmonary embolism following knee surgery. She was married to comedian Mike Yard from 2008 until her death.

Perfectly nice Tiffany remains none the wiser about Josh's unfaithful ways after the tape turns out  not to be what Josh thought it was, and they amicably split up.

Blanchard, the former child star ( The Kids of Degrassi Street , Are   You Afraid of the Dark? ) who played Cher when  Clueless was briefly a sitcom, has since worked alongside a slew of talented actors, but her most recognizable film since  Road Trip  is the instant-cult-classic  Snakes on a Plane . Up next, however, she's in Adrian Lyne 's thriller  Deep   Water , the film that brought co-stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas together off-camera, due out in November 2020.

Her TV work includes  7th Heaven ,  Peep Show ,  Psych ,  Fargo and Audience Network's  You Me Her , which has been renewed for a fifth and final season.

In 2014, Blanchard told ABC News that anything online saying she had a husband named Adrian Brown and two kids was a lie. "That's a rumor," she said. "I think I have an Internet stalker, who started that and then won't take it down. I keep having it taken down and he keeps putting it back up. But I don't have a husband, I don't have two kids."

She has since married composer Jeremy Turner and they have a daughter, Maxine.

The star of stage and screen who originated the role of Mark in  Rent  and Lucas in If/Then  on Broadway can play a chilling villain, see anti-Semite McGoo in  School Ties  and Josh, obsessive TA turned cult leader, in  Road Trip . He's appeared in numerous indie films over the years, as well as bigger fare such as  A Beautiful Mind  and the 2005 movie adaptation of  Rent , and his more recent TV work includes  Psych ,  The Knick ,  The Good Fight  and  13 Reasons Why . He currently stars on CBS All Access'  Star Trek: Discovery  as Lt. Commander Paul Stamets.

In 2017, Rapp changed the course of a lot of things when he said in an interview that Kevin Spacey had made a sexual advance toward him when he was 14 and Spacey was 26, which triggered a spiral of accusations  that resulted in Spacey being fired from  House of Cards . (Spacey said he didn't remember doing any such thing, but if he did so while drunk, he was deeply sorry.)

"I felt bad for the hundreds of people who were working on the show," Rapp said a year later, reflecting on how swiftly Spacey's career collapsed after he came forward. The actor told BuzzFeed he was "relieved" when  House of Cards returned for another season without Frank Underwood.

In November 2019, Rapp announced that he was engaged to his partner,  Ken Ithiphol .

The before-and-after of the prominent character actor never gets old. Suplee had already excelled at comedy (the only one who can't see the optical illusion in Mallrats ;   a high school bully's strongman in Boy Meets World ) and drama (as  Edward Norton 's racist lump of a friend in  American History X ) by the time he had a small role in Road Trip  as Ed. He was played a high school football player in  Remember the Titans in 2000 and went on to co-star in  My Name Is Earl  from 2005 to 2009. His film resume includes  The Butterfly Effect ,  Cold Mountain , Unstoppable ,  The Wolf of Wall Street ,  Deepwater Horizon and the Norton-directed  Motherless Brooklyn ,   and more recent TV work includes Hulu's  Chance , the new  Twin Peaks , and Netflix's  The Ranch  and  The Santa Clarita Diet .

He has four children with Brandy Lewis , his wife since 2006, and in January 2020—after almost a lifetime of yo-yo dieting and gaining and losing hundreds of pounds—he proudly revealed off his new muscled physique

The  News Radio  star and all-around quirky fellow had a brief cameo as an obviously strange motel clerk.

Amid several arrests over the years, some of them involving indecent exposure and groping other men, Dick has been open about struggling with substance abuse that has had him in and out of rehab. But despite the toxic behavior, he has stayed busy, having his own sketch show,  The Andy Dick Show , on MTV for a couple years; becoming a regular on the dais at celebrity roasts; releasing a few comedy albums; and doing a lot of cameos as an oddball in the likes of  Community , Maron ,  Workaholics and Netflix's  Sense8 . 

Dick has a son from his first marriage, to Ivone Kowalczyk, and a son and daughter with partner Lena Sved—who obtained a restraining order against Dick in 2018, claiming he had gotten belligerent in front of their son, who in turn locked his drunken father out of the house.

As "French Toast Guy," an otherwise unnamed diner cook, he amiably agreed to give Kyle a new plate of French toast  without powdered sugar, and proceeded to remove the sugar in every obscene way imaginable and serve it back to him.

Sanz had joined the cast of  Saturday Night Live  in 1998 and stayed until 2006, while also building a resume of small but standout comedic roles in the likes of  Boat Trip, School for Scoundrels, Lucky You, Step Brothers, Year One and Bachelorette. He's also the voice of Duncan in Wreck-It-Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet . His acting on TV has included  30 Rock ,  House of Lies ,  Parks and Recreation ,  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ,  Modern Family ,  Scorpion ,  GLOW  and  The Mandalorian .

In 2008 he revealed that he'd lost about 100 pounds, and later said on The Tonight Show that he'd been working out more and cut out alcohol.

Sanz is quiet about his persona life, but he married his wife Jenn in 2015.

A prolific improv comedian and star of  Mr. Show  and  The Larry Sanders Show  long before she became the unflappable IT wiz Chloe O'Brian on  24 , Rajskub had a quick turn in  Road Trip  as school bus dispatcher Blind Brenda whose intuition (and middle finger) works just fine.

Road Trip was just an early stop on the journey for Phillips, who got his start making documentaries ( Frat House put him on the map) and then went on to direct and/or write Old School ,  Starsky & Hutch ,  School for Scoundrels ,  The Hangover  (as well as  Part II  and  Part III ),  Due Date , War Dogs and  Joker . He also produced  A Star Is Born with longtime buddy Bradley Cooper, who in turn was a co-producer on  Joker , which was nominated for 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor (as well as every other major award), and  Hildur Guðnadóttir won for Best Original Score.

"I'm writing another comedy," Phillips told the BBC in 2000. "But don't worry, it's not a teen movie at all." Just adults who start a fraternity, that's all, and it's spectacular.

Road Trip made almost $120 million worldwide and put Phillips on the dude-comedy map—though, as he would be quick to point out, each of those dudes has a purpose.

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Cast of Road Trip: Meet the Stars of the Ultimate Adventure Comedy from 2000

If you’re a fan of raunchy college comedies, then you’ve probably heard of “Road Trip.” This 2000 DreamWorks film directed by Todd Phillips follows four college friends on an 1,800-mile road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a girlfriend. The film features a talented cast that includes Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Paulo Costanzo, and DJ Qualls.

The main cast of Road Trip consists of four college friends: Josh, E.L., Rubin, and Kyle. Josh is played by Breckin Meyer, who you might recognize from his roles in “Clueless” and “Garfield.” Seann William Scott, best known for his role as Stifler in the “American Pie” franchise, plays E.L. Paulo Costanzo plays Rubin, and DJ Qualls plays Kyle. The film also features a number of memorable supporting characters, including Amy Smart as Josh’s long-distance girlfriend, Beth, and Tom Green as Barry, a bizarre and unpredictable student at the college the friends attend.

“Road Trip” has become something of a cult classic over the years, thanks in part to its memorable cast and its unapologetically raunchy humor. But the film is more than just a series of crude jokes. It’s a story about friendship, loyalty, and the lengths we’ll go to for the people we care about. Whether you’re a die-hard fan of the film or you’re watching it for the first time, there’s something to be appreciated in the way that “Road Trip” balances its humor with its heart.

Key Takeaways

• “Road Trip” is a 2000 comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and starring Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Paulo Costanzo, and DJ Qualls.
• The film follows four college friends on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a girlfriend.
• “Road Trip” has become a cult classic thanks to its memorable cast, unapologetically raunchy humor, and its heartwarming portrayal of friendship and loyalty.

Main Cast of Road Trip

Lead Actors

The main cast of “Road Trip” is led by Breckin Meyer, who plays Josh Parker, the protagonist of the film. Josh is a college student who takes a road trip with his friends to retrieve a video tape he accidentally mailed to his long-distance girlfriend. Seann William Scott plays E.L., Josh’s best friend who is always up for an adventure. Amy Smart plays Beth, Josh’s girlfriend, while DJ Qualls plays Kyle, a shy and nerdy student who joins the group on their trip.

Supporting Actors

The supporting cast of “Road Trip” includes Rachel Blanchard as Tiffany, the girl who Josh accidentally cheats on Beth with. Tom Green plays Barry, the group’s eccentric and unpredictable friend who tags along for the ride. Paulo Costanzo plays Rubin, a hypochondriac who is constantly worried about his health. Anthony Rapp plays Jacob, a student who helps the group when they get stranded on the road. Andy Dick plays the motel clerk who has a run-in with the group, while Ethan Suplee plays Ed, a mechanic who helps them fix their car.

Other notable supporting actors include Horatio Sanz as French Toast Guy, Rhoda Griffis as Tour Group Mom, Mary Lynn Rajskub as Blind Brenda, Mia Amber Davis as Rhonda, Fred Ward as Earl Edwards, Marla Sucharetza as Sperm Bank Nurse, Ellen Albertini Dow as Grandma, Edmund Lyndeck as Old Timer, Jessica Cauffiel as The Wrong Tiffany, Kohl Sudduth as Foot Guard, Wendell B. Harris Jr. as Motel Manager, Rini Bell as Lingerie Clerk, Jaclyn DeSantis as Cheerleader, and Jimmy Kimmel as the guy who gets his car stolen.

Character Analysis

As you watch the movie “Road Trip,” you’ll come across several characters that are both funny and relatable. Here’s a quick analysis of some of the main characters in the movie:

Josh Parker

Josh Parker is the main protagonist in the movie and is played by Breckin Meyer. He is a college student who is in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend Tiffany. He is also a best friend to his three roommates. Josh is a very relatable character, and you can’t help but root for him as he goes on a crazy road trip to save his relationship.

E.L. is played by Horatio Sanz and is one of Josh’s roommates. He is a big guy who is always hungry and loves to eat. E.L. is also gay, and his sexuality is portrayed in a very friendly and accepting manner throughout the film.

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow is a tour group mom who is also on the road trip with the guys. She is played by actress Rhoda Griffis, and her character is a hilarious addition to the movie. She is always trying to keep her group of tourists in line and is often exasperated by the antics of the college students.

Kyle Edwards

Kyle Edwards is played by DJ Qualls and is another one of Josh’s roommates. He is a shy and awkward guy who is always trying to impress his crush. Kyle’s character is very relatable, and you can’t help but feel sorry for him as he goes through some embarrassing situations on the road trip.

Rubin Carver

Rubin Carver is played by actor Paulo Costanzo and is the final roommate in the group. He is a bit of a ladies’ man and is always trying to hook up with girls. Rubin’s character is a bit over-the-top, but he provides a lot of laughs throughout the movie.

Overall, the characters in “Road Trip” are all very relatable and funny. Whether you’re a college student or not, you’ll find something to enjoy in this movie.

Plot Overview

If you’re a fan of college comedies, then you’ve probably heard of the classic film, “Road Trip.” The movie follows four college friends who embark on a wild adventure to retrieve an illicit sex tape that was mistakenly mailed to one of their girlfriends.

The story begins at Ithaca College, where Josh Parker, played by Breckin Meyer, has a one-night stand with Beth, a beautiful sorority girl. Unfortunately, his friend, Rubin, accidentally mails the homemade porn tape to Josh’s long-distance girlfriend, Tiffany. In a panic, Josh and his friends, E.L., played by Paulo Costanzo, and Kyle, played by DJ Qualls, borrow a car and hit the road in a desperate bid to intercept the tape before Tiffany sees it.

Their journey takes them on a wild ride through various cities and towns, including a stop at a seedy motel where they encounter a snake and a sperm bank where they attempt to sell their sperm to make some quick cash. Along the way, they also run into a fraternity that they had a run-in with in the past, leading to some hilarious hijinks.

As they travel further south, the group experiences some unexpected setbacks, including a stolen school bus and a run-in with the law. But with their friendship and determination, they push forward to their final destination: Austin, Texas, where they hope to retrieve the tape before it’s too late.

Overall, “Road Trip” is a hilarious and entertaining look at college life and the crazy adventures that can happen on a road trip. It’s a must-see for anyone who loves a good comedy and is looking for a fun way to spend a couple of hours. And if you’re a fan of the film, be sure to check out the sequel, “Road Trip: Beer Pong,” which follows a new group of college students on their own wild adventure.

Behind The Scenes

If you’re a fan of the 2000 American road sex comedy film Road Trip, you might be curious about what went on behind the scenes. Let’s take a closer look at some of the behind-the-scenes details.

Firstly, it’s important to note that Ivan Reitman was one of the producers of Road Trip. Reitman is a well-known producer and director, with credits including The New Guy, Old School, and Felicity. He’s also the father of Jason Reitman, who directed the recent Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

In terms of the cast, there were some notable names involved in Road Trip. One of the lead actors was Breckin Meyer, who had previously appeared in films such as Clueless and Can’t Hardly Wait. Another actor in the film was DJ Qualls, who would go on to appear in Breaking Bad, Supernatural, and Legit.

The film also featured Amy Smart, who had previously appeared in The Butterfly Effect and would later appear in The Man in the High Castle. Tom Green was another actor in the film, and he had previously hosted The Tom Green Show on MTV .

Road Trip was produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Famous Productions, and it was released on August 11, 2000. The film was directed by Todd Phillips, who would later go on to direct The Hangover trilogy and Joker.

Overall, Road Trip was a fun and raunchy comedy that has remained popular with audiences over the years. If you’re a fan of the film, it’s interesting to learn more about the people and processes that went into making it.

Misty Holler

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Anal probe jokes. Sperm bank jokes. Jokes about toe sucking, Viagra-fueled erections, eating live mice and doing unspeakably vulgar things to French toast. No doubt about it: When it comes to gross-out humor, “Road Trip” is even grosser than last year’s “American Pie.” It’s hardly likely to gross more than its notorious predecessor, but this first feature by award-winning documentarian Todd Phillips (“Frat House”) aims low and scores big often.

By Joe Leydon

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Anal probe jokes. Sperm bank jokes. Jokes about toe sucking, Viagra-fueled erections, eating live mice and doing unspeakably vulgar things to French toast. No doubt about it: When it comes to gross-out humor, “Road Trip” is even grosser than last year’s “American Pie.” It’s hardly likely to gross more than its notorious predecessor, but this first feature by award-winning documentarian Todd Phillips (“Frat House”) aims low and scores big often enough to attract a generous slice of the youth market. Theatrical gross will be pumped by repeat business and word of mouth. Not so far down the road, ancillary biz should be brisk.

Much more exuberantly funny than its generic title might indicate, “Road Trip” focuses on the rude, crude and occasionally lewd behavior of four college pals on a cross-country misadventure.

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At New York’s Ithaca College, chronic underachiever Josh (Breckin Meyer, looking very much like a trash-compacted Bill Maher) makes a big mistake when he assumes his suddenly incommunicado girlfriend, Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard), must be misbehaving while attending college in far-off Austin, Texas.

Deeply wounded — and yet, perhaps, just a little relieved — Josh compounds his error by giving in to temptation. Well, actually, he doesn’t just give in — he lies down and allows himself to be mounted — but never mind: He has a terrific night of whoopee with the beautiful Beth (Amy Smart), who has long lusted for Josh, and who impulsively records the evening’s festivities on videotape.

The next morning, Josh discovers that Tiffany wasn’t returning his calls only because she was coping with a family tragedy. Trouble is, Josh also discovers that another tragedy may be in the offing: One of his roomies has accidentally mailed the Beth-does-Josh video to Tiffany.

Frantic to retrieve the tape before Tiffany receives it, Josh sets out for Austin, accompanied by three friends: E.L. (Seann William Scott of “American Pie”), a wild-eyed party animal; Rubin (Paulo Costanzo), a cerebral stoner; and Kyle (D.J. Qualls), a reedy geek who lives in constant dread of displeasing his overprotective father (Fred Ward).

Under normal circumstances, Kyle wouldn’t dream of going on a road trip with the other fellows — and, truth to tell, the other fellows wouldn’t dream of asking him. But since Josh borrows Kyle’s car for the journey, Kyle kinda-sorta feels compelled to go along for the ride.

Additional complications arise when Beth — who’s understandably miffed about being treated as a one-night stand, especially since she genuinely believed Josh and Tiffany had broken up — hits the road on her own. She’s determined to break the bad news to Tiffany in person. Unfortunately, Beth is misdirected by Barry (MTV’s Tom Green), Josh’s mondo-bizarro buddy, who sends her to Boston instead of Austin.

Even more unfortunately, Tiffany says the wrong thing to the wrong girlfriend, who proceeds to wreak havoc on a totally innocent boyfriend.

Meanwhile, back on the road and racing against time, the four travelers wreck their car, lose most of their money and nearly cause an unpleasant incident at an African-American college frat house. Desperation leads to improvisation: The guys steal a bus from a school for the blind, earn some quick money as sperm donors and fortuitously find a way for Kyle to lose his virginity. Not even the inconvenient appearance of Kyle’s hot-headed father can spoil the fun.

Working from a loosely knit picaresque screenplay he co-wrote with Scot Armstrong, director Phillips strikes the right balance of beery anarchy and sly calculation in constructing an anything-goes comedy that isn’t nearly as politically incorrect as it seems at first glance.

The filmmakers want to have their “American Pie” and eat it, too, so they nimbly avoid stereotyping while rolling out the raunch. At the African-American frat house, for example, the four white leads, not their bemused black hosts, serve as the butts of broad jokes. And the female characters, even the less-than-virginal ones, are what feminists might describe as “empowered,” in that they always are the ones to decide who gets to do what, when and how during close contacts.

E.L. is a hormonally inflamed sexist who prods Josh toward extracurricular activities — “Before you know it, you’ll be 40, and you’ll have to pay for these kinds of girls!” — but this tiger is easily tamed by a domineering nurse who knows just where to place a gloved and lubricated finger. (This cues the pic’s funniest, most likely to be quoted line: “That was … awesome.”) Tiffany turns out to be slightly more experienced than Josh assumed — but “Road Trip” is too honest, or at least too frankly raunchy, to hold this against her.

Indeed, the filmmakers are quite generous in rewarding anyone with a healthy sex drive, even when the reward calls for upending audience expectations regarding how this kind of comedy usually resolves itself. In the world according to “Road Trip,” even a conventionally “bad” girl can get what she really wants, and a wacko like Barry can get what he needs before he knows he wants it.

The attractive and engaging young leads are game for just about anything, and their enthusiasm is highly contagious. In his bigscreen debut, Tom Green comes off as a younger, marginally hipper version of Bill Murray’s wacky groundskeeper in “Caddyshack.” But the most memorable scene-stealer among the supporting players is Edmund Lyndeck, cast as a pot-smoking, Viagra-munching senior citizen who hears the darnedest things when he’s stoned.

The eclectic soundtrack — everything from Kid Rock to Run-D.M.C. to Twisted Sister — enhances the antic mood, and the rest of the tech package is good to go.

But be forewarned: After you see “Road Trip,” it may be months, if not years, before you can order French toast with a straight face and a settled stomach.

• Production: A DreamWorks Pictures production in association with the Montecito Picture Co. Produced by Daniel Goldberg, Joe Medjuck. Executive producers, Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock. Directed by Todd Phillips. Screenplay, Phillips, Scot Armstrong.
• Crew: Camera (Technicolor), Mark Irwin; editor, Sheldon Kahn; production designer, Clark Hunter; art director, Max Biscoe; costume designer, Peggy Stamper; music, Mike Simpson; music supervisor, Peter Afterman; sound (Dolby Digital/DTS/SDDS), Jonathan “Earl” Stein; assistant director, Michael Neumann. Reviewed AMC Studio 30, Houston, April 19, 2000. MPAA Rating: R. Running time: 91 MIN.
• With: Josh - Breckin Meyer E.L. - Seann William Scott Beth - Amy Smart Rubin - Paulo Costanzo Kyle - D.J. Qualls Tiffany - Rachel Blanchard Jacob - Anthony Rapp Earl Edwards - Fred Ward Barry - Tom Green Motel Clerk - Andy Dick Ed - Ethan Suplee French Toast Guy - Horatio Sanz Tour Group Mom - Rhonda Griffis Sperm Bank Nurse - Marla Scuharetza Barry’s Grandma - Ellen Albertini Dow Barry’s Grandpa - Edmund Lyndeck Professor Anderson - Wendell B. Harris Jr.

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May 19, 2000 FILM REVIEW Restaurant Protocol and Other Helpful Tips By STEPHEN HOLDEN   Van Redin/ DreamWorks Pictures About to embark on a memorable meal, DJ Qualls in "Road Trip." Related Articles • Current Film Video • Video: Selected Scenes and Trailer From the Film 'Road Trip' Forum • Join a Discussion on Current Film oad Trip" has a serious lesson to impart. Never, ever send a plate of French toast back to a restaurant kitchen because it happens to be sprinkled with powdered sugar. If that plate should be returned denuded of the dreaded topping by a waiter who seems a tad too obsequious when he plops it down in front of you, it's probably because he knows where that French toast has just been, and you don't. And trust me, you don't want to. If you have any notions of eating what is smilingly put before you, think again, no matter how appetizing it may appear. The soon-to-be notorious French toast sequence in "Road Trip," this season's probable hit in the post-teenage gross-out genre revived two years ago by "There's Something About Mary," is one of more than half a dozen such sequences that should keep young audiences chortling, snorting and snickering over the next several weeks. Because "Road Trip" doesn't feature stars of the magnitude of Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon, it may not make as much money as its prototype. But it reveals its director Todd Phillips and his screenwriting partner Scot Armstrong as clever mad scientists of dumb cinematic raunch. They know exactly how far to push the envelope without earning their film an NC-17 rating. Both seem to possess a demonic understanding of how buried in the deepest recesses of the primmest sensibility lurks a pimply, potty-mouthed adolescent yanking down his pants and screaming for attention. Vying with French toast for No. 1 on the list of the movie's farcically raunchy bits is a scene set in a sperm bank in which an alarmingly aggressive nurse helps an unsuspecting young man discover the erogenous potential of his nether parts. Then there's a corpulent woman's seduction of a chicken-chested male virgin so skinny he makes Don Knotts look like a Charles Atlas graduate. Like the drugged-dog jokes and the hair gel sequence in "Mary" and the pie and beer scenes in last year's "American Pie," "Road Trip's" carefully planted comic shocks are this movie's primary raison d'être. Yet even in these tactics there can be discerned the glimmerings of an agenda. For one thing, Beth (Amy Smart), the flaxen-haired college girl who is the movie's closest thing to a heroine, is sexually forward in a way that only designated "sluts" are allowed to be in Hollywood movies. Far from being punished for her lustful ways in "Road Trip," she is ultimately rewarded with something like true love. Chalk one up for girl power. The sperm bank scene, for all its outrageous exaggeration, insinuates a more polymorphous perverse view of male sexuality than Hollywood movies almost ever allow. And as comical as it appears with its clashing body types, the (interracial) sex scene has an underlying sweetness. His sexual initiation transforms the movie's 97-pound weakling into a psychic he-man who musters the courage to stand up to his bullying dad. Most of "Road Trip" follows the desperate cross-country dash of Josh (Breckin Meyer), a student at Ithaca College, and three fellow students to Texas to intercept a pornographic home video that was accidentally mailed to Josh's longtime sweetheart at the University of Austin. In that video, Josh, who has pledged his fidelity to his 1,800-mile-distant girlfriend, is shown being seduced by Beth, with whom he won a date at an auction. To make the trip, the boys strong-arm Kyle (DJ Qualls), a quivering little milquetoast whom they normally wouldn't give the time of day, into lending them his father's car with the implicit promise that he is now one of them. It almost goes without saying that the precious vehicle is doomed. But the manner of its destruction, following a spectacular flying leap across the gap in a rickety wooden bridge, is as funny an auto demolition as any movie has given us in some time. Like "There's Something About Mary," "Road Trip" has the loose shambling structure of a rock 'n' roll shaggy dog story and no pretenses to realism. Where "Mary" had a strolling troubadour nudging the story along, "Road Trip" is narrated by Barry (the MTV comedy star Tom Green), the travelers' geeky friend, who remains in Ithaca so he can have the opportunity to feed white mice to his roommate's insatiable pet python. When the snake loses its appetite, Barry, crazed with visions of animal carnage, momentarily (and hilariously) confuses himself with the reptile. If "Road Trip" is a hit, it is likely to inspire the usual puritanical hand-wringing about the foul state of movies and Hollywood's going to hell in a handbasket. But if you think back a few years, this movie is a lot funnier (and, dare I say, smarter) than the last cycle of gross-out movies initiated by "Porky's." As we all know, bad taste is timeless. And sometimes it can be so funny that you can't help laughing.    "Road Trip" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has sexual situations, nudity, strong language and many pungently off-color jokes.