| | | Wrong turn in Arizona. No brakes in Colorado. Arrested in Kansas. It's the ultimate family trip.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Dubbed, Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentary, English, Spanish, Subtitled
Buckle up for the wildest road trip of the year! Cedric the Entertainer leads an all-star cast in this hilarious comedy adventure about a misfit family trying to survive outrageous obstacles on a cross-country trek to their annual family reunion. Along the way, they'll battle a psycho truck driver, pick up a voodoo-loving hitchhiker, and expose the dangers of hot tubbing in a strange hotel. Co-starring Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Shannon Elizabeth and Steve Harvey, Johnson Family Vacation is packed with laughs and fueled by fun!
"An easygoing, earthy comedy that's a good showcase for the robust comic gifts of Cedric the Entertainer." Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Editor's Note
JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION is an all-ages comedy that breezily resolves family problems and offers some good clean fun along the way. Closely modeled after National Lampoon's VACATION films, star Cedric the Entertainer puts a modern slant on similar scenes and setups first introduced by comedian Chevy Chase. Both Steve Harvey and Cedric (who have collaborated on numerous projects including THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW and Spike Lee's THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY) have successfully revived an old-school, Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder kind of comedy here. There's an amusing prayer scene where Harvey and Cedric try to outdo each other through the word of God. But mostly, this is Cedric's film and it shows in everything he does. Just easing himself into a too-hot hot tub is a winning stand up routine in itself.The story follows Nate Johnson (Cedric), your basic insurance nerd at odds with his teenage children DJ (rapper Bow Wow) and Nikki (Solange Knowles), and his estranged wife Dorothy (luminous Vanessa Williams). Nate's mission is to road trip from L.A. to the Johnson family reunion in Missouri with a goal to snag the coveted "Family of the Year" trophy and trump Nate's painfully competitive, loudmouth brother (Harvey). A few cases of mistaken identity, a few random opportunities for hilarity (such as a wrestling match with a pet alligator), and a couple of encounters with the law, and the family finally reaches the reunion where they pull together a cool song-and-dance routine and set their sights on the huge trophy.
| Features | 18 Deleted Scenes W/ Optional Commentary | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Lead Actors, Director And Producer Commentary By Bow Wow, Cedric the Entertainer, Christopherh Erskine And Eric Rhone | | On Set Of Johnson Family Vacation | | Scene Selection | | Soundtrack Spot | | Subtitles: English | | Trailers | | Widescreen And Fullscreen Presentations | | Includes Widescreen and Full Screen Versions | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | On The Set Of Johnson Family Vacation | | Bill Cosby as Himself - Trailer | | Lead Actors, Director and Producer Commentary by Bow Wow, Cedric the Entertainer, Christopher Erskin and Eric Rhone | | Writer Commentary By Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones | | 18 Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 1/8/2008 |
| Running Time: 96 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 2258817 | | UPC: 00024543133087 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen/Standard 1.85:1/1.33:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"It's an easygoing, earthy comedy that's a good showcase for the robust comic gifts of Cedric the Entertainer, abetted by fellow King of Comedy Steve Harvey and by glamorous and witty Vanessa Williams." 04/07/2004 p.C24Chicago Sun-Times 5 of 10
Cedric the Entertainer can be a breakout comic force if given the least opportunity, but Johnson - Roger Ebert
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