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A college student treks cross-country with his buds to retrieve a sex tape before it reaches his girlfriend in this raucous comedy. more

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Starring: Seann William Scott Breckin Meyer D.J. Qualls

Director: Todd Phillips

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A college student treks cross-country with his buds to retrieve a sex tape before it reaches his girlfriend in this raucous comedy.

Starring: Seann William Scott Breckin Meyer D.J. Qualls Fred Ward Andy Dick

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E.L. : What else am I supposed to do, stay here and learn?

E.L. : Think about it Josh, you're in college. The window of opportunity to drink and do drugs and take advantage of young girls is getting smaller by the day.

E.L. : Did you kill a cheetah?

E.L. : Barry, hit the lights. It's boner time!

E.L. : You're already cheating! Anytime you pass up sex, you're cheating on yourself.

E.L. : Yep. I'd give us about 20 minutes before our first ass-raping.

E.L. : Did I say two? Better make it three.

E.L. : I thought I told you to mail this yesterday?

Rubin : Yeah, I posted it this morning.

E.L. : [Josh watches for a second, then the reality hits him]  OH FUCK!

[Josh scrabbles on the floor for the video] 

E.L. : W-w-w-wait a second. Tell me you mailed the Beth tape to Tiffany.

[Josh nods] 

E.L. : Yes!

Josh : Shit! Oh, no! Oh, no!

Barry : Hey, hey.

Josh : What?

Barry : Did you make a copy? Because if you made a copy we could watch the copy.

E.L. : Well, there are these rules that guys have, an understanding as to what exactly constitutes cheating. Take your situation for example: it's not cheating. It's never cheating when you're in a different area code, not to mention a different state.

Kyle : That makes no sense.

E.L. : Hey, don't look at me Kyle, OK, I didn't make up the rules.

Rubin : No no, this is legit, I- I've actually read an article about this. There's a whole bunch of them, it's like- they're like loopholes. Right, for argument's sake, let's say that you were sleeping with two girls at the same time, it- it wouldn't be cheating because they would cancel each other out.

E.L. : Exactly. Or if, uh, you're too wasted to remember- it is not cheating. Because if you can't really remember it, it never really took place.

E.L. : Hey, it's 10 feet. Bob Hope could jump this in his golf cart. See, watch, I can spit across it.

E.L. : [trying to convince Josh to have sex with Beth]  Your dick will never forgive you.

[bends down to talk to Josh's dick] 

E.L. : What do you think little man? Don't you ever want to experience something new?

[pretends to be Josh's dick with squeaky high pitched voice] 

E.L. : It ain't easy beings Josh's penis. Nothing has happened for two months it feels like I'm in a coma. I wish I was your dick EL, because this is torture. If something doesn't happen soon, I'm just going to pack up my balls and leave.

Carla : [answering the phone]  Hello?

Josh : Hi Carla, it's Josh. I'm sorry to bother you. Is Tiffany around?

Carla : Tiffany is not here. She didn't sleep here last night, again, and it'd be great if one hour went by where you didn't call.

Josh : Right.

Carla : [Angrily]  If she wanted to talk to you, she'd call you. Deal with it.

Josh : [Hanging up the phone frustrated]  Bitch.

E.L. : Did she sound hot?

E.L. : Just copy off someone.

Josh : I can't. It's all essay and stuff. You know, if I fail this, my average is shot, I might lose my financial aid, I could not be allowed on campus next semester.

E.L. : Well, you're fucked, then. You might as well come to my party tonight, hook up with Beth, and at least enjoy your last week at college.

Josh : I'm not hooking up with anybody, alright? I've made a commitment to Tiffany. I'm invested in this relationship.

E.L. : Invested? Who are you, Charles Schwab? Would you listen to yourself? I would give my life for one night of consensual sex with her.

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Josh (Breckin Meyer) videotapes his affair with another girl and accidentally mails it to his girlfriend. Discovering the mistake, he tows two of his college buddies -- and one not-so-eager kid who happens to own the car -- on a raucous 1,800-mile road trip from Ithaca, N.Y., to Austin, Texas, to save his lifelong romance.

Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Humor|Language|Strong Sexual Content)

Genre: Comedy

Original Language: English

Director: Todd Phillips

Producer: Daniel Goldberg , Joe Medjuck

Writer: Todd Phillips , Scot Armstrong

Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2000  wide

Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA): $68.5M

Runtime: 1h 34m

Distributor: DreamWorks SKG

Production Co: Montecito Picture Company, DreamWorks SKG

Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR

Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Seann William Scott

Breckin Meyer

Josh Porter

Kyle Edwards

Earl Edwards

Motel Clerk

Rachel Blanchard

Tiffany Henderson

Bobby Place

Tour Group Member

Jessica Cauffiel

Tiffany Henderson of Boston

Frank Girardeau

Barry Manilow

Rhoda Griffis

Tour Group Mom

Wendell B. Harris Jr.

Professor Anderson

Rachel Marinacci

Richard Peterson

Anthony Rapp

Ethan Suplee

Daniel Emery Taylor

Paulo Costanzo

Todd Phillips

Scot Armstrong

Daniel Goldberg

Joe Medjuck

Tom Pollock

Executive Producer

Ivan Reitman

Steven Spielberg

Cinematographer

Sheldon Kahn

Film Editing

Michael Simpson

Original Music

Clark Hunter

Production Design

Art Director

Traci Kirshbaum

Set Decoration

Peggy Stamper

Costume Design

Ann Goulder

Nancy Nayor

Michael Neuman

First Assistant Director

Tony Kupersmith

Construction Coordinator

Robin O'Brien

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If your into raunchy humour you'll love Todd (the hangover) Phillips' teen road comedy. A miscast Breckin Meyer leads the group with funny Seann William Scott and Tom Green supporting. It wasn't hilarious but it's dumb funny forgettable fluff. However, there was also a stupid subplot involving Tom Green feeding a snake which I thought was a boring stretched joke. It's all over the place but...it's okay.

There may be only five moments of actual comedy in Road Trip, but those five moments are some knee-slappers.

Not the best comedy, but one of those you watch and think "this is some shit i'd do with my friends"

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• "Slick, reasonably amusing, never asking its audience to swallow anything too wild for consumption."  Owen Gleiberman : Entertainment Weekly
• "'Road Trip' is mellow and dirty, which is the wrong combination. It's sweet when it should be raunchy, or vice versa, and the result is a movie that seems uneasy with itself (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"  Roger Ebert : rogerebert.com
• "All it wants to do is show its audience a good time. On this level, it fires all cylinders."  Glen Oliver : IGN
• "[It] isn't as smart or as funny as 'American Pie', but there are still some big laughs to be had (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"  James Berardinelli : ReelViews
• "Plotless, tasteless, but wickedly funny. This has all the elements to make it a teen great (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"  Clark Collis : Empire
• "A highly amusing romp of a road movie which has fun with all manner of targets, but always in a spirit of affectionate glee. It is hard to dislike (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"  Michael Thomson : BBC
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2000 Directed by Todd Phillips

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From the director of the Hangover trilogy and Joker, Road Trip is a raunchy college comedy classic. After an Ithaca college student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade porn tape to his girlfriend. In a frenzy, he must borrow a car and hit the road in a desperate bid to intercept the tape. Featuring a talented cast that includes Breckin Meyer, Rachel Blanchard, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart, Fred Ward, Tom Green, Anthony Rapp, Andy Dick, and Ethan Suplee.

Breckin Meyer Seann William Scott Amy Smart Tom Green Paulo Costanzo DJ Qualls Rachel Blanchard Anthony Rapp Fred Ward Andy Dick Ethan Suplee Horatio Sanz Rhoda Griffis Marla Sucharetza Ellen Albertini Dow Edmund Lyndeck Jessica Cauffiel Kohl Sudduth Wendell B. Harris Jr. Rini Bell Jaclyn DeSantis Aliya Campbell Kim Fox Patricia Gaul Richie Dye Mary Lynn Rajskub Tim Ware Julia Wright Paula Claire Jones Show All… Richard Peterson Phe Caplan Avery Kidd Waddell Omar J. Dorsey Preston Wigasi Brant Mia Amber Davis Jimmy Kimmel Bethany Sacks Charlie McWade Todd Barry Bill Rowell Bill Gribble Guenevere Rodriguez Al Wiggins Lisa Chyn Daniel Emery Taylor Rachel Marinacci Bob Place Frank Girardeau Marla Malcolm Matt Walsh John Ross Bowie Cristen Coppen Cleo King Lori Beth Sikes Kellie Garrigan Michael Cornier Frank Cooper Mark Bez Andrew Fowler Paul Simpson Krew Keth Marc Gordon Tharon Johnson Raymond DeLoatch Will Aklin Calvin J. Wilson Benjamin Booker Bridgett Wise Aerica D'Amaro Todd Phillips Deborah Zoe Johnny Genius Moses Tom Peyton Ben Kramer Eric Tobias

Director Director

Todd Phillips

Producers Producers

Daniel Goldberg Joe Medjuck

Writers Writers

Todd Phillips Scot Armstrong

Casting Casting

Nancy Nayor Ann Goulder

Editors Editors

Sheldon Kahn Peter Teschner

Cinematography Cinematography

Executive producers exec. producers.

Ivan Reitman Tom Pollock

Production Design Production Design

Clark Hunter

Art Direction Art Direction

Set decoration set decoration.

Traci Kirshbaum

Stunts Stunts

Tina Mckissick

Composer Composer

Michael Simpson

Costume Design Costume Design

Peggy Stamper

Makeup Makeup

Harriette Landau

Hairstyling Hairstyling

Joani Yarbrough

DreamWorks Pictures The Montecito Picture Company Ivan Reitman Productions

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19 may 2000, 07 jun 2000, 17 aug 2000, 24 aug 2000, 21 sep 2000, 22 sep 2000, 13 oct 2000, 18 oct 2000, 26 oct 2000, 28 oct 2000, 27 feb 2009, 16 may 2003, releases by country.

• Theatrical MA15+
• Theatrical 15+
• Theatrical U
• Theatrical 12
• Theatrical 16

Netherlands

• TV 12 SBS 6
• Physical 12 DVD
• Theatrical M/12

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• Theatrical 18
• Theatrical 15
• Theatrical R

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Review by CosmonautMarkie ★★ 36

I’ve decided to watch every 90s/early 2000s boner comedy I can find. In this one a character looks straight into the camera and says “Boner time.”

Review by Jizzmonkey ★★★★ 4

Apparently this movie is for moronic immature assholes. I can't see how that can be true, coz I loved it.

Review by goncaloacosta ½ 1

The director of Joker, Todd Phillips, bringing us another masterpiece portrait of mental illness, with an Oscar worthy performance by Tom Green.

Review by Eli Hayes ★★★½

"Tiny salmon swimming in a stream. Tiny salmon chasing that impossible dream. The mynah bird says, 'Caw. Ca-Caw.' The chimpanzee says, 'EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!' The friendly owl says, 'Hoo, hoo-hoo.' But the salmon can only say, 'Bloobloobloobloo. Blooboloobloobloo. Blooboloobolooooo-Blooblooo-Bloobloobloo.' And it's sad."

Review by Will Sloan

In a framing device that screams "Tom Green became very, very popular sometime between filming and postproduction," a minor character played by Tom Green narrates this movie.

Good? Bad? What ultimately matters about this movie is that the nude scene featuring Amy Smart was discussed in hushed and reverential tones on the schoolyard when I was in sixth grade.

Review by megan ★★★ 1

“i would die for tom green.” - only me

Review by Justin Peterson ★★★½ 5

Time to gather up the raunchy teen humor of 'American Pie', and hit the road for this charming, punchy, but disposable comedy.

"Take your situation for example: it's not cheating. It's never cheating when you're in a different area code, not to mention a different state ... That makes no sense."

I had nearly forgotten about this little college sex comedy that I did check out numerous times during my early High School years. As a whole, Road Trip is one of those typical teen movies that you would randomly go see with a bunch of friends for some laughs. But on this rewatch it was amusing to remember all the wild moments that do make Road Trip stand out.…

Review by Zayn Nafi ★★★½

Fun fact, the guy licking the Amy's foot on the bus is Tod Phillips, the director on this movie, and also the director of movie Joker

Review by Dan Abel ★★★½ 1

"Invested!? Who are you, Charles Schwab!?"

"Socrates. He was like the Vince McMahon of philosophy. He started it all."

Barry is leading a group of possible new enrollees and their parents on a tour of the grounds for the University of Ithaca. He's a slacker that has been a student at the campus for eight years so he knows the ins and outs. When the group becomes uninterested in the history of the establishment he tells them the tale of a student he knew years ago named Josh Parker. Josh dated his best friend, a girl named Tiffany from when they were kids all the way up through high school but they ended up going to different colleges, Josh in…

Review by Justin Decloux ½ 1

If this were a just world, Todd Phillips would not be allowed within 100-yards of a camera.

It is not a just world.

It is hell.

Review by Mario 🟠🍃🔵 ★★★½ 4

There sure was a lot of tripping down that road. At least I was tripping a lot.

Review by ☆ maria ☆ ★★★½ 3

rubin carver looks like a curly-headed version of aaron taylor-johnson. basically what I'm saying is that I have a crush on rubin.

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Green/Scott/Meyer/Smart ~ Road Trip

The film's humor is more democratic than politically correct, as everyone--women and minority characters, not just the hipster white guys--have a hand in the high jinks. Green plays Barry Manilow (no, not that one), a professional student (eight years and counting)--he relates the film's story to skeptical prospective students while leading them on a tour of the college--and thrill-seeking dork extraordinaire. In particular, in an already justly famous sequence of scenes, he sadistically anticipates and endeavors to accelerate a mouse's demise at the jaws of a python. It's very much in the vein of American Pie , perhaps a smidgen tamer, but at least its characters don't really learn any dopey lessons in the end. Director and coscreenwriter Todd Phillips, who earlier made the much-questioned documentary Frat House , again proves he's more adept at staging fictional comic sequences than real ones. --David Kronke

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• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ MCAD87111D
• Director ‏ : ‎ Todd Phillips
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 33 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ December 19, 2000
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Breckin Meyer, Tom Green, Amy Smart, Paulo Costanzo, DJ Qualls
• Producers ‏ : ‎ Daniel Goldberg, Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, Sheldon Kahn, Tom Pollock
• Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Dreamworks Video
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00003CXIY
• Writers ‏ : ‎ Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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If you think the best Seann William Scott role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Seann William Scott performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

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Seann William Scott: The Stifler Saga Explained

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When you first hear the name Seann William Scott, chances are your mind wanders to the aura of a certain party-animal character. Yup, that’s right, we’re talking about Steve Stifler from the American Pie series.

From his humble beginnings to his rise to the zenith of fame, Scott’s journey in Hollywood has been one laced with quirky characters and memorable performances. He scaled the rugged mountain of stardom, each step etching a memorable character on the stone of cinema history. You may remember him too from “Final Destination,” “Road Trip,” “Dude, Where’s My Car?” or indeed “Role Models.” Each role, no matter how frivolous it may seem on the surface, carried Scott’s unique brand of misfit charm and comedic timing.

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His transformation as an actor has been subtle yet significant. Starting out in light comedies, his range gradually expanded to include darker roles. This change was as gradual and seamless as the transition of “black-and-white” to “color” in Hollywood. It was akin to walking with “ white platform Sneakers “, stylish yet balanced, steadily exploring the ever-shifting ground of Hollywood.

The Birth of ‘Steve Stifler’: Seann William Scott’s Iconic Role

Stifler’s character in the American Pie series catalyzed Scott’s rise to stardom. The high school jock with an insatiable craving for parties and girls became an instant fan favorite. But how did this role come into existence, and what did it mean for our beloved Seann William Scott?

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The genesis of the Stifler character was a perfect brew of adolescent humor and outrageous behavior. Scott’s performance as the undeniably crude yet charming Steve Stifler captivated audiences, making him a household name. His ability to embody the spirit and ethos of Stifler breathed life into a character that could easily have remained one-dimensional.

Stifler’s popularity gave a mammoth jolt to Scott’s career trajectory. This was both a sweet sounding symphony and, in some ways, a spiral into typecasting. Much like the tragic tale of “Andrew Tate”, the Stifler character was a double-edged sword for Scott. Despite the immense popularity, it boxed him into a certain type of character, restricting his ability to explore a wider range of roles.

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Seann William Scott: Beyond Stifler

But our man is a trooper who refused to be boxed into one character stereotype. Post-Stifler, Scott strived to expand his horizons and dove into diverse roles. Actors, just like “ Bokeem woodbine ” or indeed “Tatum O’Neal,” have been successful in breaking out of early career defining roles, and so has Scott.

His post-Stifler roles saw him throw himself into characters of unexpected depth and nuance. Whether it was as the adrenaline junkie cop in Cop Out or the loveable jerk in Role Models, there was always an underlying layer of humanity to his performances.

But perhaps his most notable non-Stifler role is in Welcome to Flatch, a mockumentary style sitcom. His portrayal of the ever-optimistic and slightly naive single father demonstrated both his range as an actor and his enduring appeal to audiences.

The Inner World of Seann William Scott and his Relationship with Stifler

A deeper dive into Seann William Scott reveals an individual far-removed from the party-boy persona of Stifler. Unlike his on-screen counterpart, Scott tends to shy away from soirees and limelight, choosing instead to live a relatively low-profile life. His personal journey, including his engagement to fashion model Lindsay Frimodt, marriage to interior designer Olivia Korenberg, and the conscious decision to stay out of controversies, sharply contrasts his screen image.

In interviews, Scott has often articulated a complex relationship with his iconic Stifler character. He has grappled with the challenge of not becoming stifled by the legacy of Stifler, yet recognizing its integral role in shaping his career.

The Stifler Effect: Hollywood and Public Perception of Seann William Scott

Being typecast as Stifler had profound implications on Scott’s career. On one hand, it cemented his status as a bankable actor in Hollywood. On the other, it painted him into a corner. Scott’s career trajectory somewhat mirrors those of actors such as “Natasha Lyonne,” who had to battle typecasting after playing iconic roles in popular movies and TV shows.

The public’s perception of Scott has evolved significantly over the years. While he’ll always be remembered as Stifler, his diverse work post-American Pie has given audiences a fresh perspective on his talent and range.

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Deconstructing Seann William Scott’s Future Roles

So where to from here for our erstwhile Mr. Stifler?

Who’s to say what avenues are left to explore? His transformation from Stifler to a multifaceted actor stands testament to his ability to adapt and reinvent. The future could see Scott explore sophisticated roles, embracing a different, darker shade of cinema, much like the transformation we’ve seen in the upcoming Lotto.

Re-envisioning Seann William Scott: More than Just Stifler

As we embark on the journey through Scott’s career, it’s clear that he is more than just the sum of his roles. He is a chameleon, adapting and transforming himself with each character, yet retaining an intrinsic “Scott essence” that is undeniably charming.

Viewers and fans alike need to recalibrate their perspective towards Scott. It’s pivotal to break through the shackles of typecasting and appreciate the depth and versatility he brings to his roles. Remember, underneath the comedic veneer, there’s a talent that refuses to be confined. So, sit back, grab your popcorn and let’s celebrate the marvelous enigma that is Seann William Scott.

Is Seann William Scott still married?

Oh yeah, you bet! Seann William Scott is still hitched. He’s been successfully navigating the turbulent waters of married life with his wife, Interior Designer Olivia Korenberg, since 2019. And you know what’s cool? He’s still in the acting game too! He’s been using his comedic chops to steal the show in numerous roles post his iconic Stifler gig.

Does Sean William Scott still act?

Speaking of family, he does have a brother named Daniel Scott. As far as movies, Scott’s been in a ton, folks! Starting from his unforgettable portrayal of Stifler in “American Pie” to his recent stint in television series “Lethal Weapon”, he’s been lighting up the silver screen with his edgy portrayals.

Does Seann William Scott have a brother?

Now, Stifler raked in a decent amount for his comic gig in “American Pie”, though exact numbers are a well-kept industry secret. Trivia time – did you know he’s the same actor who later reinvented himself with a prominent role in “Goon” and its sequel?

What movies has Seann William Scott been in?

During the filming of “American Pie”, Scott was all of 22. Yep, just a young lad getting a taste of Hollywood. Now about “American Wedding”, Chris (Oz) got the short end of the stick and was not included due to script issues, not for lack of trying.

Who is Seann Scott’s wife?

And who’s the most successful American Pie actor you ask? That nod goes to Alyson Hannigan, who’s had a flourishing career with series like “How I Met Your Mother” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. As for nationality, Scott’s as American as apple pie, hailing from the good ol’ US of A.

How much did Stifler make in American Pie?

Money talk – Jason Biggs, who played the pie-loving Jim, got a pretty penny for his role, but the exact figure remains undisclosed. Of course, now the million-dollar question – really, how old is Seann William Scott? Born October 3, 1976, that makes him currently in his mid-40’s.

What happened to the actor that played Stifler?

Jennifer Coolidge, Stifler’s vivacious mom, was in her mid-30s when she starred in “American Pie”. She just oozed charm and sass, didn’t she? And how did Scott land in Hollywood? Well, he rode the wave of success after nailing the iconic role of Stifler, and there’s been no looking back since then.

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Don’t Tell Scotty But Here’s An Oral History Of ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know’

Back in 2000, Road Trip , a movie starring Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott and Tom Green, became a bit of a sensation, making a whole lot of money off of a pretty small budget. Four years later, even though it was a completely different creative team, the raunchy EuroTrip was released in theaters billed as “from the producers of Road Trip .” EuroTrip would wind up having a higher budget and would make considerably less money than Road Trip . (It is actually very difficult to find someone who actually saw EuroTrip in theaters.)

Then a strange thing happened…

Today, EuroTrip – directed by Jeff Schaffer (currently a director and producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm ), Alec Berg (executive producer on Silicon Valley ), and David Mandel (showrunner of Veep ); only Schaffer was allowed a full directing credit – is considered a cult classic, while Road Trip has largely been forgotten. And a huge reason for this is that EuroTrip had a secret weapon that even the filmmaker didn’t quite know they had at the time – a catchy song of betrayal that is played throughout the film called “Scotty Doesn’t Know.”

Early in the film, Scott Thomas (played by Scott Mechlowicz) is dumped by his girlfriend, Fiona (Kristin Kreuk). Later that night at a high school graduation party, Scotty watches his whole life collapse when a garage band singer (still, shockingly, played by Matt Damon) starts performing a song called “Scotty Doesn’t Know” that chronicles, in great detail, the illicit affair between Damon’s singer and Fiona as the two dance, gyrate, and sing the song right there in front of a humiliated Scotty. Matt Damon ends the song by literally screaming and wagging his tongue toward Scotty.

It’s all this that convinces Scotty to head to Europe at the last second with his friends in a quest to find his German pen pal (Jessica Boehrs). While Scotty is in Europe, the song “Scotty Doesn’t Know” becomes an international sensation.

Fourteen years after the film’s release, “Scotty Doesn’t Know” is still an anthem, still played at proms and parties. And, maybe even more absurd, considering the tone of the song, it makes people happy. It’s almost impossible to hear “Scotty Doesn’t Know” and not smile.

Ahead (because why not?) we will take you through the complete history of “Scotty Doesn’t Know” from the perspective of the filmmakers, actors, the band who performed the song, and even a musician who wrote the other version of Scotty Doesn’t Know that wasn’t used in the film and hasn’t been heard until now.

(When I spoke to the filmmakers, they were, let’s say, a little surprised this was going to be the topic of conversation.)

Jeff Schaffer, Director: This is a fantastic use of everyone’s time.

David Mandel, Writer: We thought we were making the movie to come out and be very popular then! It turns out, what we really did, is you wait 20 years and then it’s very popular. So we’re taking it very well.

Schaffer: We did make the movie to be like the movies we used to watch when we were growing up as teenagers – when you’d go to a friend’s house whose parents had an unlocked liquor cabinet.

‘EuroTrip,’ even the parts that were set in the United States, were filmed in Prague. During filming there was a SARS outbreak and the Gulf War was happening and it was difficult to find actors who were willing to fly to Prague for a cameo as the lead singer of the band. But there was a famous actor already there shooting a movie that the three filmmakers had gone to Harvard with.

Schaffer: Here’s what happened. We were shooting this movie in Prague. And it was during the Gulf War and SARS and we had a very limited budget. So we didn’t have the money to fly people from Los Angeles to Prague, nor did people want to get on a plane from Los Angeles to Prague.

Mandel: Even if we had the money, no one wanted to come. It seemed dangerous in some weird way.

Schaffer: So our pool of talented actors was reduced to, “Who’s shooting a movie in Prague right now?” And Matt Damon was shooting The Brothers Grimm in Prague. We were talking with him and his head was shaved because he had to wear a wig for that movie. And he had just stopped smoking so, in his words, he had “swelled up like a tick.” So he was buff. And we were talking to him so we said, hey, we’ve got this thing , would you like to do it? And he’s like, “That sounds fun, I’d love to.” And he was like, “I can do it on so and so day,” which I think was literally June 21, which is the longest day of the year. And, of course, we are shooting a night scene, in Prague, with five hours of darkness.

Mandel: And it hasn’t hurt that Matt has luckily had a career as well. People who don’t know about the movie hear the song or see the scene and can’t believe that’s Matt Damon, which can be very helpful.

As Damon performs, the camera often pans to Scotty, who has what has to be the pure definition of “defeated” written across his face. Scott Mechlowicz, who plays Scotty, adds a critical component to this scene by not overdoing it. The look on his face sums up how we’ve all felt at some point in our lives. That feeling of, “My life is about to go to shit.”

Schaffer: We had a version where Fiona and the lead singer were having sex in the pool house and Scotty was stuck there watching it.

Mandel: There was definitely a version where Scotty got stuck watching them and that kind of just went away in the draft.

Schaffer: But with what we filmed, it was a tricky thing in the edit room, how many times can you go back to him?

Scott Mechlowicz, “Scotty”: Yeah, no need to paint gold. The song spoke for itself. When a certain absurdity level is reached, all you should really do is sit back and witness it.

Schaffer: And, luckily, he gave us a variety of shamed faces. Because you want to hear the whole song, but you have to go back to him for a while. He did a great job.

Mechlowicz: Matt Damon was great. “Scotty Doesn’t Know” follows him around, too. I think in the third Bourne film, if you listen closely, it’s playing in his little covert earpiece as he’s sniping someone. It helps channel his rage. He was there shooting Brothers Grimm with Heath Ledger. They used to go to the same bar on weekends during shooting. When I was first driving out to California for college to be with my girlfriend, I wrote in shoe polish on my rear window “I’m going to see about a girl,” so it was a real treat working together.

In a Reddit AMA , Damon was asked about why he shows up in EuroTrip . Damon responded, “I was in Prague shooting The Brothers Grimm , we were in rehearsals, and I had a wig in that movie, and so Alec and Dave and Jeff were making EuroTrip and they said ‘Will you come play this, you know, [Henry] Rollins kind of insane, bad version of a suburban, you know, punk band guy?’ And I said ‘Yea, I’m in Prague.’ So I showed up and I’m sitting there, and I’m like ‘I’m wearing a wig, just shave my head, let’s just go for it.’ And we did it, and put a bunch of piercings all over. And ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know,’ the song, was actually written by one of my college roommates brothers, and in the band, one of my college roommates is actually in that back up band, Jason, is playing guitar in that group. So it was kind of a family affair.”

So let’s back up a little bit. Where did the song “Scotty Doesn’t Know” actually come from? Who wrote it? Before Matt Damon was up there on stage lip-syncing it, who is actually performing “Scotty Doesn’t Know”? Also, as it turns out, there are two completely different versions of “Scotty Doesn’t Know.”

Schaffer: I remember sitting in the office in Prague and we were trying to write some lyrics. We sort of went back and forth. We knew what the song was supposed to be, which is exactly what it is: it’s a guy singing about sleeping with Scotty’s girlfriend with Scotty’s girlfriend up there in front of Scotty.

Mandel: The guys who wrote the song, the band Lustra, is his backup band. Those are guys, some of which, we went to college with. One is also a brother of a guy we went to college with. And Matt was also at Harvard around the same time and knew some of those guys as well. It was a great day to be a Harvard graduate, so that helps.

Nick Cloutman, Lustra: Our guitar player had gone to school with David and our former guitar player was in the Lampoon with him. They knew about our band and we are looking for this song that has to basically play to the main character through the entire film. So they were like, “Would you guys be interested in taking a stab at it?

Mandel: We were punching up the song lyrics the way we punch up jokes in the script. As far as we were concerned that was dialogue and we wanted it to be as funny as possible, except it had to rhyme a little bit.

Cloutman: I thought they were looking for more subtle innuendos. And they weren’t.

Mandel: Lustra had some good lyrics in there, but because we knew them we could talk to them a little easier and say, “Why don’t we try something like this?”

Schaffer: We weren’t trying to make a catchy song, necessarily. We were trying to make a song that was telling this joke. We were trying to make what’s the most embarrassing thing you could do that could happen to you after graduation?

Cloutman: I already had the annoying riff to the song lying around. I was like, I should do something with this, but I don’t know what. If you can imagine it slowed way, way down, in my head it always sounded like New Order. They were looking for pop-punk in the vein of a lot of music of the day, like Blink-182 or Sum 41. So we wrote for the genre.

Schaffer: In the end, it’s a damn catchy song.

Mechlowicz: I remember the first time I heard it thinking, let me hear it again. It’s like an earwig that burrows into your brain. I think the Soviets used it to Manchurian Candidate people.

Cloutman: We were in competition with another writer.

Mandel: It was a different thing with different lyrics. And it was good! But this was just catchier, to us. I remember, very distinctly, Ivan Reitman and the other producers wanted the other version. And we had to fight a little but because we thought the Lustra version was just musically cooler and we just really liked it.

The other version of “Scotty Doesn’t Know” was performed by Matt Mahaffey of the band sElf. It’s a very different version, with the only similarity being that the phrase “Scotty doesn’t know” is repeated in the chorus. It sounds like a song that could have easily been on the radio back in 2004.

Matt Mahaffey, sElf: I was approached by the filmmakers. An extremely cool, laid back team from my recollection. Someone was apparently a fan of my band, sElf, and thought my sense of humor might work for the song.

Schaffer: I really liked sElf and was very psyched to meet him.

Mahaffey: I was told that it was a punky “cheatin’ song” that was needed, from the point of view of an unabashed cheater. I was briefed about the basic subject matter, names of key characters, and that was it. No real scene context. It was a thirty-minute meeting in the valley, I wrote it in 15 minutes when I got to my studio and was as punky-crude as I could muster.

(You can listen to some of Mahaffey’s “Scotty Doesn’t Know” below.)

Mechlowicz: Oh wow, I never heard this version. There could only be one “Scotty Doesn’t Know.”

Schaffer: And then we didn’t use it. And I realized I would not be getting backstage passes to any sElf concerts. A sacrifice I was willing to make for the movie.

Mahaffey: I was thinking that it had a really good shot, as the filmmakers liked it a lot and were cracking up with each new version we tweaked. Sometimes it’s not that you did a bad job, per se, but simply that you were hired too early on in the process and your work serves as an example of what not to do. The final version, I thought it was a bit more “sing-songy” and worked a lot better in the context of the story after seeing the film.

Schaffer: So we had a recording of the song and Matt Damon in wardrobe. And it wasn’t, “this is going to be a catchy song,” it was, “this is going to be a great scene!”

Mandel: We didn’t have all these pieces together until those five hours on June 21st. There were no rehearsals, no nothing, it was just “let’s go.”

Cloutman: We show up and the stylist was like, “What did you guys bring for clothes?” At some point they were like, “Well, we need something for Matt, too.” So they selected a shirt that I brought. My dad was an art director and ironically made the design for the shirt Matt is wearing that says, “Get off my case.” So I was like, “Yeah, you can totally dress him in my stuff if you want, just make sure I get it back.” So at the end of the scene I watch Matt Damon walk off the set in my shirt and I’m like, “shit.” I mean, I’m not going to be like, “Hey, Matt Damon, can I have my shirt back?” So the running joke is Matt Damon stole my shirt.

Mandel: Matt had learned it. We didn’t record him. His mic wasn’t plugged it. It’s not like there’s a rare Matt Damon track of it. But we sent it to him and he learned it. And obviously the band was the band – they weren’t plugged in either – but they were legitimately playing it. And I think that all helps everything. Just visually, it’s not all actors pretending to play the guitar.

Cloutman: He really went for it at the end when he sticks his tongue out and is like, “Ahhhhhhh!”

Schaffer: A little bit of trivia: the scream at the end, Matt did that big tongue-wagging roar, he didn’t scream when he was doing that. He was just making the face. That scream is actually our music supervisor for the movie, Patrick Houlihan, which we added in post.

Mahaffey: I honestly didn’t know the movie ever came out until I heard “Scotty Doesn’t Know” in a film I happened to be watching one night. I was like, ”Oh! I guess that was EuroTrip !”

‘EuroTrip’ was not a hit movie upon release. But it found a new life on DVD and cable and, kind of crazily, in 2006 Lustra’s “Scotty Doesn’t Know” hit the Billboard Hot 100, two full years after the film’s theatrical release. “Scotty Doesn’t Know” became a song with a life of its own that helped bring ‘ EuroTrip’ to the status of “cult favorite.”

Cloutman: One morning I got a call from this writer at Billboard and I was like who is this pranking me? He said we charted on the Hot 100 and we were one of the first unsigned bands, other than Lisa Loeb, to chart independently.

Schaffer: Really? It did?

Mandel: I’m not sure we knew that. No one alerted us to that one.

Cloutman: What happened was we got this overwhelming response from people on MySpace. The fans were ultimately responsible for us charting on Billboard.

Schaffer: You learn something new every day. I’m posthumously happy.

Cloutman: The untold number of Scott’s lives we’ve affected.

Mechlowicz: People quoted the movie from the outset, but it definitely exploded a little later. There was absolutely no social media back then, so it seemed to have caught fire once people were able to share. It’s strange to have a hit movie a little after its release.

Schaffer: Matt even said, “I don’t get it. I was Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley , I was Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan , Jason Bourne in the Bourne Identity, and people walk up to me all the time and just go, ‘Scotty doesn’t know!’”

Mandel: With any hope, when Matt Damon dies – and hopefully not for a long time – but when he dies, this is what they lead with. That’s my hope for the legacy. They don’t even mention Good Will Hunting .

Schaffer: At the funeral, Ben Affleck plays this acoustic.

Mandel: Anecdotally I hear from people all the time, “They played it at my kid’s senior prom,” or, “My kid’s band learned to play it.” And that’s just the best thing in the world. In a weird way, that’s what we were setting out to do with the whole movie. Somewhere, some young drunk person is enjoying some form of EuroTrip .

Cloutman: One of the more memorable stories we were approached with, there was this girl, I want to say in the Midwest or Indiana. It was her friend contacting us. She said her friend was in a car with some other people to get pizza and the car got t-boned. This girl was dragged out the car by paramedics and was put on a stretcher and ultimately went into a coma. But as she was slipping into this coma, her phone started ringing and she had the “Scotty Doesn’t Know” ringtone. In her dazed state she started singing along to it. It’s one of those things where you don’t consider you’re going to be attached to something that has this positive meaning for people.

Schaffer: We set out to make a really funny movie that had a cool song in it and it seems like, now, there’s this really cool song that reminds people there’s this really funny movie.

Mechlowicz: We’re all always asked about a sequel. I think everyone is up for it. If people want it, we’ll do it. If there is ever a sequel, you can be assured the first sound you hear in the trailer will be “dananananana dananana dananananananananananana.”

Mandel: Let’s just say Dreamworks has not exactly been demanding one.

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