EuroTrip (2004)
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After a misunderstanding about his German pen pal's gender, a young man and his friends embark on a chaotic journey across Europe to find her.
The story
Following his high school graduation in Ohio, Scotty Thomas is dumped by his girlfriend and discovers a misunderstanding regarding his German pen pal, Mieke. Believing she is a girl and wanting to apologize for his previous assumptions, Scotty decides to travel across Europe with his best friend, Cooper. They are joined by Scotty's friends, the twins Jenny and Jamie. The group travels through several countries, including England, France, and the Netherlands, encountering a variety of absurd and embarrassing situations as they navigate the continent in search of Mieke.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being dumped by his girlfriend Fiona, Scotty Thomas travels to Europe with his friend Cooper to find his German pen pal, Mieke. They meet the twins Jenny and Jamie in Paris. The group travels through Amsterdam, where they lose their belongings, and ends up in Bratislava. They eventually learn Mieke is in Rome. In Rome, they enter the Vatican where Scotty is mistaken for the Pope. They eventually find Mieke in a confessional booth and have sex before she leaves. Later, it is revealed that Mieke and Scotty are assigned to the same dorm room at his college, where they reunite.
- Original title
- Ugly Americans
- First release year
- 2004
- Runtime (minutes)
- 92
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jeff Schaffer
- Writers
- Jeff Schaffer · writer; Alec Berg · writer; David Mandel · writer
- Cast and characters
- Scott Mechlowicz · Scotty Thomas; Jacob Pitts · Cooper Harris; Michelle Trachtenberg · Jenny; Travis Wester · Jamie; Jessica Boehrs · Mieke Schmidt; Vinnie Jones · Mad Maynard; Lucy Lawless · Madame Vandersexxx; Patrick Malahide · Arthur Frommer
- Genres
- teen sex comedy; comedy
- Themes
- Coming of age; Adventure
- Tone and mood
- humorous; awkward
- Premise and plot tags
- road movie; sex comedy
- Content notes
- nudity
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, but gained popularity through its home video release and attained a cult classic status.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 46% · scale: percentage · review count: 119; Metacritic · score: 45 · scale: 100 · review count: 30
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Ugly Americans'.; The title was changed to 'EuroTrip' to capitalize on the success of 'Road Trip'.; Matt Damon appeared in the film as a punk singer.
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