Are We There Yet?
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- Are We There Yet is also the title of John Reuben's first album.
Are We There Yet? is also the title of a play by New York writer Garth Wingfield. It had its US premiere at Synchronicity Space, New York City on April 23rd 1999 and had its UK premiere at The Latchmere Theatre, London on January 17 2001.
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| Directed by | Brian Levant |
| Produced by | Matt Alvarez, Ice Cube, Dan Kolsrud |
| Written by | Steven Gary Banks, Claudia Graziolo |
| Starring | Ice Cube Nia Long Jay Mohr and Tracy Morgan |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 21, 2005 |
| Budget | $32,000,000 |
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Are We There Yet? is a 2005 comedy film, directed by Brian Levant. It was Columbia's second biggest movie of 2005. It grossed $82 million and sold 3.7 million DVDs. It was mostly shot in Vancouver, Canada. It was a popular family movie suitable for children, with broad appeal and the feel of a live-action cartoon. A sequel, Are We Done Yet?, will be released in 2007.
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[edit] Plot
Nick Persons (played by Ice Cube), a bachelor who specializes in sports collectibles, finds himself attracted to the beautiful Suzanne Shaw Kingston (played by Nia Long), until he realizes she has two children, daughter Lindsey Kingston and son Kevin Kingston. Suzanne's children strongly believe that the only man suitable for her is their estranged father.
When Suzanne is stuck in Vancouver due to a business trip, she is left miserable and missing her kids. Furthermore, the children's dad who was supposed to be looking after them for the weekend has cancelled at the last minute saying that he was sick. This turned out to be a lie (Lindsey and Kevin passed his house later in the movie discovering he moved on with a new wife and a kid). This left them heartbroken because they really missed him so. Lindsey and Kevin do their best to make Nick's trip as nightmarish as possible. Seizing the opportunity to win Suzanne over Nick offers to transport them from Portland to Vancouver, despite the fact that he despises children.
The road trip seems to be a disaster from the outset, as Nick faces numerous mishaps in quick succession.
Tagline: 24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?
[edit] Main Cast
- Ice Cube — Nick Persons
- Nia Long — Suzanne Kingston
- Aleisha Allen — Lindsey Kingston
- Philip Daniel Bolden — Kevin Kingston
- Jay Mohr — Marty
- M.C. Gainey — Al Buck
- C. Ernst Harth — Ernst
- Nichelle Nichols — Miss Mable
- Henry Simmons — Carl
[edit] Trivia
- Are We There Yet? was filmed in Campbell River, British Columbia, the Vancouver International Airport (disguised as Portland International Airport), and Portland, Oregon. Most of the film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- The train featured in the movie is VIA Rail. In reality, VIA Rail travels only in Canada. The Amtrak route is the Amtrak Cascades which goes through Seattle.
- Actor Ice Cube stated on Late Night with Conan O'Brien that this film was originally intended as an Adam Sandler'vehicle.
