Summaries

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a working-class good guy volunteers to pick him up from his prep school, only to learn that he isn't the nicest young man.

Working-class, blunt, down-to-earth good-guy construction worker Dutch Dooley is the current boyfriend of a wealthy, snobbish tycoon's ex-wife. Volunteering to drive the woman's son home to Chicago for Thanksgiving from his Georgia boarding school, Dutch doesn't expect a picaresque adventure with an insufferable 12-year-old snob (desperately insecure under the surface) who disapproves of him totally. Can they reach their destination as friends? Will they get home at all?—Paul Emmons <[email protected]>

An honest hard working man offers to pick up his newly divorced girlfriend's son in an attempt to bond. However, the son views the man as a "lower class con man" trying to romance his mother for her money. The two embark on a journey home and discover truths in one another that will change them both for the better.—ScoreArtist

Details

Keywords
  • road trip
  • boy
  • divorce
  • working class
  • prank
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jul 18, 1991
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Berry College - 2277 Martha Berry Highway, Rome, Georgia, USA
Production companies Twentieth Century Fox Hughes Entertainment

Box office

Budget $17000000
Gross US & Canada $4603929
Opening weekend US & Canada $1867201
Gross worldwide $4603929

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 47m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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