Bad Trip is a 2021 American hidden camera comedy film directed by Kitao Sakurai. The film follows two best friends (Eric Andre and Lil Rel Howery) who take a road trip from Florida to New York City so one of them can declare his love for his high school crush (Michaela Conlin), all the while being chased by the other's criminal sister (Tiffany Haddish), whose car they have stolen for the trip.
The film was originally scheduled to premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2020, and receive a theatrical release by Orion Pictures on April 17, 2020, but was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was later sold to Netflix, who released it on March 26, 2021.
Storyline[]
Plot[]
Two friends embark on a cross-country road trip where they prank people using hidden cameras.
Genre[]
- Comedy
Motion Picture Rating[]
- MA15+ (Australia)
- 18A (Canada)
- 18 (India)
- VM14 (Italy)
- R18+ (Japan)
- 16 (Netherlands)
- M18 (Singapore)
- 16 (Spain)
- 15 (UK)
- R (USA)
Images[]
Cast and Crew[]
Director[]
- Kitao Sakurai
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)[]
- Eric Andre (story by)
- Kathryn Borel (contributing writer)
- Dan Curry (story by)
- Jenna Park (contributing writer)
- Kitao Sakurai (story by)
Cast[]
- Tiffany Haddish - Trina Malone
- Eric Andre - Chris Carey
- Michaela Conlin - Maria Li
- Lil Rel Howery - Bud Malone
- Charles Green - Priest
- Jaime Wallace - Synchronised Swimmer
- Rebecca Rose - Art Gallery Prankee
- Michele Dawson - Synchronised Swimmer
- Adam Meir - Bobo
- Cory DeMeyers - Blind Guy
- Barkley Harper - Art Gallery Prankee
- Anthony J. James - Anthony
- Greg Smith Aldridge - Zoo Guide
Producers[]
- Eric Andre (producer)
- David Bernad (producer)
- Jason Cloth (BRON Creative)
- Ruben Fleischer (producer)
- Aaron L. Gilbert (BRON Creative)
- Becca Jauregui (production supervisor: re-shoots)
- Jenna Park (associate producer)
- David Siev (associate producer)
- Jeff Tremaine (producer)
- Lionel Zafar (location producer)
Details[]
Country[]
- USA
Language[]
- English
Release Dates[]
- March 26, 2021 (Argentina) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Australia) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Brazil) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Canada) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Germany) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Spain) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (France) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (UK) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Hungary) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (India) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Italy) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Japan) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Mexico) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Poland) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Singapore) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (Turkey) (internet)
- March 26, 2021 (USA) (internet)
Trailer Release Dates[]
- Trailer 1 - June 21, 2019
- Trailer 2 - March 13, 2020
- Trailer 3 - March 2, 2021
Release[]
Bad Trip was originally scheduled to have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was also scheduled to be released theatrically by MGM's Orion Pictures on April 17, 2020, but it was pulled from the schedule due to the movie theater closures because of the pandemic restrictions. It had previously been scheduled for a theatrical release in October 2019, as well as February 2020.
In May 2020, it was announced that MGM had sold the film to Netflix, and who released it digitally on March 26, 2021.
Reception[]
Critical response[]
The film has a 6.6 rating on IMDb and a 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Company Credits[]
Production Companies[]
- Orion Pictures
- BRON Studios
- Creative Wealth Media Finance
- Gorilla Flicks
- The District
- Helo
Distributor[]
- Netflix (2021) (Worldwide) (video)
Special Effects[]
- Alterian
Technical Specs[]
Runtime[]
- 84 mins
Color[]
- Color
Aspect Ratio[]
- 1.85:1