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Johnson Family Vacation

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Separated from his beautiful wife (Vanessa L. Williams), Nate Johnson (Cedric the Entertainer) wants to make amends with her and spend time with his kids, finding the perfect chance for bonding in a cross-country trip to a family reunion. Convincing them all to join in on the journey, Nate takes the Johnson clan on a trek from California to Missouri, but they encounter various strange situations and eccentrics along the way, including a quirky hitchhiker (Shannon Elizabeth).
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Critics Consensus

The poorly crafted Johnson Family Vacation squanders its talented cast in a bland family road comedy that draws unfavorable comparisons to Chevy Chase's Vacation movies.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 03/06/2007
This is a real mess, with out-of-focus shots and continuity lapses that suggest a production in chaos. Go to Full Review David Germain Associated Press 03/06/2007
Packing all the tired trappings of the raunchy road-trip genre, this loutish comedy plays out as a loosely threaded collection of shrill jokes and cliched sight gags. Go to Full Review Stephanie Zacharek Salon.com 04/17/2004
The direction on Johnson Family Vacation is numbingly slack; the synapses between the scenes don't spark effortlessly, as they should, and the whole enterprise feels dragged-down and belabored. Go to Full Review Beth Pratt Common Sense Media 01/01/2011
2/5
This charmless movie not for children. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 05/04/2009
C
Mechanical performances by Vanessa Williams and Bow Wow, as Nate's musically inclined son, impair Cedric's earnest comedic efforts in this spasmodic comedy. Go to Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
2/5
Several laugh-out-loud moments are scattered throughout this otherwise dumb-and-gets-even-dumber African-American road trip. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 01/04/2025 Comédia definitivamente não são o meu forte, entretanto, esse road movie me encantou, filmes em família com crianças fofinhas e adolescentes rebeldes me encantam, o roteiro é bobo, exagerado e clichê, algumas cenas causam vergonha alheia, forçadinho e bobinho, amoooo, nada original, mas uma releitura de fatos corriqueiros e já explorados, mas ainda, sim, nos diverte e nos entretém, encantando com a simpatia dos personagens… Divertido, engraçado, bobinho e exagerado… See more Anna A 06/17/2024 Great Movie! All star cast is amazing. See more Ash P @AshParth 11/26/2023 For this being close to 20 years old in the next half a year and it was free on YouTube and yeah... it was bad. But the humor was fun to laugh at that I remember seeing this when I was in middle school. Bad acting, bad story and even a forced morale as the movie goes but still, the humor carried the movie until the end. Not a terrible movie since there were worse family flicks out there with little to less humor. To be fair, this feels more like a stand-up comedy from Cedric the Entertainer as I enjoy his humor. Hell, today years old that I learned that Steve Harvey was in this movie which was actually hilarious. The things you learn in your early thirties. But I digress. 4/10. See more Kazall R 11/22/2023 Despite it's lame jokes, Johnson Family Vacation is a fun movie with a decent story and great cast of talent. See more Gortee U 08/08/2023 Meh movie, the least chaotic version of the car trip See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 11/22/2022 Johnson Family Vacation is an okay film. It is about a family who travels cross-country to go a family reunion. Cedric the Entertainer and Vanessa Williams give decent performances. The script is a little slow in places. Christopher Erskin did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor. See more Read all reviews
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Christopher Erskin

Director

Cedric the Entertainer

Nate Johnson

Vanessa Williams

Dorothy Johnson

Solange Knowles

Nikki Johnson

Shad "Bow Wow" Moss

D.J. Johnson

Gabby Soleil

Destiny Johnson

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Synopsis Separated from his beautiful wife (Vanessa L. Williams), Nate Johnson (Cedric the Entertainer) wants to make amends with her and spend time with his kids, finding the perfect chance for bonding in a cross-country trip to a family reunion. Convincing them all to join in on the journey, Nate takes the Johnson clan on a trek from California to Missouri, but they encounter various strange situations and eccentrics along the way, including a quirky hitchhiker (Shannon Elizabeth).
Director
Christopher Erskin
Producer
Cedric the Entertainer, Paul Hall, Wendy Park, Eric Rhone, Andrew Sugerman
Screenwriter
Earl Richey Jones, Todd R. Jones
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Fox Searchlight, A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, Magic Hallway Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Crude Humor|Brief Drug Material|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.2M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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