Editing EuroTrip

{{Short description|2004 American sex comedy film by Jeff Schaffer}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = EuroTrip
| image          = Eurotrip_movie.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Jeff Schaffer]]<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=63058|title=Eurotrip|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=2017-08-05}}</ref>
| writer         = {{Plainlist| 
* Jeff Schaffer
* [[Alec Berg]]
* [[David Mandel]]
}}
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* Alec Berg
* David Mandel
* [[Daniel Goldberg (producer)|Daniel Goldberg]]
* [[Jackie Schaffer|Jackie Marcus]]
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist| 
* [[Scott Mechlowicz]]
* [[Jacob Pitts]]
* [[Michelle Trachtenberg]]
* [[Travis Wester]] <!-- main cast only here -->
}}
| cinematography = [[David Eggby]]
| editing        = Roger Bondelli
| music          = [[James L. Venable]]
| studio         = [[The Montecito Picture Company]]<ref name=afi/>
| distributor    = [[DreamWorks Pictures]]<ref name=afi/>
| released       = {{Film date|2004|02|20}}
| runtime        = 92 minutes<ref name=afi/>
| country        = United States<ref name=afi/>
| language       = English<ref name=afi/><!-- primary language only -->
| budget         = $25 million<ref name="boxmojo" />
| gross          = $20.8 million<ref name="boxmojo" />
}}
'''''EuroTrip''''' is a 2004 American [[sex comedy]]<ref name=av>{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/behold-an-oral-history-of-scotty-doesnt-know-and-mat-1828418672 |title=Behold, an oral history of 'Scotty Doesn't Know' and Matt Damon's weird-ass Eurotrip cameo |first=Randall |last=Colburn |date=August 17, 2018 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref> film directed by [[Jeff Schaffer]] and written by [[Alec Berg]], [[David Mandel]], and Schaffer. It stars [[Scott Mechlowicz]], [[Jacob Pitts]], [[Michelle Trachtenberg]], [[Travis Wester]], and [[Jessica Boehrs]] (in her film debut). Mechlowicz portrays Scott "Scotty" Thomas, an American teenager who travels across Europe in search of his German [[pen pal]], Mieke (Boehrs). Accompanied by his friend Cooper (Pitts) and twin siblings Jenny and Jamie (Trachtenberg and Wester), Scott's quest takes him to England, France, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Germany, and Italy, encountering awkward, humorous, and embarrassing situations along the way.

==Plot==
In the town of [[Hudson, Ohio]], Scott "Scotty" Thomas is dumped by his girlfriend Fiona immediately after his high school graduation at the beginning of the film. With his best friend, Cooper Harris, Scotty attends a graduation party that evening, where the band performs [[Scotty Doesn't Know|a song]] detailing the affair Fiona was having with the band's singer. Scotty returns home drunk and angry and reads an email from his German [[pen pal]], Mieke—who Scotty calls "Mike"—expressing sympathy for Scotty and suggesting they meet in person. Cooper suggests that "Mike" may be a sexual predator and Scotty tells Mieke to stay away from him. Scotty's younger brother, Bert, informs him that "Mieke" is actually a common German feminine name. Realizing he had mistaken her name and that he has feelings for Mieke, Scotty tries to contact her again, but finds that Mieke has blocked his email address. Scotty decides to travel to Europe with Cooper to find Mieke and apologize in-person.

Scotty and Cooper first arrive in [[London]], where they befriend a [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] [[Red Army (football)|football hooligan firm]], led by Mad Maynard. After a night of drinking, Scotty and Cooper wake up on a bus on their way to [[Paris]] with the hooligans. In Paris, they meet up with their classmates, Jenny and Jamie, [[fraternal twins]] who are touring Europe together. Jenny and Jamie decide to accompany Scotty and Cooper to find Mieke in [[Berlin]]. The group travels to [[Amsterdam]], where Jamie is robbed while receiving oral sex in an alley, losing everyone's money, passports, and train tickets. They attempt to hitchhike to Berlin, but due to a language misunderstanding, they end up in [[Bratislava]]. Finding a great [[exchange rate]] with the [[U.S. dollar]], the group goes to a nightclub. Drunk on [[absinthe]], Jenny and Jamie [[Incest|make out with each other]], witnessed by Scotty and Cooper, and are horrified when they realize what they are doing. The next day, a Slovak man drives them to Berlin, where they learn that Mieke has left with a summer tour group, and will be reachable in [[Rome]] for only a short time. Jamie sells his [[Leica Camera]] for plane tickets to Rome to find Mieke.

In Rome, the group heads to [[Vatican City]], where Mieke is touring before her summer at sea. Inside the Vatican, Scotty and Cooper search for Mieke and accidentally rings the bell that signals the [[Pope]] has died. Scotty appears on a balcony and spots Mieke in the cheering crowd below, who have mistaken him for the newly elected pope; all this happens while the current pope is watching everyone. The [[Swiss guard]]s realize what is going on and detain Scotty and Cooper for their actions; however, the Manchester United football hooligans from London suddenly appear at the Vatican and bully the guards into releasing Scotty and Cooper. Scotty finally introduces himself to Mieke and confesses his love. Mieke is happy to see him, and they have sex in a confessional booth before she leaves on her trip. On the flight back to Ohio, Jenny and Cooper give into their urges and [[Mile high club|have sex in the plane's lavatory]], while Jamie stays in Europe after being hired by [[Arthur Frommer]].

Scotty moves to [[Oberlin College]] in the fall term to begin his studies. During his phone conversation with Cooper, who is dating Jenny, Cooper asks what Scotty's new roommate looks like. Mieke knocks on the door of his room, having been assigned to the same room because of another misunderstanding about her name. Scotty and Mieke embrace and get into bed together, with Cooper calling for Scott on the other end of a still-open cell phone call and the film's closing with the Absinthe Green Fairy wondering at his own lack of a sex life.

==Cast==
* [[Scott Mechlowicz]] as Scott "Scotty" Thomas: <br />A recent high school graduate who inadvertently makes the mistake of thinking his German pen pal Mieke to be a homosexual man, thanks to his limited fluency in speaking [[German language|German]].<ref name="production">{{cite web |title=''Eurotrip'' Movie Production Notes |url=http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2004/eurotrip_production_details.htm |website=Media Atlantis |publisher=[[DreamWorks Pictures]] |access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> When he finds out that Mieke is in reality an attractive woman, Scotty travels across Europe to Berlin to beg for her forgiveness.<ref name="variety">{{cite web |last1=Foundas |first1=Scott |title=Eurotrip |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/eurotrip-1200536350/ |website=Variety |date=February 17, 2004 |access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> Mechlowicz described Scotty as a flawed but kindhearted man, who is "very lucky to have such a good group of friends to prop him back up".<ref name="production"/>
* [[Jacob Pitts]] as Cooper Harris: <br />Scotty's raunchy, libidinous best friend. Pitts described Cooper as a [[hypersexual]] man who is "driven by his own base impulses ... which gets everyone else into trouble."<ref name="production"/>
* [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] as Jenny: <br />Scotty and Cooper's friend and twin sister of Jamie. Trachtenberg described Jenny as both book savvy and a risk-taker. "She is more willing to take a chance or go on an adventure, whereas Jamie always has to be convinced", said Trachtenberg.<ref name="production"/>
* [[Travis Wester]] as Jamie: <br />Jenny's twin brother. Wester described Jamie as a lifelong learner whose aspiration is "the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge".<ref name="production"/>
* [[Jessica Boehrs]] as Mieke Schmidt: <br />Scotty's German pen pal.<ref name="production"/> Boehrs made her film debut with ''EuroTrip''.<ref name="variety"/>

The cast also includes [[Vinnie Jones]] as Mad Maynard (leader of the [[Manchester United]] football hooligans),<ref name="bfi">{{cite web |title=Eurotrip (2004) |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a35b800 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="thomson">{{cite news |last1=Thomson |first1=Desson |author-link=Desson Thomson |title=Tasteless 'Eurotrip' Doesn't Travel Well |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/02/20/AR2005033116606.html?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |date=February 20, 2004 |access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> [[Lucy Lawless]] as Madame Vandersexxx (a sex-club [[dominatrix]]),<ref name="bfi"/><ref name="variety"/> [[Patrick Malahide]] as [[Arthur Frommer]],<ref name="bfi"/> [[Diedrich Bader]] as Mugger,<ref name="bfi"/> [[Fred Armisen]] as Creepy Italian Guy,<ref name="variety"/> [[Kristin Kreuk]] as Fiona (Scotty's ex-girlfriend),<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |last1=Colgan |first1=Mary |title=Eurotrip (2004) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/eurotrip-2496238701.html |website=[[PopMatters]] |date=26 February 2004 |access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> Nial Iskhakov as Bert Thomas (Scotty's younger brother),<ref name="popmatters"/> [[Matt Damon]] as Donny (Fiona's new boyfriend),<ref name="variety"/> [[J. P. Manoux]] as Robot Man,<ref name="bfi"/> and [[Steve Hytner]] as the [[Absinthe]] Green Fairy. [[Jeffrey Tambor]] (uncredited) and Cathy Meils were cast as Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, respectively.

==Production==
Writers Mandel, Berg, and Schaffer all directed, but only Schaffer could achieve director credit.<ref name=dvd>EuroTrip DVD Commentary</ref> All scenes were filmed in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]], especially in the streets close to the [[Rudolfinum]].<ref name=dvd/> The opening scenes set in Ohio were filmed at the [[International School of Prague]].<ref name=dvd/> The scene where the main characters are boarding at the Paris railway station was filmed in Prague's main railway station ([[Praha hlavní nádraží|Hlavní nádraží]]).<ref name=dvd/> The scene inside Vatican City was actually filmed in [[National Museum (Prague)|Prague's National Museum]].<ref name=dvd/> The scenes with a German lorry driver were taken at the then-unfinished [[D5 motorway (Czech Republic)|D5 motorway]] near [[Plzeň|Pilsen]].<ref name=dvd/> Damon was filming ''[[The Brothers Grimm (film)|The Brothers Grimm]]'' in Prague and agreed to play the punk singer; as he wore a wig for ''Grimm'', Damon could shave his head for ''EuroTrip''.<ref name="ryan20180817">{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Mike |date=2018-08-17 |title=Don't Tell Scotty But Here's An Oral History Of 'Scotty Doesn't Know' |url=https://uproxx.com/movies/scotty-doesnt-know-eurotrip-oral-history/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical response===
Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives ''EuroTrip'' a 47% rating based on 120 reviews, and an average of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus says, "A trip worth taking if one's not offended by gratuitous nudity and bad taste."<ref name="rotten">{{cite web| url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eurotrip/ | title=Eurotrip| website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=January 19, 2008}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film scored 45 out of 100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/eurotrip| title=Eurotrip (2004): Reviews| website=[[Metacritic]]| access-date=January 19, 2008}}</ref>

In her review for ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'', Stephanie Zacharek wrote, "The giddy ridiculousness of ''Eurotrip'' is a pleasant surprise: The picture starts out slow and unsteady in its rhythms. But just when you begin to wonder if it’s ever going to get funny, or if it’s going to be merely desperate all the way through, it lifts off like a wobbly helicopter—and somehow it keeps flying."<ref name="salon">{{cite news|last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |title=EuroTrip |work=Salon.com |url=http://www.salon.com/2004/02/20/eurotrip/ |access-date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

In the ''New York Times'', [[Elvis Mitchell]] wrote that "almost every girl in the movie with fewer than 10 lines to speak has to take her top off."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mitchell|first1=Elvis|title=A Jokey Quest for Eurosex, Riding a Wave of Alcohol|url=http://movies2.nytimes.com/2004/02/20/movies/20EURO.html|access-date=7 March 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 20, 2004}}</ref> In his review for ''[[Village Voice]]'', Michael Miller criticized the film for its "constant anxiety that women might turn out to be men and vice versa."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Michael|title=Film|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-02-17/film/film/|access-date=7 March 2015|newspaper=Village Voice|date=February 17, 2004}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film was released in the United States and Canada on February 20, 2004, in 2,512 theaters. Over its opening weekend, the film grossed $6.7 million. It went on to gross $17.8 million in the United States and Canada and $3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $20.8 million.<ref name="boxmojo">{{cite web |title=Eurotrip (2004) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=eurotrip.htm |access-date=January 19, 2008}}</ref>

===Home media {{Anchor|DVD|DVD Release}}===
The film was released on DVD in the U.S. on June 1, 2004, in an R-rated theatrical version (90 minutes) and an "Unrated" extended version (92 minutes). The theatrical version was released on Blu-ray in 2013. The "Unrated" extended edition was released on Blu-Ray in 2022

===Legacy===
Although not as successful at the box office as the producers' ''[[Road Trip (film)|Road Trip]]'' (2000), ''EuroTrip'' did well on [[home video]] and became a [[cult classic]].{{r|ryan20180817}} Ultra Culture blogger [[Charlie Lyne]], who introduced a screening of the film in 2011 at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]], wrote in 2012 that "''EuroTrip'' is satire at its most brazenly self-loathing and audaciously entertaining".<ref name="ultra">{{cite web |title=EuroTrip, a somewhat definitive review |publisher=Ultra Culture |url=http://www.ultraculture.co.uk/7902-eurotrip-review-1.htm |access-date=January 20, 2012 |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108064937/http://www.ultraculture.co.uk/7902-eurotrip-review-1.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Damon reportedly has said that despite appearing in notable films like ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley]]'', and the ''[[Bourne (film series)|Bourne]]'' franchise, fans often repeat "Scotty doesn't know!" to him.{{r|ryan20180817}}

==Soundtrack==
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| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = various artists
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| released   = February 24, 2004
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| genre      = [[Punk rock]], [[pop music|pop]]
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| label      = [[Milan Records|Milan]]
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{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r680121|pure_url=yes}} link]
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<!-- see Template:Track listing to improve this section --> 
# "[[Scotty Doesn't Know]]" – [[Lustra (band)|Lustra]]
# "[[My Generation (The Who song)|My Generation]]" – [[Chapeaumelon]] ([[The Who]] cover)
# "[[Wild One (Johnny O'Keefe song)|Wild One]]" – [[Wakefield (band)|Wakefield]]
# "[[99 Luftballons|99 Red Balloons]]" – [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]] ([[Nena (band)|Nena]] cover)
# "[[In the City (The Jam song)|In the City]]" – [[The Jam]]
# "[[Ca Plane Pour Moi]]" - "[[Plastic Bertrand]]"
# "Shooting Stars" – Cauterize
# "[[Are You Gonna Be My Girl]]" – [[Jet (Australian band)|Jet]]
# "Nonchalant" – [[Chapeaumelon]]
# "Scotty Doesn't Know" (Euro Version) – MC Jeffsky
# "Make My Dreams Come True" – [[Apollo 440]]
# "Du" – [[David Hasselhoff]] ([[Peter Maffay]] cover)
# "Les Promesses" – [[Autour De Lucie]]
# "I Love Marijuana" – [[Linval Thompson]]
# "Turn It Up" – [[Ugly Duckling (hip hop group)|Ugly Duckling]]
# "Get Loose" – [[The Salads]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote|Eurotrip|EuroTrip}}
* {{IMDb title|0356150}}
* {{AllMovie title|296452}}

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