Road comedies have long been a favorite sub-genre of mine. I've always enjoyed watching families, friends, and even strangers trek across the country and seeing what kind of zany hijinks they get into and crazy characters they come across. Now, we all get to share the adventures together.
If you've participated before, you know the drill. If you haven't, here are the rules: Watch all 30 films on the list, rank them, and submit your ranking, with a brief write-up on each one, to
[email protected]
(and to ensure that I received every list, please make sure you post in this topic that you sent it so if there's an issue I can ask you to re-submit or send it another way). Once that's done, I'll compile the lists and count them down from worst to first. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.
The deadline to submit a list is
Monday, November 27th, 2023
. This may be extended as deemed necessary.
But I know what you all REALLY want to know. What movies are we watching? Here's our roadmap with all the pitstops...
The List:
It Happened One Night (1934)
Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
The Great Race (1965)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Cannonball Run (1981)
National Lampoons Vacation (1983)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Lost in America (1985)
Pee-Wees Big Adventure (1985)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Tommy Boy (1995)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Road Trip (2000)
Rat Race (2001)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Are We There Yet? (2005)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
The Bucket List (2007)
Wild Hogs (2007)
College Road Trip (2008)
Due Date (2010)
Paul (2011)
Were the Millers (2013)
Father Figures (2017)
Bad Trip (2021)
Dog (2022)
*Some of these films have extended, unrated, or director's cut versions. Please watch the theatrical version of every film, including the general release version of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (rather than the extended roadshow cut).
On your mark, get set, go!