

Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one seriously small space has a way of cramping their style.
Acting
Robin Williams doing his signature desperate-dad physical comedy.
Practical Effects
That RV genuinely destroyed itself filming the mountain scenes.
Costume
The Gornickes' aggressively beige matching outfits.

Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The RV was so destroyed during filming that production needed four identical vehicles. The mountain descent scene alone totaled two of them.
This was peak 'workaholic dad learns lesson' cinema — part of a 2000s comedy wave including Cheaper by the Dozen and Are We There Yet? that now feels almost nostalgically dated.