Recreation
Vehicles Go Hollywood
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RESTON, Va.
– When Universal Studios decided to make a sequel to the comedy
hit Meet the Parents, it put mega-stars Ben Stiller, Robert
DeNiro and Blythe Danner in a recreation vehicle (RV) for a hilarious
cross-country road trip. They travel by motorhome in
Meet the Fockers (now on home DVD) to visit the
in-laws played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand. No surprise
really, considering the enormous popularity of RV travel and the
frequency with which RVs are used in Hollywood films. It's just
another example of art imitating life.
Test your knowledge
of 10 other movies that have featured RVs over the years. Match
the title to the description:
| 1.
|
Lost
in America |
a.
|
John Candy
and Bill Pullman travel through space in an RV to save a princess
from an evil lord. |
| 2. |
Independence
Day |
b. |
An animated
family travels the African plains in their high-tech, gadget-filled
RV, while their daughter is stuck at a stuffy boarding school.
|
| 3. |
Terminator
3 |
c. |
Bill Murray
goes behind the Iron Curtain in a top-secret RV. |
| 4. |
Judgment
Night |
d. |
Jack Nicholson
drives his RV from Omaha to Denver on his journey of self-discovery. |
| 5. |
Jurassic
Park |
e. |
Claire
Danes, Nick Stahl and Arnold Schwarzenegger escape from the
T-X model in an RV and save the world from Armageddon. |
| 6. |
Stripes
|
f. |
Cuba Gooding,
Jr., Emilio Estevez and Jeremy Piven drive an RV to a boxing
match, but with one wrong turn, they're fighting for their lives. |
| 7. |
Spaceballs
|
g. |
Will Smith
combines forces with patriotic citizens in RVs to save the planet
from aliens. |
| 8. |
About Schmidt |
h. |
In their
specially designed RV, scientists Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern
encounter danger with T-Rex and other prehistoric beasts. |
| 9. |
The
Long, Long Trailer |
i. |
Lucille
Ball and Desi Arnaz buy an RV so they can live together while
his job takes him around the country. |
| 10. |
The
Wild Thornberrys Movie |
j. |
Albert
Brooks quits his fast-paced corporate job, buys an RV and goes
on the road to a new life. |
Answers:
1. (j) 2. (g) 3. (e) 4. (f) 5. (h) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (i) 10.
(b)
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