In 2014, the premiere of the comedy action movie Joint Trip took place. The actors are all famous, so it is not surprising why people went to the cinema for this film. In the first three days after the premiere, the film raised more than $ 40 million in the USA and Canada! If we exclude these data, then in the whole world and North America the film raised a little less than $ 155 million.
Briefly about the plot
So, in the center of the film is an ordinary school guard Ben Barber. And in general, he is satisfied with his life. He has a girlfriend, not particularly annoying work, a hobby in the form of games in the console. True, he once dreamed of becoming a policeman. But the brother of his bride, Angela, just works as a cop. His name is James, and he categorically does not like the silly groom of his sister. To earn the trust of his beloved brother, Ben has to go with a formidable cop to patrol the city. However, he is not upset. He was even given a police jacket!
James decides to crush Ben and asks the dispatcher to report the most severe incidents. Either this is a company of drunken noisy bikers, then a madman in a shopping center. Tests are not easy, but Ben passes them. True, by the end of the day falls into despondency. But the comedy thriller would not have been such if there hadn’t been for a more action-packed plot - bandits, arms dealers, hostages, shooting, and other components of a spectacular movie. However, I don’t want to reveal the whole plot - it’s better to talk about which actors played in the movie “Joint Trip”.
Main roles
Initially, Ben Barber was supposed to play Ryan Reynolds, and James - the notorious Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In this case, a joint trip would have been completely different.
The actors who eventually took part in the filming are the popular rapper Ice Cube, who has appeared in films a lot lately, and Kevin Hart is a stand-up comedian and the one who played Sea Jay in three frequent “Scary Movies”.
The role of Angela was played by Tika Sumpter. She took part in 16 films, of which the comedies “How much do you have?” Are the most famous. and "Think like a man."
Minor Characters
In the action movie "Joint Trip", supporting actors are also notorious. The role of the gangster Santiago was played by John Leguizamo - winner of the Emmy Award. The number of films in which he played is in the tens. Of the most famous: "Die Hard 2", "Ultra-Americans", "Sisters", "Aerobatics", etc.
Lawrence John Fishborn, winner of the Tony Award, nominee for Emmy and Golden Globe, played the role of arms dealer Omar. In the comedy Joint Trip, the actors and roles are as if created for each other. And in particular this applies to Fishborn and his character.
Interestingly, Lawrence went down in the history of cinema as the first black actor in the world to play a major role in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's play “Othello” (1995).
And finally, Bruce McGill, who played Lieutenant Brooks. This actor is widely known for such films as “Patrol of Time”, “Path of War”, “Blonde in Law”, “Bush”, etc.
Sequel
In March 2016, the premiere of the second film took place. And his name is “Mission in Miami”. Ben Barber graduated from the police academy, where he enrolled after successfully participating in the task of taking Omar, and seeks to work with his brother Angela, who already treats her sister’s groom much more affably.
The main actors of the movie "Joint Trip" remained, but others were added. In the role of Maya Cruz - Lisa Olivia Mann, who played in "Deliver Us From the Evil One", "Iron Man 2" and in the movie "X-Men: Apocalypse." Kendrick Jung Ganjo, known for many films (for example, for the trilogy "The Hangover"), played AJ. And Benjamin Bratt, who played in dozens of films and the series Law and Order, was invited to the role of Anthony.
With a budget of 40 million, the film raised just under $ 125,000,000. It is still unknown whether the third part will be, but fans of the first and second comedies are looking forward to it.