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About The Production

"Why, why is Dad doing this?"

-Melanie

Deciding which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time of a young woman's life...unless your formidable, overprotective father isn't quite ready to let you go. In the Disney family comedy COLLEGE ROAD TRIP, Melanie (RAVEN-SYMONÉ) is eagerly looking forward to taking her first big step towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out

prospective universities. However, when her imposing police-chief dad (MARTIN LAWRENCE) insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip turning into a hilarious, nightmare adventure full of comical misfortune and turmoil.

Dad wants to assure total security and safety for his precious daughter, while Melanie has a 17-year-old's need to become a grown woman and have her own sense of independence. Now, even as dad and daughter bicker, banter and careen from one funny disaster to the next on their journey, they are about to discover that, sometimes, going that extra mile to be together can forge a family bond so strong it can withstand anything-even wild curves ahead.

Multigenerational comedy veterans Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné each bring their fun-loving comic personalities to Walt Disney Pictures' COLLEGE ROAD TRIP, directed by Roger Kumble ("Cruel Intentions," "The Sweetest Thing"). The original screenplay is by Emi Mochizuki & Carrie Evans and Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio. Andrew Gunn is the producer, with Ann Marie Sanderlin, Anthony Katagas, Raven-Symoné and Michael Green serving as executive producers.

The film also stars Donny Osmond, Brenda Song, Eshaya Draper, Kym E. Whitley, Arnetia Walker, Margo Harshman and Molly Ephraim.

Behind the scenes, bringing a trip that traverses through the woods, over the hills and through a wedding from Northwestern to Georgetown University to life is a team that includes director of photography Theo Van de Sande ("Beauty Shop," "Yours, Mine and Ours"), production designer Ben Barraud ("The Nanny Diaries"), costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck ("Get Rich or Die Tryin'," "Fat Albert"), editor Roger Bondelli, A.C.E. ("Must Love Dogs," "Snow Dogs") and composer Edward Shearmur ("Bad News Bears").

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