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Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap is a Disney television movie that originally aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on April 5 , 1998 . It was later released in Germany on May 13 , 2000 and on video in Hungary on June 28 , 2001 .

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Fascinated by the Civil War in which he devotes all his spare time, George Piper decides to take, for the holidays, his wife and two children in the footsteps of his glorious grandfather, who played a decisive role in the Battle of Cripple Creek. But the journey he imagined motorhome does not go as peacefully as planned.

• Yvonne Campeau ... Daphne
• Wally Dalton ... Ranger Ratovich
• Garry Davey ... Sheriff Lancaster
• Stephen Dimopoulos ... Manager
• Rodney Eastman ... Stork
• Margot Finley ... Rachel Piper
• Brendan Fletcher ... Kyle Early
• Paul Giamatti ... Jeremiah Piper
• Julie Hagerty... Bess Piper
• Chas Harrison ... Private Latimer
• Mark Holden ... Town Sheriff
• Zook Matthews ... Cowboy Biker
• Stephen E. Miller ... Dale Butterworth
• Walter Olkewicz ... Mr. Bloom
• Jeremy Radick ... Arlo
• David Rasche ... Derek Early
• Ryan Reynolds ... Wade Early
• Blair Slater ... Josh Piper
• Daniel Stern ... George W. Piper
• Ken Tremblett ... Theme Park Sheriff
• Crystal Verge ... Carla Butterworth
• John Aguiar ... French casino patron (uncredited)

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Directed by Richard Benjamin

Family comedy about a man who decides to take his family on a trip his famous uncle took years ago. Fascinated by the Civil War in which he devotes all his spare time, George Piper decides to take, for the holidays, his wife and two children in the footsteps of his glorious grandfather, who played a decisive role in the Battle of Cripple Creek. But the journey he imagined motor home does not go as peacefully as planned.Tourist Trap is a Disney television movie that originally aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on April 5, 1998. It was later released in Germany on May 13, 2000 and on video in Hungary on June 28, 2001.

Yvonne Campeau Wally Dalton Garry Davey Stephen Dimopoulos Rodney Eastman Margot Finley Brendan Fletcher Paul Giamatti Julie Hagerty Chas Harrison Stephen E. Miller Walter Olkewicz Jeremy Radick David Rasche Blair Slater Daniel Stern Ken Tremblett Crystal Verge Ryan Reynolds Mark Holden

Director Director

Richard Benjamin

Producer Producer

Jeffrey Lampert

Writer Writer

Andy Breckman

Casting Casting

Lisa Beach Lynne Carrow

Editor Editor

Jacqueline Cambas

Cinematography Cinematography

Production design production design.

Stephen Geaghan

Art Direction Art Direction

Susan Parker

Set Decoration Set Decoration

Erik Gerlund

Special Effects Special Effects

Michael Blacklock

Composer Composer

Cynthia Millar

Costume Design Costume Design

Tom Bronson Toni Burroughs-Rutter

Makeup Makeup

Anita Brabec Francesca von Zimmermann

Hairstyling Hairstyling

Robert A. Pandini

Walt Disney Pictures Sandollar Television

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05 apr 1998, 13 may 2000, 28 jun 2001, releases by country.

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Review by Ripplin ★★★ 1

Fun Disney TV movie about a family led by George (Daniel Stern) and Bess (Julie Hagerty) Piper, who embark on a family trip in a new RV, which dad has purchased without asking. He's obsessed with his Civil War ancestor Jeremiah Piper (Paul Giammati), whose journals he has read his whole life. He wants to travel to the locations Jeremiah fought at and see the sites firsthand. The trip, however, will not go according to plan, and may include situations that could be classified as zany and/or wacky.

I figured going in that this wouldn't be great (an opinion 1998 me would've undoubtedly shared), but amusing enough...and it is. It has two things going for it; it's a Disney TV…

Review by Daniel Bernard ★★★ 1

Saw that a friend had watched this, so I subsequently put it on my watchlist. However, when I realized I had read his review on star Daniel Stern's birthday it was enough to immediately seek it out. Thought it would be on Disney+ (maybe it is in the States. Not so in NZ.) But YouTube had it, as they often do with old TV movies.

Wasn't exactly something I needed to rush to, and I pretty much agree with my mate too. But I'll bump up the rating ever so slightly just for a few moments (huge emphasis on a few, btw) that genuinely cracked me up. As well as the contribution of one Paul Giamatti, who even in this…

Review by Justin Wilton ★★★½

I’m the first to review this on Letterboxd? Well okay. The movie is actually pretty funny. Daniel Stern is a master of screaming. There’s memorable quips here and there. Ryan Reynolds is in this as a genuine nice guy. 

It rips everything off from National Lampoon’s Vacation, but still feels all its own. There’s a silly subplot involving Paul Giamatti as the ghost of a great-great grandfather Civil War vet that leads to a hilarious climax. 

Of all the Disney comedies that range from okay to lame, I can’t believe that this one, a made-for-TV only-on-VHS Wonderful World of Disney production is one of the funnier ones they’ve done. I expected shit. Are all their ABC films hidden gems?

Review by Danakin Filmwatcher ★★½

Ryan Reynolds/Deadpool & Wolverine Marathon Watch #11:

I decided to checkout this old Disney Channel movie out to see another Ryan Reynolds movie after watching a whole bunch of his flicks last month. This is one of his earliest roles and he was super young. Daniel Stern, from “Home Alone” is the star and Paul Giamatti, who has come along way since this movie! Not a bad cast, but just a very average made for TV “Family Vacation” rip-off. Stern was Clark Griswold. There’s certain parts of this that I’m surprised were in a Disney Channel movie. I never had Disney Channel as a kid, so I didn’t know how they got down, but after the recent documentary, I guess Nickelodeon did too!

Review by Jack Dearden ★★★

Fun little tv movie.

I'm saluting Paul Giamatti playing a war hero

Review by Chris Tobias ★★½

Daniel Stern ran so Robin Williams could walk.

Review by Luke Maxwell ★★

Written by one of my comedy heroes Andy Breckman and loosely based on his own family RV trips. But, it's still a Disney TV movie, so it's obviously not going to reach any kind of potential that Breckman has. If this were a mid-budget PG theatrical film, it could've been a little better. His sense of humor shines through only a little bit. Daniel Stern and others really do their best to sell the comedy with big, goofy performances, but it still has that cheapo TV-movie pacing that hampers it. I watched it with friends, and usually we can goof on stuff like this fine, but about halfway through we tapped out.

WFMU reference: the no-good boyfriend to the teenage…

Review by LucilleBrowne ★★★★★

My mom's favorite Ryan Reynolds movie. I watched this movie growing up all the time! This movie is greatly underrated. They made a remake with Robin Williams but, they failed by not understanding what truly made Tourist Trap good and the Robin Williams movie called RV, not good. There are other famous actors in this movie but, the big one is Ryan Reynolds.

Review by Benny ★★★½

thank you leo phillip and maxwell very fun family movie

Review by Maxwell Schmitt ★★★★★

Zip zip! Frisbees at 20 paces

Review by Andruw ★★★★

Must-watch for so many audiences. Ryan Reynolds fans, DCOM fans, and the small group of “The Wonderful World of Disney” fans.

It’s something I’d have loved as a kid. Sad I didn’t see it then. Sad it has been buried since.

Review by Danlock The Great ★★★★½

Truly a family favorite, hits my nostalgia every time.

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Tourist Trap (television)

Tourist Trap (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on April 5, 1998. Bored banker George Piper takes his reluctant family on a motorhome vacation to retrace the footsteps of his heroic ancestor and idol, Jeremiah Piper, who fought during the Civil War. Hoping to bond his family, George instead finds them facing a series of misadventures and unexpected dangers before they realize that they really are a closeknit family. Directed by Richard Benjamin. Stars Daniel Stern (George Piper), Julie Hagerty (Bess), David Rasche (Derek Early), Paul Giamatti (Jeremiah), Margot Finley (Rachel), Blair Slater (Josh), Rodney Eastman (Stork), Ryan Reynolds (Wade Early). Filming took place on location around Vancouver, British Columbia.  Released on video in 2000.

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Tourist Trap

Family comedy about a man who decides to take his family on a trip his famous uncle took years ago. Fascinated by the Civil War in which he devotes all his spare time, George Piper decides to take, for the holidays, his wife and two children in the footsteps of his glorious grandfather, who played a decisive role in the Battle of Cripple Creek. But the journey he imagined motor home does not go as peacefully as planned.Tourist Trap is a Disney television movie that originally aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on April 5, 1998. It was later released in Germany on May 13, 2000 and on video in Hungary on June 28, 2001.

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April 5, 1998,

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Yvonne Campeau, Wally Dalton, Garry Davey, Stephen Dimopoulos, Rodney Eastman, Margot Finley

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Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap is a 1998 TV movie starring Daniel Stern and Julie Hagerty. It originally aired on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney .

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