Are We There Yet?

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 01 21 (USA)

UPC: 043396177420

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Scatological Humor]

Summary: Rapper and actor Ice Cube shows off his softer side in this family-friendly comedy. Nick Persons (Ice Cube) is a dealer in sports collectibles who has fallen for beautiful executive Suzanne Kingston (Nia Long). However, Nick discovers he has a bigger task than just winning her over -- Suzanne is a divorced mother with two children, Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Philip Daniel Bolden), and the kids don't believe any man besides their father is fit for their mother to date. Even though Nick doesn't care much for kids, he's eager to win Lindsey and Kevin over to score points with Suzanne, and so when business commitments threaten to strand Suzanne in Vancouver without her children for New Year's Eve, Nick volunteers to escort them. But when Nick is bumped from an airline flight due to a corkscrew in his pocket, he's forced to drive the kids to Canada, and Lindsey and Kevin see this as a golden opportunity to make life very difficult for Nick. Ice Cube served as both star and producer for this project. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: Raising the Roof: a sneak peek of Are We Done Yet?
Blooper reel
Deleted scene
A Tour of Nick's Fine Sports Collectibles
Play games
Road Trippin' - the making of Are We There Yet?
Director's commentary
Storyboard comparisons

Are We There Yet?

Format: DVD

Release Date: 03/20/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 95 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Are We There Yet?
1. Start [5:04]
2. Kid Problem [:52]
3. "I Think I'm in Love" [1:46]
4. Bonding Over Satchel [3:38]
5. Nick's Limo Service [2:46]
6. Sexy Mama [1:41]
7. The Friend Zone [4:42]
8. A Bad Start [5:01]
9. Corkscrew [1:50]
10. Train Hijinx [3:44]
11. Hitting the Road [4:00]
12. "Just Hold It" [4:00]
13. Locked Out [4:13]
14. Big Al [3:38]
15. Trashed [3:09]
16. Train Chase [2:48]
17. Back to Dad [1:56]
18. Fathers [2:09]
19. "The Look" [3:13]
20. The Pharmacist [2:39]
21. Rescued by Karaoke [3:17]
22. Deer Fu [4:28]
23. "Hit the Deck!" [1:48]
24. Keeping Swinging [3:01]
25. Big Al Returns [3:14]
26. Winter Carnival [2:12]
27. Saving Kevin [4:40]
28. "I Love You Guys" [8:55]

Derek Armstrong

It's fascinating to see how far Ice Cube has come since his days as a foul-mouthed rapper in N.W.A, a parent's worst nightmare. Sure, the PG-rated Are We There Yet? is having fun with the idea that Cube is a bit rough to be chaperoning children, but in truth, he's been on this road toward becoming Uncle Ice Cube, the family-friendly icon, for some time now. It's important that Cube gives such a pleasing performance because the actors are the only things to recommend Are We There Yet? Fortunately, this includes the two darling child actors, Aleisha Allen and Philip Daniel Bolden, who seem to instinctively understand that they shouldn't be either too precious or too bratty. The middle ground makes them real siblings, bickering yet loving, and darn appealing. Without the winning rapport of these three, the audience would feel like an unwitting passenger on this journey -- whining the frustrated question from the title -- almost from the start. As movie road trips go, it's not very epic, covering only the 300 miles between Portland and Vancouver. The obligatory disastrous set pieces are written indifferently, almost tacked on and unimportant. The script's one clever idea is to have a bobblehead doll of Satchel Paige serving as the conscience of Cube's Nick Persons, a memorabilia shop owner, talking to him from the dashboard of his new Escalade. But Tracy Morgan's vocal schtick in this role grows tiresome as well. Since the performers generally distract from the production's many shortcomings, Are We There Yet? is a cute enough family movie. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: C. Ernst Harth  Actor 
Tommy A. Ford  Producer 
Ice Cube  Producer 
Brian Levant  Director 
David Newman  Composer (Music Score) 
David N. Weiss  Screenwriter 
Dan Kolsrud  Producer 
J. David Stem  Screenwriter 
Matt Alvarez  Producer 
Todd Garner  Executive Producer 
Derek Dauchy  Executive Producer 
Vicki Galloway Weimer  Executive Producer 
Steven Gary Banks  Screenwriter 
Claudia Grazioso  Screenwriter 
Ice Cube  Actor 
Nia Long  Actor 
Jay Mohr  Actor 
M.C. Gainey  Actor 
Aleisha Allen  Actor 
Philip Daniel Bolden  Actor 
Tracy Morgan  Actor 
Nichelle Nichols  Actor 

Country: USA