Product Details

• Actors: Garry Davey, Margot Finley, John Aguiar, Walter Olkewicz, Paul Giamatti
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: July 17, 2001
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305809992
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,465 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Take Chevy Chase's screwball Vacation movies, plug in Daniel Stern and Julie Hagerty as the parents of two can't-be-bothered kids coerced into holing up in an RV with their well-intentioned dud of a dad and mild-mannered mom for three weeks, and file down the funny parts just enough so no one gets offended, and what you get is Tourist Trap, a likable movie with heart and a message. George Piper (Stern) is a disgruntled Wisconsin banker and Civil War buff who dreams of tracing the glory-lined path of his great-great-grandfather, the Union hero Jeremiah Piper. Fed up with his fractured home life and unwilling to wait any longer, he packs up his family and the bumbling begins. A fence and a streetlight crumble as he commandeers the RV down his suburban street, and on the highway, two thugs on motorcycles misinterpret the pointy-finger part of "Where Is Thumbkin," a game he's playing to entertain his thoroughly unimpressed family. George's good-guy stripes shine through, though, when the Pipers' picked-up travel companion, a rugged Renaissance man of a doctor with two dreamy kids, shows his true colors on a hiking trip--Mr. L.L. Bean turns out to be a bullying control freak. For all its predictability and tidiness, getting snared into the Tourist Trap feels comfortable; this modern-day Cleaver family's exploits are easy to swallow. Kids 8 and older will giggle over the mindless gags and parent-directed wisecracks. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tourist Trap, April 17, 2001

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Terry A (Overland Park, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tourist Trap [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This a fun-filled movie for the whole family. My 5 year old enjoyed it every bit as much as my 8 and 10 year olds did. Daniel Stern does an great job portraying a Dad out to reconnect with his family. No matter what. He's a real dud - or is he? If you're looking for a light-hearted family-style movie this one you're sure to enjoy over and over again.

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect family comedy, July 29, 2011

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B. Jones - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tourist Trap [VHS] (VHS Tape)

i was either 9 or 10 when i first saw this on the wonderful world of disney back in those days and i remember it being such a fun movie to watch and it made me laugh alot. i just wish it was on DVD too!!! oh well, i'm ordering it for my movie collection because i would love to watch it again and share it with my little cousins once they grow up

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good!!!, December 11, 2010

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Pumpkin Man - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tourist Trap [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It had been a long time since I watched this, so I decided to refresh my memory. It was better than what I remembered. Daniel Stern stars as George Piper who wants to take his family on a vacation to revisit where his Great Grandfather fought in the Civil War. Hilarious hijinx happen along the way. I would recommend TOURIST TRAP!!!