Trippin' is a 1999 comedy film directed by David Raynr and starring Deon Richmond, Maia Campbell, Donald Faison, and Guy Torry. The film provided one of Anthony Anderson's earliest film roles.
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Directed by | David Raynr |
Written by | Gary Hardwick |
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Cinematography | John B. Aronson |
Edited by | Earl Watson |
Music by | Michel Colombier |
Production company | Beacon Pictures |
Distributed by | Rogue Pictures October Films[1][2] |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3 million[citation needed] |
Box office | $9,017,070[1] |
Greg (Deon Richmond) is nearing the end of his high school days as graduation slowly approaches. He is also anxiously awaiting prom and has the hopes of going with Cinny (Maia Campbell), the school's local beauty. As he tries to ask his parents for help paying for prom, they begin nagging him after finding out he hasn’t filled out one college application, telling him they won’t give a dime until he fills one out. Along with these wants, Greg is also an avid daydreamer and is always daydreaming ("trippin'") over everything.
Trippin' was filmed on location in California in the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach in 1998. Narbonne High School in Harbor City was used for most of the film's school shots. Harbor City in Los Angeles was also a location used for filming as some of the film's scenes take place on the RMS Queen Mary. The working title of the film while it was in production was G's Trippin, but this was later shortened to its before release.[citation needed]
Trippin' was poorly received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 18% based on 28 reviews.[citation needed]
The film made $2,527,909 its opening weekend and grossed a total of $9,017,070 during its theatrical run.[1]
Trippin' was released during the start of the summer movie season of 1999. It was released in a limited number of theaters compared to the summer blockbusters released around the same time. The film did well enough to crack the top ten in gross receipts during its first few weeks of release. It was later released on VHS and DVD that same year. The film was re-released in 2005 as part of a DVD 4-pack named the Playa Pack that also contained the films Deliver Us from Eva, The Best Man, and How to Be a Player. The sole DVD was released with a different cover art featuring both Deon Richmond and Donald Faison.[citation needed]