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Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand have enough chemistry to drive a solidly assembled comedy; unfortunately, The Guilt Trip has a lemon of a script and is perilously low on comedic fuel.

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By Stephen Holden

• Dec. 18, 2012

Contrary to what the title and casting might suggest, the Barbra Streisand-Seth Rogen comedy, “The Guilt Trip,” is not “The Shrew and the Cringing Meatball.” There are no screaming accusations, no threats or recriminations, no tearful apologies in this amiable mother-son road odyssey.

The guilt that Ms. Streisand’s character, Joyce Brewster, lays on her grown son, Andy (Mr. Rogen), a struggling inventor, is larded with enough sweetness and awareness of appropriate boundaries that its humor caresses rather than stings. Joyce’s complaints mostly have to do with Andy’s decision to live 3,000 miles away from her in Los Angeles. When his mother becomes overbearing, Andy, sucking in his lower lip, politely silences her. Joyce, even at her most psychologically invasive, never whines or raises her voice.

Directed by Anne Fletcher (“The Proposal,” “27 Dresses”) from a pallid screenplay by Dan Fogelman (“Crazy, Stupid, Love”), “The Guilt Trip” is so comfy cozy that mothers and their grown children can watch it together without squirming. Even Joyce’s recollection of the time Andy’s penis turned purple is a zany throwaway remark delivered without a trace of Freudian insinuation.

What could have been a cutting satirical farce about domineering mothers and emasculated sons is a mildly funny, feel-good love story in which Mom’s sensible advice helps turn around her nerdy son’s foundering career. Although the main characters are softened Jewish stereotypes, there is no mention of religion.

Andy, who studied organic chemistry at U.C.L.A., is traveling around the country pitching an organic cleaning product he invented that consists of coconut and palm-kernel oils, and soy. You can even drink it. But his presentations are so stiff and jargony that potential backers nod off while he is talking.

When Andy makes a rare visit to see Joyce in New Jersey, he and his mother begin reminiscing. Joyce remembers her first boyfriend before she married Andy’s father, who died when Andy was 8. She has since had no love life.

Andy, sleuthing on the Internet, discovers an unmarried corporate executive living in San Francisco who has the same name as that boyfriend. He invites his mother to join him on his eight-day cross-country return trip without telling her of his plan to look up her first love at the end of the journey. Joyce, not knowing his agenda, jumps at the opportunity to be with her only child for several days.

One bland running joke is Joyce’s obsessive thrift. She insists that they rent a subcompact car instead of an S.U.V., a decision he regrets when they find themselves sandwiched between trucks in an Arkansas blizzard. Joyce also insists that they share the same room in motels and disturbs him with her habit of crunching handfuls of M&Ms while in bed. Since Ms. Streisand , now 70, looks 20 years younger, it is not implausible when one leering motel clerk mistakes them for lovers. But the movie makes little of the confusion.

Joyce is frisky and game for adventure, and in a Lubbock, Tex., steakhouse she agrees to play beat the clock while consuming a 50-ounce steak. This challenge, which could have been milked for farce, is another missed comic opportunity in a movie so timid it seems afraid of its own shadow. The chief pleasures of this mild-mannered dud lie in watching two resourceful comic actors go through their paces like the pros they are.

“The Guilt Trip” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It has mild innuendo and some strong language.

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The guilt trip.

2012 Directed by Anne Fletcher

Get ready for one mother of a road trip.

An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

Seth Rogen Barbra Streisand Yvonne Strahovski Colin Hanks Brett Cullen Adam Scott Ari Graynor Kathy Najimy Danny Pudi Casey Wilson Dale Dickey Michael Cassidy Brandon Keener Robert Curtis Brown Nora Dunn Miriam Margolyes Rose Abdoo Analeis Lorig Gabrielle Gumbs Rick Gonzalez Worth Howe Vicki Goldsmith Constance Esposito Creed Bratton Jeff Kober Tom Virtue

Director Director

Anne Fletcher

Producers Producers

John Goldwyn Evan Goldberg Lorne Michaels Erin Doyle James Weaver Hilary Marx Gretel Twombly

Writer Writer

Dan Fogelman

Casting Casting

Cathy Sandrich Gelfond Amanda Mackey

Editors Editors

Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Dana E. Glauberman

Cinematography Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Additional Directing Add. Directing

Darrin Prescott

Executive Producers Exec. Producers

Dan Fogelman Mary McLaglen Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Barbra Streisand

Lighting Lighting

Production design production design.

Nelson Coates

Art Direction Art Direction

David Lazan

Set Decoration Set Decoration

Karen O'Hara

Special Effects Special Effects

Mark R. Byers

Visual Effects Visual Effects

Eric Mancha

Stunts Stunts

Debbie Evans Joanne Lamstein Chris Palermo Allan Padelford

Composer Composer

Christophe Beck

Sound Sound

Peter J. Devlin Scott Millan Greg P. Russell Karen Baker Landers Christopher Assells Dino DiMuro Chris Jargo Dan Hegeman Peter Staubli Karen Vassar Triest Scott Curtis Darrin Mann

Costume Design Costume Design

Danny Glicker

Makeup Makeup

Lisa Layman Amy Schmiederer Beth O'Rourke Julie Hewett

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Terry Baliel Katrina Chevalier Mary Ann Valdes

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Review by aksel 4

This is a cute comforting movie and the reviews on this remind me most of the people on this website hate movies at this point but refuse to stop watching them because it’s their only personality trait. 

it’s not the best movie ever but ITS A LITTLE CUTE!!!

Review by lain ★★★★

WHY IS THE RATING SO LOW ON THIS???? THIS IS SO PURE???? I DONT TRUST ANY OF YALL ANYMORE

Review by Dylan ★★★

Guilt Trip is entertaining enough to keep you interested, but not engaging enough to keep your attention from wandering. It is a ferociously funny comedy that takes a lot of risks and connects just enough, and it's a step above the normal comedies thanks to its innovative idea and quartet of charming comedic star turns. The entire ensemble does an outstanding job with their roles, and they all carry the film with such a strong feeling of charisma and flattery. While the plot may be a little too conventional and the story may not be particularly memorable, it is nonetheless a family-friendly comedy with some belly laughs and a loving message that takes unexpected turns. In many ways, it exceeded my expectations, and I must say, I enjoyed it!

Review by Ben Peterson ★★★½

Road trip movies have to have an ending that makes the whole thing worth it and this one really, really does. A legit teary moment from a genuinely invested Rogen and Streisand, who are both great, caps this wholesome and funny movie off perfectly. I think this movie is just a splendid little yarn.

Review by indi ★★

fuckgin appalling but i really related to barbra streisand renouncing men bc they probably wouldn't let her keep eating m&m's in bed right before she went to sleep

Review by daril 🪷 ★★★

I am guilty of finding this film cute! I do not trust anyone who gave this a low rating

Review by Cristiano Bertoni ★★½

Pretty mediocre comedy, still fun in some points tho.

Review by Mario 🟠🍃🔵 ★★½

It was alright, but I probably should have watched Pineapple Express instead.

Review by 🎞️📼Spencer💿📺 ★★

Warning DO NOT  watch with a parent!

I can't comment much about this because every five minutes, my mother is asking me. Do I do that? Or When have I done that? 

My mom is a lovely lady but im glad there are no road trips for us.

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Probably the shortest I’ve ever seen Barbra’s nails. 🗺 

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whole movie I was appalled he would talk to his mother like that leave her alone

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oh Barbara i love u be my second mother

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“Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen are the perfect comedy duo"* as they embark on one mother of a road trip! The plan for a quick stop at Mom’s takes a sudden turn when an impulse compels Andy (Seth Rogen) to invite his mother, Joyce (Barbra Streisand), on an 8-day, 3,000 mile, journey across the country. But the farther they go, the closer they get and Andy may realize that they have more in common than he ever imagined.   *Jake Hamilton, FOX-TV

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A merica has rarely seemed as dreary as this cross-country road movie from New Jersey to San Francisco in which unmarried son Andy (Seth Rogen), a businessman in the cleaning industry, and his long-widowed archetypal Jewish mother Joyce (Barbra Streisand) come to terms with each other. Between meetings in which Andy attempts to interest chain stores in his organic cleaning fluid, she tricks him into meeting ex-girlfriends. Meanwhile he intends to reunite her with an old flame in California. It's all kvetch this and kvetch that, with few jokes or amusing encounters, and a side trip to the Grand Canyon which both think overrated and slip away from after two minutes. Rogen's expert timing has little to hone itself on.

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The Guilt Trip is a 2012 American road comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, starring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen , who both also served as executive producers on the film.

Andy Brewster (Rogen), a UCLA-graduate organic chemist and inventor, visits his mother Joyce (Streisand) in New Jersey before leaving on a cross-country trip to Las Vegas. After his mother reveals that he was named after a boy she fell in love with in Florida named Andrew Margolis, and after a little research he discovers that there's an Andrew Margolis living in San Francisco, he invites his unknowing mother on the trip, claiming he wants to spend some time with her. The road trip quickly becomes hard for Andy as his mother continues to intervene in his life, but over time, Andy and Joyce begin to genuinely enjoy each other's company.

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• All for Nothing : At least in regards of the search for Andrew Margolis, it turns out that the Andrew Margolis Andy's mother was talking about died five years before, and the "Andrew Margolis" Andy had found was actually his son, Andrew Margolis Jr.
• Bittersweet Ending : On one hand, Andrew Margolis was dead all along, so Joyce will not be able to clear the air with him. On the other hand, Joyce is assured that he thought about her in some way after being told he named his daughter Joyce; Andy is able to successfully pitch his product with Joyce's help; and Joyce and Andy's relationship grows much closer than they had been; plus Joyce arranges a date with Ben McGraw, the man she met during the trip.
• Dead All Along : It turns out that Andrew Margolis, Joyce's old flame, died five years ago, the "Andrew Margolis" Andy found living in San Francisco actually being his son, Andrew Margolis Jr.
• Road Trip Plot : The films is about a man and his mother having to go through a cross-country road trip. Hilarity Ensues .
• Signs of Disrepair : Andy and Joyce are forced to make a stop after bad weather makes the roads bad to see. They come upon "Capital City TOPLESS Restaurant" but the "LE" is burned out and the sign reads "TOP__SS" which Joyce mistakes for "tacos".
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• Mild 8 of 16 found this mild Severity? None 6 Mild 8 Moderate 2 Severe 0 We were unable to submit your evaluation. Please try again later.
• Joyce begins to play a tape of an audio book about a hermaphrodite and her sexual adventures, the tape is quickly shut off by her son though before it goes too deep into detail. Edit
• Joyce begins to recall how "passionate" her and her ex lover were, Andy stops her right as she's about to go into too deep of detail. Edit
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• A scene at a topless bar with strippers but no nudity is shown. Edit

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• Mild 6 of 8 found this mild Severity? None 2 Mild 6 Moderate 0 Severe 0 We were unable to submit your evaluation. Please try again later.
• When Andy's mom is at a bar, a guy tries hitting on her and Andy steps in, only to get punched in the face. Afterwards, we see his face bruised and swollen, but it's very mild. Edit
• Moderate 6 of 10 found this moderate Severity? None 0 Mild 3 Moderate 6 Severe 1 We were unable to submit your evaluation. Please try again later.
• 1 f-bomb, many uses of shit, as well as several uses of hell and damn. One paired with God. Edit

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• Mild 7 of 9 found this mild Severity? None 0 Mild 7 Moderate 2 Severe 0 We were unable to submit your evaluation. Please try again later.
• Several scenes involve drinking, whether it's at a bar or not. Andy is seen getting drunk in a hotel room, and there is also drinking at bars. Andy's mom get's drunk at a bar when a man tries to hit on her, and she also get's drunk in Vegas at 7am. We don't see mass consumptions of alcohol, we just see the effects of it. Edit

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• None 5 of 8 found this to have none Severity? None 5 Mild 2 Moderate 1 Severe 0 We were unable to submit your evaluation. Please try again later.
• When Andy and his mom are in a hotel, Andy and his mom get into a huge argument, which can be seen as emotionally intense. Language is present, including 1 f-bomb by Andy's mom. Edit
• SPOILER: On his mother's advice, Andy does include in his pitch (1) discussion of how children and pets can be killed by poisoning from drinking household cleaners, and (2) a demonstration in which he drinks (from a glass) about a whole cup of his household cleaner (which is cocoanut, palm, and soy and is not poisonous). Edit

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