Vacation Friends

"They came home with some extra baggage."

2021 1h 43m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 930

Comedy

Synopsis

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When a straight-laced couple that has fun with a rowdy couple on vacation in Mexico return to the States, they discover that the crazy couple they met in Mexico followed them back home and decide to play tricks on them.

“They came home with some extra baggage.”

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Cast

Lil Rel Howery
Marcus
Yvonne Orji
Emily
John Cena
Ron
Meredith Hagner
Kyla
Robert Wisdom
Harold
Lynn Whitfield
Suzanne
Andrew Bachelor
Gabe
Tawny Newsome
Brooke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clay Tarver
Writers: Jim Magdaleno, Brian McKissick, Aaron Sowd
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Vacation Friends Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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202+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clay Tarver, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rolfe Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Evan Henke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji and John Cena carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They came home with some extra baggage.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clay Tarver directs. Tim Suhrstedt behind the camera. Rolfe Kent scores. Evan Henke cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Part of the "Vacation Friends Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3202+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Clay Tarver, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rolfe Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Evan Henke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji and John Cena carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They came home with some extra baggage.".
9IMDB entry: tt3626476 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "mexico", "vacation", "wedding", "drugs".