Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
| Drake & Josh Go Hollywood | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy |
| Screenplay by | Dan Schneider |
| Story by | Dan Schneider Steven Molaro |
| Directed by | Steve Hoefer |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Michael Corcoran Drake Bell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Dan Schneider (executive) Robin Weiner (supervising) Joe Catania |
| Cinematography | Mike Spodnik |
| Editors | Marc Lamphear Skip Collector |
| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Production companies | Nickelodeon Movies Schneider's Bakery |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release |
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Drake & Josh Go Hollywood is a 2006 American made-for-TV comedy film starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck from the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh. It first aired on January 6, 2006, and was released on VHS and DVD on January 31. The film was the highest rated program on cable for the week with 5.4 million viewers.[1][2]
Plot
When Drake Parker and Josh Nichols's parents, Audrey Parker Nichols and Walter Nichols, leave to go on a ten-day cruise, Drake and Josh send their sister Megan Parker to the airport to meet a friend in Denver. However, Drake and Josh accidentally put Megan on the wrong flight to Los Angeles. Soon after, Drake and Josh leave to search for her in L.A. Once Drake and Josh find that Megan is okay, the boys decide to stay in L.A. for a while. However, Josh finds out that his G.O. (an MP3 player) was accidentally replaced with another guy's G.O, containing blueprints for counterfeit money. When the guy and his companion have a little "talk" with Drake and Josh on the G.O's, Drake and Josh attempt to escape, driving around L.A. in a stolen Viper which actually happens to be Tony Hawk's. In the meantime Megan begins to like the hotel she is staying in.
When they think they have lost them, Drake and Josh get pulled over by the F.B.I. But, the two "cops" actually turn out to be two more bad guys who work with the other two criminals. The criminals kidnap Drake and Josh and take them to a warehouse, locking them away. Back when Drake and Josh were at the San Diego airport, Josh had watched the news about some crooks who stole a monetary printing press from the U.S. Treasury Department three days before. Josh figures out that the criminals are the crooks who stole the monetary printing press to forge money. After making $500 million, the crooks decide that they are going to drown Drake and Josh as leader Milo McCreary had said: "I hope you boys are very good swimmers".
Meanwhile, Megan finds one of the crooks' wallets in her hotel room. She has her limousine driver take her to the warehouse, where she finds Drake and Josh. She tries to alert the police, but the phone connection goes out. Therefore, she sneaks into the warehouse and turns on the large fan, which blows around all of the money. In all of the ensuing chaos, Drake and Josh finally escape after a large fight. During the fight, Drake and Josh get chased through the warehouse and start beating the crooks with objects. Drake gets caught and the crooks tackle him. Josh tries to save Drake by tackling the other crooks. Drake and Josh get caught by the criminals and Josh raises his fist to punch the crooks but punches Drake instead, knocking him out. The police come and arrest the crooks for counterfeiting money. Megan uses some of the money she acquires from the warehouse to help her get to Denver, giving a portion as a tip to the limo driver. Josh remembers that he met a guy in the hotel bathroom about having Drake to play on TRL. As a reward for capturing the crooks, the police offers to give Drake an escort to Sunset Studios. They drive to TRL using Tony Hawk's Viper, which Tony's manager gives them permission to use because Tony has three more Vipers. Drake and Josh arrive to TRL in time, where Drake performs his new song, "Hollywood Girl". After his performance, Drake and Josh cruise around and enjoy L.A. with their dates.
Cast
- Drake Bell as Drake Parker
- Josh Peck as Josh Nichols
- Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker
- Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker Nichols
- Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols
- John J. York as Milo McCreary
- Matt Newton as Deegan
- Nick von Esmarch as Brice Granger
- Jorge Luis Abreu as Ah'Lee
- Jordan Belfi as Mitch Gordon
- Colleen Kirley as MTV Secretary
- Dylan MacKenzie as Security Guard
- Michael Ralph as the police chief
Music
Along with the music composed for the film by Michael Corcoran, there were several songs featured in the film.
- "Steppin' Out" – Safety Orange
- "To Save a Man" – Safety Orange
- "Boyz" – Saucy Monky
- "Find Your Own" – A Million Seeds
- "Little Bit Lonely" – Julie Gribble
- "It's True" – Odds Against Tomorrow
- "Hollywood Girl" – Drake Bell
- "Don't Preach" – Drake Bell
- "Get It Right" – Backhouse Mike
- "Highway to Nowhere" – Drake Bell
- "Summer Sun" – Safety Orange
- "Get It Right" – Backhouse Mike (uncredited)
Reception
The movie has no critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, but it contains a 78% score from the audience.[3] On IMDb, it has a 6.9/10.[4]
References
- ^ Scott Collins (2006-01-11). "ABC takes football and runs with it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
On basic cable, the most-watched program was Nickelodeon's movie "Drake & Josh Go Hollywood" on Friday (5.4 million viewers).
- ^ "Nickelodeon TV Movie Event 'Drake & Josh Go Hollywood' Kicks Off the New Year with Huge Ratings, Premiering to 5.4 Million Total Viewers" (Press release). Nickelodeon. 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2016-03-11 – via PR Newswire.
- ^ "Drake & Josh Go Hollywood". Rotten Tomatoes. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ^ Drake and Josh Go Hollywood, IMDb, 2006-01-06, retrieved 2015-03-31
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