ARE WE THERE YET (UMD/PSP/WS 1.85 ANAMORPHIC/2.0/ENG-SUB/FR-DUB) DVD

Are We There Yet?
Rapper and actor Ice Cube shows off his softer side in this family-friendly comedy. Nick Persons (Ice Cube) is a dealer in sports collectibles who has fallen for beautiful executive Suzanne Kingston (Nia Long). However, Nick discovers he has a bigger task than just winning her over -- Suzanne is a divorced mother with two children, Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Philip Daniel Bolden), and the kids don't believe any man besides their father is fit for their mother to date. Even though Nick doesn't care much for kids, he's eager to win Lindsey and Kevin over to score points with Suzanne, and so when business commitments threaten to strand Suzanne in Vancouver without her children for New Year's Eve, Nick volunteers to escort them. But when Nick is bumped from an airline flight due to a corkscrew in his pocket, he's forced to drive the kids to Canada, and Lindsey and Kevin see this as a golden opportunity to make life very difficult for Nick. Ice Cube served as both star and producer for this project. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Ice Cube as Nick Persons Nia Long as Suzanne Kingston Jay Mohr as Marty M.C. Gainey as Al Aleisha Allen as Lindsey Kingston Philip Daniel Bolden as Kevin Kingston Tracy Morgan as Voice Of Satchel Paige Nichelle Nichols as Miss Mable

Crew Kelvin Humenny - Art Director Industrial Light & Magic - Animator Aysha Madina - Animator Julie Creighton - Associate Producer Charles O'Shea - Boom Operator Lynne Carrow - Casting Susan Brouse - Casting Juel Bestrop - Casting Jeanne McCarthy - Casting Paul Becker - Choreography Gersha Phillips - Costume Designer Greg Zenon - First Assistant Director Donald Sparks - First Assistant Director Brian Levant - Director Glenn Randall - Second Unit Director Lawrence Jordan - Editor Todd Garner - Executive Producer Derek Dauchy - Executive Producer Vicki Galloway Weimer - Executive Producer Bruce L. Brownstein - Location Manager Liz Scully - Lighting Joseph Pepper - Lighting Mark Bailey - Lighting David Newman - Composer (Music Score) Spring Aspers - Musical Direction/Supervision Debra Denson - Makeup Trig Singer - Camera Operator Richard McNeal - Camera Operator Keith Thomson - Camera Operator Kenneth Hewlett - Camera Operator Neil Seale - Camera Operator Jim Van Dijk - Camera Operator Stephen Lineweaver - Production Designer Randal Platt - Cinematographer Thomas E. Ackerman - Cinematographer Matt Alvarez - Producer Ice Cube - Producer Dan Kolsrud - Producer Tommy A. Ford - Producer Allan Galajda - Set Designer Scott Wolf - Sound/Sound Designer Darren Brisker - Sound/Sound Designer Soundelux - Sound Editor Michael Wilhoit - Sound Editor Paul Lazenby - Stunts Marny Eng - Stunts Ernie Jackson - Stunts Mike Vezina - Stunts Tom Glass - Stunts Brad Loree - Stunts Nolan Pharis - Stunts Clay Virtue - Stunts Trevor Addie - Stunts Hugo Steele - Stunts Ken Kirzinger - Stunts Brent Woolsey - Stunts Robin Hayter - Stunts Guy Bews - Stunts Darryl Quon - Stunts Dean Choe - Stunts Coordinator J.J. Makaro - Stunts Coordinator Jim Rowe - Unit Production Manager Claudia Grazioso - Screen Story Steven Gary Banks - Screen Story Claudia Grazioso - Screenwriter Steven Gary Banks - Screenwriter David N. Weiss - Screenwriter J. David Stern - Screenwriter Dan Kuzmenko - Production Assistant Marian Koprada - Production Assistant Terry Wong - Production Assistant Louise Bourassa - Production Assistant Breanne Larrett - Production Assistant Andrew T. Dauchy - Production Assistant Dominic Main - Production Assistant Ralph Sandhard Schultze - Production Assistant Asha McLeod - Production Assistant Don McCuaig - Second Unit Camera Randal Platt - Second Unit Camera Stefen Fangmeier - Visual Effects Supervisor Mark Dornfeld - Visual Effects Supervisor Stephen Coren - Visual Effects Supervisor Randy Kelley - Sound Effects Editor Tim Walston - Sound Effects Editor Kerry Ann Carmean-Williams - Sound Effects Editor Mark Dumas - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Kyle M. Doig - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Danny Virtue - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Dale Kipling - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Darin Hilton - Matte Artist Brigitte Prochaska - Unit Publicist A.J. Vesak - Aerial Photography James Buckland - Animatronic Effects Taku Dazai - Animatronic Effects Walter Klassen - Animatronic Effects Viv Leacock - Dialogue Coach Larry Portmann - First Assistant Camera Troy Sobotka - Grip Scott Jason Gray - Grip Harvey Fedor - Key Grip Kimberly T. Olsen - Key Grip Dean Collins - Key Grip Dillard Brinson - Key Grip Tanya Noel Hill - Music Editor J.J. George - Music Editor Jeff Carson - Music Editor Erica Frauman - Post Production Supervisor Eva Morgan - Production Coordinator Ellen Freund - Properties Master Dennis Dean Johnson - Re-Recording Mixer Jules M. Stewart - Script Supervisor Jeanine Dupuy - Script Supervisor David K. Arnold - Second Assistant Director Kathy Houghton - Second Assistant Director Eddy Santos - Second Assistant Director Joel Whist - Special Effects Coordinator Stewart Bradley - Special Effects Coordinator Dave Owen - Still Photographer Rob McEwan - Still Photographer Michael Wilhoit - Supervising Sound Editor Michele Ferrone - Visual Effects Producer Nick Drew - Visual Effects Producer Jody Leanne Petford - Costume/Wardrobe Ardyth Cleveland - Costume/Wardrobe Kelly Oxford - ADR Editor Laura R. Harris - ADR Editor Michelle Pazer - ADR Editor Thomas J. O'Connell - ADR Mixer Rick Canelli - ADR Recordist Barbara Wilson - Assistant Art Director Carolyn Cameron - Assistant Costumer Designer Niall Fraser - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Terry Hanson - Assistant Hair Flemming Lund - Assistant Location Manager Linda Yip - Assistant Location Manager Leah Ehman - Assistant Makeup Jamie Tait - Assistant Production Coordinator Amy Morrison - Assistant Production Coordinator Kasandra Greene Griebel - Assistant Production Coordinator Ea Birkett - Assistant Properties Trinita Waller - Assistant Properties Sacha Moiseiwitsch - Assistant Properties David Kudell - Assistant Sound Editor Anthony Creery - Best Boy Grip Dan Gorval - Best Boy Grip Dylan Ringwood - Best Boy Grip Ina Brooks - Buyer Larkin MacKenzie-Ast - Casting Assistant Blythe Cappello - Casting Associate Bill Dawson - Chief Lighting Technician Stuart Haggerty - Chief Lighting Technician Glenn Woodruff - Construction Coordinator Keith A. Parent - Costumes Supervisor Kathy Linder - Costumes Supervisor Rick Stadder - Dolly Grip Ryan Monro - Dolly Grip John Cruikshank - Dolly Grip Gil Forrester - Dolly Grip Mike Stroman - Electrician Andy D.J. Guichon - Electrician Natasha Tony - Extra Casting Dawn M. Gerrior - First Assistant Editor James Moriana - Foley Artist Jeffrey Wilhoit - Foley Artist Dave McMoyler - Foley Editor Kevin Clark - Leadman Lisa Vijitchanton - Personal Assistant Dennis Hayes - Personal Assistant Dave Hebenstreit - Personal Assistant Nancy Leiviska - Personal Assistant Ryan Mayeda - Production Controller Jeff Barnes - Production Executive Harold Bernard - Second Assistant Camera Melody Gehrman-Cook - Second Assistant Editor Andrew Koessler - Set Dresser Darryl Henley - Storyboard Artist Custom Film Effects - Visual Effects Johanne Hubert - Set Decorator Dennis McNeill - Color Timing Sam Pritchard - Construction Foreman Craig Brisker - Construction Foreman Nerses Gezalyan - Foley Mixer Roger Bailey - Generator Operator Dan Petrozzi - Negative Cutter Ildiko Barrett - Set Medic/First Aid Nancy Kress - Set Medic/First Aid Dan Cervin - Special Effects Foreman Mike L'Arrivee - Special Effects Technician Dave Dunaway - Special Effects Technician Mike Splatt - Special Effects Technician Stephen Hepworth - Special Effects Technician Franz Fraitzl - Special Effects Technician Daren Hicks - Special Effects Technician Alan Waldron - Special Effects Technician John Werner - Swing Gang Sigrid M. Spade - Swing Gang Ken Diamond - Swing Gang J. Todd Lawley - Swing Gang Katharina Brand - Swing Gang John T. Boe - Swing Gang Gary Hawes - Third Assistant Director William Henderson - Visual Effects Editor Michael Gleason - Visual Effects Editor Collette Nunes - Visual Effects Editor Lynne Redding - Voice Casting Victoria Balharry - Art Department Coordinator James Milton - Assistant Visual Effects Editor Julie McHaffie - Department Head Hair Stan Edmonds - Department Head Makeup Brentan Harron - Illustrator Marios Theodosi - Compositor Scott Rader - Compositor Ali Laventhol - Compositor Vince Goodsell - Compositor Jennifer Silvertand - Assistant Set Decorator Bruce Lanoil - Puppeteer David Barclay - Puppeteer Yeorgios Prontzos - Puppeteer

Are We There Yet?
It's fascinating to see how far Ice Cube has come since his days as a foul-mouthed rapper in N.W.A, a parent's worst nightmare. Sure, the PG-rated Are We There Yet? is having fun with the idea that Cube is a bit rough to be chaperoning children, but in truth, he's been on this road toward becoming Uncle Ice Cube, the family-friendly icon, for some time now. It's important that Cube gives such a pleasing performance because the actors are the only things to recommend Are We There Yet? Fortunately, this includes the two darling child actors, Aleisha Allen and Philip Daniel Bolden, who seem to instinctively understand that they shouldn't be either too precious or too bratty. The middle ground makes them real siblings, bickering yet loving, and darn appealing. Without the winning rapport of these three, the audience would feel like an unwitting passenger on this journey -- whining the frustrated question from the title -- almost from the start. As movie road trips go, it's not very epic, covering only the 300 miles between Portland and Vancouver. The obligatory disastrous set pieces are written indifferently, almost tacked on and unimportant. The script's one clever idea is to have a bobblehead doll of Satchel Paige serving as the conscience of Cube's Nick Persons, a memorabilia shop owner, talking to him from the dashboard of his new Escalade. But Tracy Morgan's vocal schtick in this role grows tiresome as well. Since the performers generally distract from the production's many shortcomings, Are We There Yet? is a cute enough family movie. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Full-length movie Widescreen presentation DVD picture quality DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 95 min