Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

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]

Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
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Genre
Screenplay byDan Schneider
Story byDan Schneider
Steven Molaro
Directed bySteve Hoefer
Starring
Theme music composerMichael Corcoran
Drake Bell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersDan Schneider (executive)
Robin Weiner (supervising)
Joe Catania
CinematographyMike Spodnik
EditorsMarc Lamphear
Skip Collector
Running time73 minutes
Production companiesNickelodeon Movies
Schneider's Bakery
DistributorNickelodeon
Paramount Home Entertainment
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original release
  • January 6, 2006 (2006-01-06)
Chronology
Preceded bySheep Thrills
Followed byMegan's New Teacher

Plot

For his school assignment, Josh must write an essay on the greatest adventure of his life, to which he struggles to think of anything fun or fulfilling he has ever done. Drake is frustrated at his band manager for booking him and his band inappropriate gigs at boring venues, so Josh offers to become his new manager, using this experience to write his essay, which Drake reluctantly accepts. When their parents, Audrey and Walter, leave to go on a ten-day cruise, Drake and Josh drive their sister Megan to the airport to visit her friend Jessica in Denver, Colorado. However, Drake and Josh accidentally put Megan on the wrong flight to Los Angeles, California. Megan is angry at the boys for putting her on the wrong flight, but uses Walter's credit card to book a limousine service and a luxurious stay at the Chambroulay Hotel, which she comes to enjoy. When Drake and Josh fly to LA to find Megan and keep an eye on her, Josh meets a music producer in the hotel bathroom while playing one of Drake's songs on his laptop. The producer decides to book Drake an appearance on TRL for the next day.

However, Josh finds out that his G.O. (an MP3 player) was accidentally replaced on the flight with that of a man named Deegan, containing blueprints for counterfeit money. When Deegan and his companion Brice Granger confront Drake and Josh on the G.O., the boys attempt to escape, driving around LA in a Viper stolen from Tony Hawk. When they think they have lost them, Drake and Josh get pulled over by FBI agents. But, the two "cops" actually turn out to be two more bad guys who work with the criminals who chased them. 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 group of criminals who kidnapped them, led by Milo McCreary, stole the printing press to forge counterfeit money. After making $500 million, the crooks plan to drown Drake and Josh in a lake.

Meanwhile, Megan is disappointed at Drake and Josh abandoning her again and initially enjoys her free time in peace, but soon becomes concerned about them when she finds Granger's wallet in her hotel room. The following morning, she has her limo driver take her to the warehouse, where she finds Drake and Josh. She tries to alert the Los Angeles Police Department, 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 and battle the crooks in a large fight until the police come and arrest the crooks for counterfeiting money. Megan uses some of the money she acquired from the warehouse to help her get to Denver, giving a portion as a tip to the limo driver. As a reward for capturing the crooks, the police offers to give Drake an escort to Sunset Studios for his TRL appearance using Tony Hawk's Viper, which Hawk's manager gives them permission to use because Hawk has three more Vipers. Drake and Josh arrive at TRL in time, where Drake performs his new song, "Hollywood Girl". After his performance, the producer tells Drake he will pull some strings to allow him to audition for Spin City Records in New York City. With success in Drake's hands and Josh finally having something to write about for his greatest adventure, Drake and Josh cruise around and enjoy LA with two girls who have become fans of Drake's music during his TRL performance.

Cast

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

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
  1. 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).
  2. "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.
  3. "Drake & Josh Go Hollywood". Rotten Tomatoes. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  4. Drake and Josh Go Hollywood, IMDb, 2006-01-06, retrieved 2015-03-31
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