The Best RV Movies

08-02-2019

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The Best RV Movies

This list of the Best RV Movies will have you grabbing the popcorn and maybe even the tissues! I am about to bring you some of the most hilarious RV movies ever made, and one heart touching tearjerker thrown in for good measure.

A great RV movie can be hard to find. Therefore, I have compiled a list of the best RV movies ever produced.

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This is the ultimate RV movie. This comedy stars some of the most talented comedians in the business such as Robin Williams and Jeff Daniels. It is packed full of laughs, witty humor and has the best dumping scene in any movie ever made; with a massive explosion that leaves Bob (Robin Williams) covered in an unpleasant situation. The funny thing is we have all been there. Bob goes to the dump and realizes he has no clue what he is doing. So, two kindhearted fellow campers offer advice, but they are as clueless as Bob. This scene alone is worth watching it repeatedly.
Bob is a hard-working businessman who gets so focused on trying to keep his job that he cancels the family’s Hawaii trip, rents an RV, and convinces them it is all for his desire for his family to grow closer together. When in reality it is all about him not wanting to lose his job, or is it? He tells his wife he needs more time with his teen children and asks her to come into the woods with her big brawny man. All while agreeing to make all the meals, give massages and guarantying everyone a fun-filled cross-country vacation. But, there are lots of mishaps along the way! A run in with racoons, his laptop gets stolen, no internet (we have all been there) and constant run ins with an obnoxious, banjo playing, partridge family singing family that sells car horns for a living. This movie will have you laughing, singing and saying, "OMG, that's so US !"

We Are the Millers
This movie is a very adult movie! It is packed full of comedy, truth and intense moments that leave you cringing. This movie provides you with a lot of belly laughs as long as you understand it is an adult geared movie. It is the type of movie that you can not stay in your seat, it has you up pacing and covering your eyes in disbelief. The Millers are the luckiest drug smuggling, RV driving, fraudulent family on the road. At one point the dad pulls the RV over and sets his fake family straight on how things are; funny thing is while he is trying to convince the audience that it is a fake situation it comes across as real as my family or yours. Just like my parents and probably yours he threatens to turn that RV around! Extreme adult content.

Leisure Seekers
The title says it all and we all seek to leisure; lay by the pool, travel the countryside, see new sites and bask in the sun. Sounds great right? Well not so much in this movie. Grab your tissues, you are going to need them. I chose this movie as a top RV movie because it is realistic and sometimes sad movies are some of the best movies made. Movies like this bring out the best emotions in us, make us better people, and sometimes you just need a good cry. John and Ella both stricken with terminal illnesses decide to take one last voyage, to the Florida Keys, in their vintage camper they call the Leisure Seeker. Many of us travel with illnesses and John and Ella are not immune. John has Alzheimer’s and Ella is stricken with cancer. Sometimes movies are too true to life and Leisure Seeker is one such movie. This movie is about their last RV adventure and all the trials and tribulations that come with doing so and dealing with knowing death is imminent.

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National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Who doesn’t love Chevy Chase and who doesn’t love Christmas? In this movie Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo host the most chaotic, patriotic, crazy family Christmas event this side of the crapper. Speaking of crapper National Lampoons Christmas Vacation is known for its “the crappers full scene”. I don't know what it is but there seems to be a theme with RV movies involving emptying the sewer and something going terribly wrong. It could be because it hits close to home since we’ve all experienced that “oh no” moment when emptying the tank.
Everyone who sees this movie wants to be just like the Griswold’s. Some communities hold a Griswold challenge. Right here in my hometown of Zanesville, Ohio a young man by the name of Austin Lemmon runs the biggest Christmas light show in Muskingum County. I challenge you to watch this movie then see if you can match Clark light for light and create the biggest Griswold Christmas light show you can at your campsite. Most campgrounds have Christmas events so what a great way to show off your talent.
While this movie may not be completely about an RV you will surely enjoy uncle Eddie and his home on wheels.

A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie is not just for the kids; it is a heart-warming cartoon about a goof and his kid. Like most of us Goofy wants so much to bond with his teenage son that he decides to take him on a camping trip. When Goofy’s friend, Pete, finds out about the fishing trip he grabs his son, jumps in his modern RV and meets up with Goofy and Max down the road. Check out this pretty cool RV scene. It takes Pete about twenty seconds to set up camp; complete with a pool, lounge area, and basketball court. While the RV scenes are short in this movie, they are memorable. A Goofy Movie is about love, nature, bigfoot and camping.

Related Read: Entertained on the Road

Conclusion
If you like RVs and movies you will enjoy watching these. A few RV movies that get honorable mention are Spaceballs, Incredibles, and The Long Long Trailer with Lucille Ball.

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Connie Ulman

Author: Connie Ulman

Connie Ulman is a freelance writer/photographer specializing in the outdoors. She travels full-time across the U.S. Connie is the author of 'One Child's Struggle with Cancer: A Mother's Pathway to God.' Wife to Wild Woody, mother of a Marine and friend to all, Connie loves to write about family, pets and life on the road.