Johnson Family Vacation is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Christopher Erskin. It stars Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Gabby Soleil, Shannon Elizabeth, Solange Knowles, and Steve Harvey. The film is director Erskin's first feature film directorial project. Nate Johnson and his family have been invited to their big family reunion in Missouri. He sees it as an opportunity to reconnect with his estranged wife and growing children, as well as a chance to show up his wealthier know-it-all brother, Mack . Nate takes delivery on an expensive new SUV, persuades his... recently separated wife Dorothy to tag along, and packs up his three kids — nubile teenager Nikki , under-age wannabe rapper D.J. , and precocious seven-year-old Destiny — for what he imagines will be a leisurely drive from Los Angeles to Missouri. However, between his wary wife, arguing kids, angry police officers, a bizarre hitchhiker , bad diner food, and an unfortunate run-in with a cement mixer, getting from point A to point B proves to be just short of a nightmare.
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| Release date: | March 31, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Christopher Erskin |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Producer: | Paul Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Eric Rhone, Wendy Park |
| Editor: | John Carter |
| Music by: | Al Eaton, Richard Gibbs |
| Cinematography: | Jeff Barnett, Shawn Maurer |
| Screenplay by: | Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones |
| Estimated budget: | $12,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |