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Trippin'

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19% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A high-school senior, Gregory Reed (Deon Richmond) is unprepared for life after graduation. Obsessed with finding a girlfriend, Gregory often has elaborate fantasies where he imagines himself as a successful ladies' man. While Gregory passes the time with his slick, trouble-seeking friend, June (Donald Adeosun Faison), he can't seem to escape his rut until he meets the pretty and brainy Cinny (Maia Campbell). Although his crush already has a boyfriend, Gregory is intent on winning her over.
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Critics Consensus

Trippin' struggles to balance its raunchy teen comedy elements against an unfortunate tendency toward preachy moralizing.

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Nathan Rabin AV Club Jul 28, 2014
Intermittently funny and good-natured, Trippin' won't disappoint its target audience. Go to Full Review Robert Dominguez New York Daily News Jul 28, 2014
1.5/4
A disjointed, lowbrow comedy about a teen coping with his uncertain future through daydreams. Go to Full Review Rod Dreher New York Post Jul 28, 2014
An after-school special posing as Booty Call, stumbling badly over its clunky message-movie scripting. Go to Full Review Todd Anthony South Florida Sun-Sentinel Jul 28, 2014
The messages, in other words, are mixed -- which makes them pretty much consistent with the perspective of a hormone-driven 17-year-old boy. Viewed in that context, Trippin' doesn't fall quite so far. Go to Full Review Dayana Stetco Metro Times (Detroit, MI) Jul 28, 2014
3/5
As the credits roll into oblivion, James Thurber's ghost puts out his cigarette. There's another movie he could've written! Go to Full Review Keith Bailey Radio Times Jul 28, 2014
2/5
Some funny moments and the likeability of Richmond's character make it a tolerable way to pass time, despite the fact (aside from Richmond's fantasies) we've seen everything here many times before. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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alan g @agenser Dec 18, 2025 Terrible movie. Racist mysoginist. See more Quanique L @RT21375368 Jul 17, 2025 I love this movie it had me laughing all the time I watch it I can’t wait until it is on tv again so I can watch it or buy it on Amazon prime video See more Jul 22, 2016 Remember little Kenny from Cosby Show? (And between Bill and Raven Symoné, Kenny might be the only untainted memory left from that series.) Several years later, actor Deion Richmond was all grown up and looking to make a splash as the lead in a vaguely adult coming-of-age comedy. Objectively, Trippin' is terrible, but it's also a cult classic that shoulda been, as a likeable Richmond riffs his way through one horndog/would-be hero daydream sequence after another as a way of putting off the looming reality of college. Bouyed by the ageless Donald Faison, Trippin' has one foot in Kid 'N Play-style '90s farce and the other one firmly forward into a Smiley Face, stream-of-consciousness stoner paean See more Mar 2, 2015 A dumb but funny urban teen flick. See more Jul 29, 2014 (**): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] See more Jul 29, 2014 this movie is soo funni See more Read all reviews
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David Raynr

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Deon Richmond

Gregory Reed

Donald Faison

June Nelson

Maia Campbell

Cinny Hawkins

Guy Torry

Fish

Aloma Wright

Louise Reed

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Synopsis A high-school senior, Gregory Reed (Deon Richmond) is unprepared for life after graduation. Obsessed with finding a girlfriend, Gregory often has elaborate fantasies where he imagines himself as a successful ladies' man. While Gregory passes the time with his slick, trouble-seeking friend, June (Donald Adeosun Faison), he can't seem to escape his rut until he meets the pretty and brainy Cinny (Maia Campbell). Although his crush already has a boyfriend, Gregory is intent on winning her over.
Director
David Raynr
Producer
Marc Abraham, Caitlin Scanlon
Screenwriter
Gary Hardwick
Distributor
October Films, Rogue Pictures
Production Co
Beacon Communications
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.0M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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