National Lampoon's Senior Trip is a
1995 teen movie directed by
Kelly Makin.
Plot
The film follows the story of a group of rude and obnoxious seniors from Fairmont High, an
Ohio high school. After a typing class, the seniors cut school and throw a party at the home of Principal Moss (
Matt Frewer). When he returns home, he gives the class detention, forcing them to write a letter to the
President of the United States, explaining what is wrong with the education system.
Amazingly, the President enjoys it, and invites the class to
Washington to discuss it. However, it is actually just a plot devised by a corrupt
U.S. Senator to humiliate the President.
Upon their journey, the class stops in a convenience store where Mark "Dags" D'Agastino (
Jeremy Renner) and Reggie Barry (
Rob Moore) lock Principal Moss in a flooded convenience store toilet so they can steal alcohol from the store. They are followed by Travis (
Kevin McDonald), a crazed
Star Trek fan and crossing guard, who hitches a ride with an
Asian family.
While on their way, Principal Moss falls into a "
coma" after taking pills given to him by Red (
Tommy Chong), the bus driver and "Dope King". At this point, the students go on a rampage and throw another party, while Carla Morgan (
Tara Strong), the school
slut, puts
makeup on the sleeping Principal Moss.
The next morning, the bus is pursued by both Travis and the police. Red suddenly dies, apparently from a
drug overdose, and the bus nearly...
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