Mrs. H made me aware of a movie I had never heard of called ‘The Long, Long Trailer‘ staring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I managed to get my hands on a copy and eagerly watched it. I was in tears by the end of it, it is so funny. It deals with almost every single RVing disaster or problem you can imagine, except for waste tank issues, including the compromises couples make when choosing to full-time. I was surprised to discover that there aren’t many differences in full-timing, or RVing in general, between the 1950’s and 2010!

The movie came out on DVD in 2006. I found it at Walmart and it is also on sale at some Camping Worlds.

Here’s the trailer:

Since I began RVing I’ve noticed RVs in movies more than I did in the past. Many movies have great scenes featuring RVs and these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head:

-‘About Schmidt‘ starring Jack Nicholson. His character goes on a cross-country RV journey and parks his 40’ class A like it’s a sub-compact.

-‘Two Weeks Notice‘ starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. Bullock’s character eats a chili dog that doesn’t agree with her. She needs a bathroom NOW. She is stuck in traffic. Grant’s character notices an RV parked a couple of cars away…

-‘2012‘ starring John Cusack. The highlight of the RV scenes is the one where his character takes a cue from me and barrels down a steep hill in an RV with no brakes. Only he does it on purpose.

-‘Camping Sauvage‘ (Happy Camper) starring Guy Lepage. A police informant hides out in an RV park where he has to stay in the most unlevel rig imaginable.

-‘RV‘ starring Robin Williams. A black tank thinks it’s Old Faithful, and that’s the least of his misadventures.

Do you have any other favourite movies or movie scenes featuring RVs?