Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

Drake & Josh Go Hollywood is a 2006 American made-for-TV comedy film starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck from the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh. It first aired on January 6, 2006, and was released on VHS and DVD on January 31. The film was the highest rated program on cable for the week with 5.4 million viewers.

Plot
The movie opens as Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) runs into the kitchen and tries to tell his step-sister Megan Parker (Miranda Cosgrove) how he got into a prestigious creative writing class. She, however, makes a smoothie, which drowns out his conversation. He and his step-brother, Drake Parker's (Drake Bell) parents Audrey and Walter (Nancy Sullivan, Jonathan Goldstein) are to take a ten-day cruise to Acapulco, during which Megan will stay at a friend’s house in Denver. Josh begins to write a story about his greatest adventure for his class but is unable to recall one, concluding that he has a boring life. Meanwhile, Drake's band manager let a great gig slip through his fingers, and Drake and his band then have to perform at the "B'Nai Shalom Home for The Elderly." Drake, enraged, fires his current manager and lets Josh take his place. Shortly before their parents’ departure, Drake selfishly leaves for over an hour and finally returns, causing Megan to nearly miss her flight to Denver. However, Drake accidentally puts Megan on the wrong flight, and she ends up en route to Los Angeles, California. They try to open the plane doors, but are caught and searched by the T.S.A. They attempt to call Megan's cell phone, but she has accidentally left it with Josh. Soon after, Drake and Josh decide to fly to L.A. to get her. Drake and Josh sit in separate seats, and as per usual, Drake gets better seating companions: women. Josh moves away from a disgusting family he sat next to and sits next to a criminal who has stolen a US Currency Printer. While their plane goes through turbulence, the fat lady Josh sat next to falls over on him. His G.O. (MP3 Player) is switched with the criminal's, who has stored blueprints for counterfeit money on it. Meanwhile, Megan calls for a limo in L.A. and arrives at the Chambrulay Hotel, a luxury hotel by the beach. Once Drake and Josh find that Megan is okay, the boys decide to stay in L.A. for a while. While Josh was in the bathroom, he meets an MTV producer, who is desperate for a new band to play for TRL tomorrow. Although Drake isn’t signed to a record label, Josh convinces the producer to hire Drake’s band. When the criminal and his accomplice confront Drake and Josh on the G.O's, the boys attempt to escape and are subsequently chased around the city in a stolen Viper which happens to be Tony Hawk's.

After losing the crooks, Drake and Josh get pulled over by the “F.B.I.”, who turn out to be two more bad guys in disguise, who are in cahoots with the other two criminals. The criminals kidnap Drake and Josh and take them to a warehouse, locking them away. Josh figures out that the criminals are the crooks who stole the monetary printing press to forge money that is indistinguishable from legitimate currency. After printing $500 million, the crooks conspire to drown the pair.

Meanwhile, Megan finds one of the crooks' wallets in her hotel room. She has her limousine driver take her to the warehouse, where she finds Drake and Josh. She tries to alert the police, but the phone connection goes out. Therefore, she sneaks into the warehouse and turns on the large fans, which blow around all of the new money. In the ensuing chaos, Drake and Josh untie themselves with the blade from a pair of scissors and a large fight begins. Subsequently, the police come and arrest the crooks for counterfeiting money & kidnapping.

Megan uses some of the money she acquires from the warehouse to help her get to Denver, giving a portion as a tip to the limo driver. As a reward for capturing the crooks, the police offers to give Drake an escort to Sunset Studios. They drive to TRL using Tony Hawk's Viper, which Tony's manager gives them permission to use. Drake and Josh arrive to TRL in time, where Drake performs his new song, "Hollywood Girl". After the performance, the producer Josh had met in the hotel bathroom plans for Drake to meet with Spin City Records to arrange Drake a record deal. Drake reminds Josh about his creative writing class's assignment as Josh now has an unforgettable adventure to write about. The movie ends as Drake and Josh cruise around in the Viper to enjoy L.A. with their dates.

Cast
 Drake Bell as Drake Parker
 Josh Peck as Josh Nichols
 Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker
 Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker Nichols
 Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols
 John J. York as Milo McCreary
 Matt Newton as Deegan
 Nick von Esmarch as Brice Granger
 Jorge Luis Abreu as Ah'Lee
 Jordan Belfi as Mitch Gordon
 Colleen Kirley as MTV Secretary
 Dylan MacKenzie as Security Guard
 Michael Ralph as the police chief

Music
Along with the music composed for the film by Michael Corcoran, there were several songs featured in the film.
 "Steppin' Out" – Safety Orange
 "To Save a Man" – Safety Orange
 "Boyz" – Saucy Monky
 "Find Your Own" – A Million Seeds
 "Little Bit Lonely" – Julie Gribble
 "It's True" – Odds Against Tomorrow
 "Hollywood Girl" – Drake Bell
 "Don't Preach" – Drake Bell
 "Get It Right" – Backhouse Mike
 "Highway to Nowhere" – Drake Bell
 "Summer Sun" – Safety Orange
 "Get It Right" – Backhouse Mike (uncredited)

Reception
The movie has no critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, but it contains a 78% score from the audience. On IMDb, it has a 6.9/10.

References

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Category:Drake & Josh
Category:2006 films
Category:2006 television films
Category:American television films
Category:Nickelodeon original films
Category:English-language films
Category:American children's comedy films
Category:American films