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27-455: It is the first of two lighthouses built by the U.S. government in Puerto Rico. It was first lit in 1900 and automated in 1973. In 1976, the light was deactivated and replaced by a modern beacon. The structure has deteriorated severely since deactivation. The lighthouse is listed in " Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear" and Lighthouse Digest magazine described the condition of

54-574: A 47% rating based on 120 reviews, and an average of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus says, "A trip worth taking if one's not offended by gratuitous nudity and bad taste." On Metacritic , the film scored 45 out of 100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In her review for Salon , Stephanie Zacharek wrote, "The giddy ridiculousness of Eurotrip is a pleasant surprise: The picture starts out slow and unsteady in its rhythms. But just when you begin to wonder if it’s ever going to get funny, or if it’s going to be merely desperate all

81-582: A budget. It was the first travel guide to show Americans that they could afford to travel in Europe. Frommer returned to the United States and began practicing law. During that time, he continued to write and also began to self-publish guidebooks to additional destinations, including New York, Mexico, Hawaii, Japan and the Caribbean. In 1977, Frommer’s trademark was sold to Simon & Schuster , Inc. Pearson bought

108-466: A common German feminine name. Realizing he had mistaken her name and that he has feelings for Mieke, Scotty tries to contact her again, but discovers that Mieke has blocked his email address. Scotty decides to travel to Europe with Cooper to find Mieke and apologize in person. Scotty and Cooper first arrive in London , where they befriend a Manchester United football hooligan firm , led by Mad Maynard. After

135-481: A confessional booth before she leaves on her trip. On the flight back to Ohio, Jenny and Cooper give into their urges and have sex in the plane's lavatory , while Jamie stays in Europe after being hired by Arthur Frommer . Scotty moves to Oberlin College in the fall term to begin his studies. During his phone conversation with Cooper, who is dating Jenny, Cooper asks what Scotty's new roommate looks like. Mieke knocks on

162-558: A language misunderstanding, they end up in Bratislava . Finding a great exchange rate with the U.S. dollar , the group goes to a nightclub. Drunk on absinthe , Jenny and Jamie make out with each other , witnessed by Scotty and Cooper, and are horrified when they realize what they are doing. The next day, a Slovak man drives them to Berlin. Scotty and Cooper learns that Mieke has left with a summer tour group, and will be reachable in Rome for only

189-541: A night of drinking, Scotty and Cooper wake up on a bus on their way to Paris with the hooligans. In Paris, they meet up with their classmates, Jenny and Jamie, fraternal twins who are touring Europe together. Jenny and Jamie decide to accompany Scotty and Cooper to find Mieke in Berlin . The group travels to Amsterdam , where Jamie is robbed while receiving oral sex in an alley, losing everyone's money, passports, and train tickets. They attempt to hitchhike to Berlin, but due to

216-511: A short time. Jamie sells his Leica Camera for plane tickets to Rome to find Mieke. In Rome, the group heads to Vatican City , where Mieke is touring before her summer at sea. Inside the Vatican, Scotty and Cooper search for Mieke and accidentally rings the bell of San Marco, which signals the Pope has died. Scotty appears on a balcony and spots Mieke in the cheering crowd below, who have mistaken him for

243-458: A website. In 2017, the company celebrated its 60th anniversary. Frommer has maintained a travel-related blog on the company's website since 2007. In 1957, Arthur Frommer, then a corporal in the U.S. Army , wrote a travel guide for American GIs in Europe, and then produced a civilian version called Europe on $ 5 a Day . The book ranked popular landmarks and sights in order of importance and included suggestions on how to travel around Europe on

270-633: The Absinthe Green Fairy. Jeffrey Tambor (uncredited) and Cathy Meils were cast as Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, respectively. Writers Mandel, Berg, and Schaffer all directed, but only Schaffer could achieve director credit. All scenes were filmed in Prague , Czech Republic. The opening scenes set in Ohio were filmed at the International School of Prague . The scene where the main characters are boarding at

297-503: The Dominican Republic . One set of plans called for a massive masonry structure with twenty five rooms for three keepers, families and supplies and a light with a range of 22 miles. However this was not the design that was finally used, probably due to the very porous and brittle sandstone conditions of Mona Island. The second set of plans called for an iron tower with a separate living quarters for one keeper and his family. This plan

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324-538: The Manchester United football hooligans), Lucy Lawless as Madame Vandersexxx (a sex-club dominatrix ), Patrick Malahide as Arthur Frommer , Diedrich Bader as Mugger, Fred Armisen as Creepy Italian Guy, Kristin Kreuk as Fiona (Scotty's ex-girlfriend), Nial Iskhakov as Bert Thomas (Scotty's younger brother), Matt Damon as Donny (Fiona's new boyfriend), J. P. Manoux as Robot Man, and Steve Hytner as

351-469: The Netherlands, Slovakia, Germany, and Italy, encountering awkward, humorous, and embarrassing situations along the way. In the town of Hudson, Ohio , Scott "Scotty" Thomas is dumped by his girlfriend, Fiona, immediately after his high school graduation at the beginning of the film. With his best friend, Cooper Harris, Scotty attends a graduation party that evening, where the band performs a song detailing

378-663: The Paris railway station was filmed in Prague's main railway station ( Praha hlavní nádraží ). The scene inside Vatican City was actually filmed in National Museum in Prague . The scenes with a German lorry driver were taken at the then-unfinished D5 motorway near Plzeň . Matt Damon was filming The Brothers Grimm in Prague and agreed to play the punk singer; as he wore a wig for Grimm , Damon could shave his head for EuroTrip . Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives EuroTrip

405-447: The United States and Canada on February 20, 2004, in 2,512 theaters. Over its opening weekend, the film grossed $ 6.7 million. It went on to gross $ 17.8 million in the United States and Canada and $ 3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 20.8 million. The film was released on DVD in the U.S. on June 1, 2004, in an R-rated theatrical version (90 minutes) and an "Unrated" extended version (92 minutes). The theatrical version

432-400: The affair Fiona was having with the band's singer. Scotty returns home drunk and angry and reads an email from his German pen pal , Mieke—who Scotty calls "Mike"—expressing sympathy for Scotty and suggesting they meet in person. Cooper suggests that "Mike" may be a sexual predator and Scotty tells Mieke to stay away from him. Scotty's younger brother, Bert, informs him that "Mieke" is actually

459-573: The beach to a cave. Goods were carried through the cave, and then hauled by a stubborn donkey on a canopy-covered wagon along a 6000 ft long track to the lighthouse. The lighthouse, as "Faro de la Isla de la Mona", was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1981. Frommer%27s Frommer's ( / ˈ f r oʊ m ər z / ) is a travel guide book series created by Arthur Frommer in 1957. Frommer's has since expanded to include more than 350 guidebooks in 14 series, as well as other media including an eponymous radio show and

486-816: The beginning of the 2008 film Jumper . Complete references from the Frommer's Guide book for Traveling around the world can be seen in the movie Last Stop for Paul . EuroTrip EuroTrip is a 2004 American teen sex comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg , David Mandel , and Schaffer. It stars Scott Mechlowicz , Jacob Pitts , Michelle Trachtenberg , Travis Wester , and Jessica Boehrs (in her film debut). Mechlowicz portrays Scott "Scotty" Thomas, an American high school graduate who travels across Europe in search of his German pen pal , Mieke (Boehrs). Accompanied by his friend Cooper (Pitts) and twin siblings Jenny and Jamie (Trachtenberg and Wester), Scott's quest takes him to England, France,

513-465: The door of his room, having been assigned to the same room because of another misunderstanding about her name. Scotty and Mieke embrace and get into bed together, with Cooper calling for Scott on the other end of a still-open cell phone call and the film's closing with the Absinthe Green Fairy wondering at his own lack of a sex life. The cast also includes Vinnie Jones as Mad Maynard (leader of

540-424: The following series: Frommer's guidebooks are represented in the 2004 comedy EuroTrip when one of the main characters, Jamie, uses it to guide a group of teenagers around Europe . Jamie later gets a job with Frommer's at the end of EuroTrip. In the opening scene of 2003's Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle , Cameron Diaz enters a Mongolian beer shack holding a Frommer's guidebook. A copy can also be seen near

567-486: The lighthouse as dire: "This lighthouse has to be among the most endangered in the U.S. – along with being one of the most isolated – rusting away in the tropical heat and humidity." Two sets of plans were drawn up between 1885 and 1886 by Spanish engineer Rafael Ravena, working for the Spanish government, for a lighthouse on the eastern side of Mona Island to help mark Mona Passage , which runs between Puerto Rico and

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594-546: The newly elected pope; all this happens while the current pope is watching everyone. The Swiss guards realize what is going on and detain Scotty and Cooper for their actions. However, the Manchester United football hooligans from London suddenly appear at the Vatican and demand the guards to release Scotty and Cooper. Scotty finally introduces himself to Mieke and confesses his love. Mieke is happy to see him, and they have sex in

621-467: The reference division of Simon & Schuster in 1998 and sold it to IDG Books in 1999. John Wiley & Sons acquired IDG Books (renamed Hungry Minds) in 2001. Arthur’s daughter, Pauline Frommer, was writing her own series of travel guidebooks and continuing the Frommer’s travel legacy. On August 13, 2012, it was announced that Google was acquiring Frommer's for an undisclosed sum. In March 2013, it

648-468: The way through, it lifts off like a wobbly helicopter—and somehow it keeps flying." In the New York Times , Elvis Mitchell wrote that "almost every girl in the movie with fewer than 10 lines to speak has to take her top off." In his review for Village Voice , Michael Miller criticized the film for its "constant anxiety that women might turn out to be men and vice versa." The film was released in

675-535: Was approved in 1887, and work on the station started in the early 1890s. The lighthouse's materials were fabricated in France by Duclos & Cie. The U.S. government continued its construction after the Spanish–American War in 1898. The 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long narrow-gauge Mona Island Tramway had a gauge of 600 mm ( 1 ft  11 + 5 ⁄ 8  in ). Its 231 ft long incline ran from

702-456: Was released on Blu-ray in 2013. The "Unrated" extended edition was released on Blu-Ray in 2022. Although not as successful at the box office as the producers' Road Trip (2000), EuroTrip did well on home video and became a cult classic . Ultra Culture blogger Charlie Lyne , who introduced a screening of the film in 2011 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts , wrote in 2012 that " EuroTrip

729-434: Was reported that Google ended the printing of Frommer's guidebooks. In April 2013, it was announced that the Frommer's brand has been reacquired by Arthur Frommer and his daughter, Pauline Frommer. In July 2013, Arthur Frommer struck a deal with Publishers Group West to distribute and promote Frommer's books. More than 75 million copies of Frommer's guide books have been sold since 1957. Over 350 titles are available in

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