Production Companies RV Camping Productions Ltd., Red Wagon Productions, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG, Intermedia Films, Relativity Media
The Munro RV is a Forest River, Georgetown 359 TS. The production actually purchased five of them for the film, two of which were the RVs we see the Munros driving and living in throughout the film. Two others were fitted with special suspension hydraulics to tackle some of the extreme driving moments.
The fifth RV, dubbed “Wild Thing,” was fully functional with entire sections that were “wild” and could be removed so interior scenes could be filmed. There was actually a sixth RV, which Rasmussen ordered from the factory in pieces. The special effects department built the frame to allow hydraulic rams to raise and lower the RV once it was placed into the lake.
To complete the re-outfitting of the RV, all the interiors were stripped out and replaced with a different color scheme and larger windows. Skylights were added, as were new cabinets. Not only did all of the RVs look exactly alike at the start of the film but as the motor home gets progressively trashed, all the other vehicles had to be progressively deteriorated to match.
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