On this day April 10, 1987, the teen road trip comedy Three for the Road premiered in theaters. Directed by Bill L. Norton, the film starred Charlie Sheen, Alan Ruck, and Kerri Green in a political and personal coming of age journey packed into a cross country drive.
The story followed a young political aide (Sheen) tasked with escorting a rebellious senator’s daughter (Green) to a conservative boarding school. Along for the ride is his best friend (Ruck), and what starts as a simple mission quickly turns into a whirlwind of misadventures, emotional drama, and a growing bond between the mismatched trio.
Despite having a solid cast of rising 80s stars, the film struggled at the box office, pulling in just 1.5 million. Still, it remains a fun footnote in the filmographies of its leads and a slice of lesser known 80s road trip cinema.
Fun fact: Alan Ruck and Charlie Sheen had just appeared in iconic back to back 80s films — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Platoon — before teaming up for this low key comedy.
Trivia question: What future Ferris Bueller’s Day Off star co starred with Charlie Sheen in the 1987 road trip film Three for the Road?
The story followed a young political aide (Sheen) tasked with escorting a rebellious senator’s daughter (Green) to a conservative boarding school. Along for the ride is his best friend (Ruck), and what starts as a simple mission quickly turns into a whirlwind of misadventures, emotional drama, and a growing bond between the mismatched trio.
Despite having a solid cast of rising 80s stars, the film struggled at the box office, pulling in just 1.5 million. Still, it remains a fun footnote in the filmographies of its leads and a slice of lesser known 80s road trip cinema.
Fun fact: Alan Ruck and Charlie Sheen had just appeared in iconic back to back 80s films — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Platoon — before teaming up for this low key comedy.
Trivia question: What future Ferris Bueller’s Day Off star co starred with Charlie Sheen in the 1987 road trip film Three for the Road?
