When Melanie Porter (Raven-Symoné), an overachieving high school student, makes plans to travel around the country with her friends to choose the perfect college, Chief James Porter (Martin Lawrence), her overprotective cop father, decides that they should make the trip together instead. Rather than the dream trip she imagined, Melanie finds herself stuck in one embarrassing mishap after the next. But, as father and daughter bicker from campus to campus, they begin to appreciate the special bond they share and realize that both of their lives are about to change forever. Directed by Roger Kumble. With Brenda Song, Margo Harshman and Kym Whitley. Categories: Comedy, Family. Year: 2008.
Eugene Jones III in College Road Trip
After her mother Gail (Maria Bello) sends her to live in Houston with her strict father Rifat (Peter Macdissi), Jasira (Summer Bishil), a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, experiences the struggles of becoming a woman under her father's watchful eye and fitting into a community that views her with uncomfortable curiosity. To overcome her loneliness, Jasira seeks the friendship of her two next door neighbors Travis Vuoso (Aaron Eckhart), an army reservist, and Melina Hines, an expectant mother. Stuck in an uncomfortable situation, Jasira must face racism, hypocrisy and an adult world she not quite ready for. Directed by Alan Ball. With Chris Messina, Carrie Preston and Eugene Jones III. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
Eugene Jones III in Towelhead