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Joe's Roadtrip is a 2008 CGI Comedy low-budget film directed by Steven Rodrigues and starring Steven Rodrigues. It is the third and final film in a series of movies centered around a man named Joe. Joe's Roadtrip was a Direct to DVD film with no theatrical release. Rodrigues plays unemployed Joe Nordenberg, who accidentally kills everyone who is important, and must tell the world that they must fend for themselves.

Rodrigues began developing Joe's Roadtrip in November 2006, and struggled with the script for the movie and a weak computer. Production began in August 2007, when Rodrigues purchased a new computer and was able to start the work. Joe's Roadtrip took 8 months to complete and was released on April 14, 2008 after numerous delays. It received positive reviews from friends and family, but struggled with getting people to watch the movie.

Plot
In a barren 2211, Joe Nordenberg must warn the world of its demise. He discusses doing so with Broom Ionescu and they head to the local television studio. They realize that they do not want to be in the same car with each other for the whole trip and decide to take a plane instead.

Joe is pointlessly suspected as a terrorist by the airport security guards and has two people assigned to watch him to make sure he does not kill anybody. One of the people assigned cannot complete this task, for he is on break, and the security guard appoints a Generic Hoverball: Model 001 to search for someone new. After Joe checks in at the airport, the girl working there, Miley Mason, tells him that his broom companion cannot join him because they are considered a threat to safety. Joe agrees and continues towards the plane while the hoverball appoints Miley to watch Joe.

Once Joe is on the plane, he is visited by a guard who looks suspiciously like the Master Chief from Halo, and once Joe needs to use the bathroom he is misled and tripped by Miley, they then pour rum on him so nobody will believe his story, which is an obscure Simpsons reference. Joe is fed up and sits through the rest of the flight disgruntled.

After the plane lands, Broom can be seen on a tropical island, indicating that he was misplaced onto the wrong plane, he ultimately floats away in the sea. Joe is then seen at the airport terminal and forces Miley and the Guard to assist him with his journey to the TV station. Once they reach the TV station the Manager is pleasantly surprised to have such an exclusive story and quickly asks Joe to go on the news. He does so and is a major disapointment to the Manager. The Manager is aware people enjoy stupid entertainment, and seeing that Joe is stupid, he asks him for an idea for a show. The idea is so amazing that it overwhelms the Manager and he feels he must destroy the building so no one else can hear about this show.

After the explosion, the Guard can be seen standing fine, but is then hit by debris. Miley has a small wall on her, but she is okay and reminisces about her birthday saying how this event is even worse. The Guard, who is now okay, can be seen later with Miley commenting on the destruction, meanwhile, Broom shows up in what he calls a low-rider. The talk about it and realize Joe has a spike of metal through his head.

The funeral for Joe is unpleasant, Miley says she could start crying of happiness, which is no surprise since the Guard and her were both kidnapped by Joe. The Guard gives him $20 that he took from him, and the Broom cries in sadness. Once Miley and the Guard leave, Broom is left to ponder and remember the good times with Joe. All of a sudden Joe grabs Broom from the grave and claims that he is invincible. Joe decides to spend his check that the TV Studio Manager gave him for his idea for a show and live in a mansion.

The epilogue explains what the characters do later in life. The Guard becomes a goalie for the local hockey team, Miley attempts to drive a car, Joe buys a private island, and the Broom becomes head of the universe.

Alternate Beginning
The alternate beginning was created on a different setup than the actual movie, and has been labeled as terrible. It shows broom and Joe driving down a mountainous road for five minutes after running over an Elite from Halo.

Characters
Joe Nordenberg- represents stupid people

Broom Cortez- represents nice, relaxed people

The Guard- represents conceded people

Miley Mason- represents an average teenager

The Security Guard- represents paranoid people

The TV Manager- represents selfish people

Duct-tape Salesman- represents obese people

The Airport Hoverball- represents average workers

Development
The development was long and tedious. The production started with months of script planning, which continued until the film was released. The animation was a very time-consuming part because of all the environments needing to be created. Many resources helped Rodrigues in speeding this process up. There is very little that he actually created himself. Of the characters, only the Broom, Joe, and the hoverballs were created by him. The Guards, Miley, and the Duct-tape salesman were created from other sources.

The film was created with the following programs:

3ds Max

Sony Vegas

Adobe Photoshop

Nero Burning Rom

Casting
Various friends were chosen to become a part of this movie. It was a hit-and-miss with the voice acting quality, one voice "would sound amazing while another sounded flat and boring". Most voices were done by Steven Rodrigues, but he acknowledges that he could not have done all the voices himself and thanks all the people who helped.

Release
Joe's Roadtrip was originally slated for a November 4, 2007 release in the United States and Canada, but due to numerous delays and issues, the movie was delayed with no actual release date until its actual release. Many friends of Rodrigues questioned if the movie would ever be released, and on April 14, every friend of Rodrigues was able to get a free DVD loaded with bonus features.

A high-definition video is available, but cannot be played since the file size is too large to fit on a DVD.

The youtube version of the film was released soon after the DVD release, and has gotten positive reviews, but low views.

Trivia
A Companion Cube from Portal, the video game that makes one think with portals, can be seen when Broom is on the tropical island at rare occurences behind a tree. The logo that Rodrigues uses for his company can be seen in the Duct-Tape Salesman's shop with duct tape over it.