Famous RVs Featured in 10 of Our Favorite Movies

From campy comedies to action-packed adventures, RVs have rolled on to the big screen in a number of Hollywood movies. When you plan your next RV trip, set aside time for movie night and watch these favorite flicks starring new and vintage vehicles and RVs that are out of this world. Here are RV Trader’s famous RVs featured in 10 of our favorite movies.

1. Fleetwood Southwind – The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers set records with the number of vehicles destroyed during the movie’s multiple car chases, including the Fleetwood Southwind. Decorated with bull horns and desert scenery, the vehicle belongs to the Nashville Country and Western musicians the Good Ole Boys. The RV takes a dip in deep water after an incident involving super glue and the gas pedal.

2. Nomanisan Staff RV – The Incredibles

Disney Pixar’s animated feature The Incredibles is a favorite for all ages, packing laughs with adventure as the superhero family saves the day. In the movie, they make their escape from the Nomanisan Island headquarters after hijacking a white and blue-striped RV. The getaway vehicle takes flight with the help of their superpowers, and gets beat up on the road in a tense landing scene.

3. Winnebago Brave – Independence Day

The 1990s summer blockbuster Independence Day stars Will Smith and Randy Quaid (who appears later on this list as another memorable character). In the midst of an alien invasion, Quaid leads the charge with a fleet or RVs bound for Area 51 in the desert. You’ll see the 1967 Winnebago Brave, living up to its name on the screen.

4. Winnebago – Lost in America

Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty headline the ’80s comedy Lost in America as a married couple that (sort of) deal with a midlife crisis and hope to find themselves on the road. After losing their jobs and getting rid of their house, they travel cross-country in a Winnebago. The two take a gamble with their money and all the risks while out on the highway in this now-retro RV.

5. Fleetwood Southwind Storm – The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg’s sequel to Jurassic Park keeps you on the edge of your seat as an angry T-rex terrorizes dinosaur explorers in their Fleetwood Southwind Storm. The vehicle featured here is a customized mobile lab with modified trailers, making it suited for scientific research. Spoiler alert: not much from the vehicle is salvaged when it’s parked in the path of a T-rex during a frightening scene that’s literally a cliffhanger.

6. Fleetwood Pace Arrow – Meet the Fockers

RV trips can bring families together, however, things get messy when meeting the in-laws in the Meet the Parents sequel, Meet the Fockers. Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller roll down the road in the dysfunctional family’s Fleetwood Pace Arrow motorhome before they hit some bumps along the way. And while the family reunion has many awkward encounters in this cringe comedy full of errors, the Pace Arrow sure does shine on screen.

7. Ford Condor II – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Now considered a Christmas classic, this outrageous comedy that’s part of National Lampoon’s Vacation movie series includes memorable lines and moments that will leave you laughing with tears. The Griswold family Christmas is nearly ruined as Clark (Chevy Chase) gets an unexpected visit from cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) and his beat up Ford Condor II that has seen better days. Eddie plans on parking in the driveway for the snowy winter, but things take a turn for the worst after an explosion involving RV sewage and Santa’s sleigh.

8. Forest River Georgetown 359 and Flxible Clipper — RV

The always charismatic Robin Williams turns into an RVing dad wishing to restrengthen family bonds on a road trip out west in the slapstick comedy RV. Williams’ character and his family take a spin in an over-the-top Forest River Georgetown 359 with a giant “Rent Me” inscribed on its side. They encounter mishaps and a community of fellow RVers, including a couple driving a cool collector’s RV—a vintage 1948 Flxble Clipper.

9. 986 Winnebago Chieftain 33 — Spaceballs

When it’s time to take an intergalactic voyage to rescue a distressed princess from an evil empire, you can trust on a 1986 Winnebago Chieftain to help you complete the mission. That’s basically the premise to Spaceballs, a cult classic ’80s parody of Star Wars. The high-flying Winne is refitted as a spaceship known as “Eagle 5” in the movie.

10. Coachmen Encounter – We’re The Millers

Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston’s characters smuggle contraband and cross the border with a fake family in a Class A Coachmen Encounter in the comedy We’re The Millers. They use the Coachmen as a decoy to fool the authorities as if they’re on vacation, leaving no trace of their real misdeeds. However, things don’t go without a hitch, as they run into border agents, the cartel, and a venomous tarantula. 

These 10 titles feature famous RVs that light up on the big screen. Watch these movies with your family and friends the next time you’re at the RV park or camping out at night with your vehicle. And if you’re ready to find your next new or used RV, be sure to check out all the listings online at RVTrader.com.