The Relationtrip

The Relationtrip is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by C.A. Gabriel and Renée Felice Smith, starring Renée Felice Smith and Matt Bush.^[1]

The Relationtrip
Directed by	C.A. Gabriel Renée Felice Smith
Written by	C.A. Gabriel Renée Felice Smith Dana Scanlon
Produced by	C.A. Gabriel Renée Felice Smith Rachel Kiri Walker
Starring	Renée Felice Smith Matt Bush
Cinematography	Damian Horan
Edited by	Eric Wilson
Music by	C.A. Gabriel
Production company	My Boy Hugo
Distributed by	Passion River Films
Release dates	11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) (South by Southwest Film Festival) 16 January 2018 (2018-01-16) (US)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Renée Felice Smith as Beck
• Matt Bush as Liam
• Nelson Franklin as Buddy
• Brandon Kyle Goodman as Franklin
• Eric Christian Olsen as Chippy (voice)
• Amy Hessler as Eden
• Linda Hunt as Dr. Lipschweiss

Release

The film premiered at the Narrative Feature Competition section of South by Southwest on 11 March 2017.^[2]

Reception

Kate Erbland of IndieWire gave the film a rating of "B-" and wrote that "Smith and Gabriel clearly know their genre and have unique ideas as to how to pillage it for fresh entertainment, but their resistance to fully embrace one idea over the other holds “The Relationtrip” back from really subverting its material."^[2]

Gary M. Kramer of Salon.com wrote that "the good ideas and gimmicks come through, showing the promise that's there, but overall it misses the mark."^[3]