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Four American teenagers, one European adventure and plenty of bad decisions. EuroTrip (2004) turned a backpacking trip across Europe into one of the funniest teen comedies of the 2000s. Originally titled Ugly Americans, the film was written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer. Although the story visits several European countries, almost the entire production was filmed in and around Prague, which doubled for various European destinations. As Berg joked: "The irony is that one city that Prague did not serve as in our shoot was Prague." One of its biggest surprises is Matt Damon's cameo as Donny, the tattooed singer performing "Scotty Doesn't Know". Damon was in Prague filming The Brothers Grimm when his former college friends invited him to join the film. Although a box-office disappointment, EuroTrip gradually found a second life on home video and became a cult favourite. With Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg and Travis Wester, plus memorable cameos from Vinnie Jones, Lucy Lawless and Jeffrey Tambor, it remains a beloved comedy of the 2000s.