BlackTree TV Producer Jamaal Finkley sits down with Donny Osmond to discuss his new movie, College Road Trip, his career, and the possibility of covering a Hip Hop Album. It is a family tradition underlying the roots of the American Dream—the "college road trip"—when high school seniors tour the nation trying to figure out where they are going to spend the most formative years of their lives. For 17-year-old Melanie Porter, it's an exhilarating moment of rocking her independence...except for one thing: her dear old dad—who also happens to be the no-nonsense local police chief, the man who says he puts "the S in safety"—wants to be her chaperone in his police cruiser. Now, her COLLEGE ROAD TRIP is about to veer off into uproarious comedy, as her father's accident-prone plans to protect and serve his daughter go awry at every turn, causing them to careen down ravines, literally crash a wedding, and even jump out of a plane, not to mention carpool with an impossibly cheerful father-and-daughter team (featuring one-time teen heartthrob Donny Osmond in his first film role in decades). Yet, somewhere between Dad trying to hold on for dear life and Melanie hoping to break away from his embarrassing maneuvers, they start to trust each other and realize they're speeding headlong into a new family future. At the heart of the film's mix of slapstick hijinks and downright real family relations are its two talented co-stars: popular comedy veteran and real-life father Martin Lawrence <b>...</b>
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