The Way Way Back
| The Way, Way Back | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
|
|
| Directed by |
Nat Faxon Jim Rash |
| Produced by | Tom Rice Kevin J. Walsh |
| Written by | Nat Faxon Jim Rash |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Rob Simonsen |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Edited by | Tatiana S. Riegel |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures (United States) StudioCanal (Australia) |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $23.2 million |
The Way, Way Back is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash in their directorial debut. The film stars Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell and Maya Rudolph, with Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet, Faxon and Rash in supporting roles. It premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Fourteen-year-old Duncan from Albany, New York reluctantly goes on summer vacation to a beach house in a small seaside town near Cape Cod, Massachusetts with his mother, Pam; her boyfriend, Trent; and Trent's daughter, Steph. Trent emotionally disparages Duncan, often making comments and gestures that are belittling and rude to him. Steph in turn is equally rude and snobby towards Duncan and she seems to be spoiled by Trent, who in contrast to his treatment of Duncan seems to let her do whatever she wants. On the way to the beach house, Trent asks Duncan to rate himself on a scale of one to ten; Duncan rates himself a six while Trent tells him he thinks Duncan is a three. They arrive at the beach house and are greeted by the neighbors: the gregarious, hard-drinking Betty; her children Susanna and Peter; and married couple Kip and Joan. Later that evening, Duncan and Susanna have an awkward conversation from their adjacent porches.
Duncan discovers a small girl's bicycle in the garage of the beach house and uses it to begin exploring the town. At a pizza restaurant, he runs into the staff of Water Wizz, the local water park. He meets Owen who is playing Pac-Man, and eventually Owen takes Duncan under his wing and shows him around the park. Duncan meets the park's colorful, rag-tag group of employees: Caitlin, Lewis, and Roddy. Several kids at the water park speak reverently of a legendary pass in the tube slide, wondering how it could have been done. Owen hires Duncan for odd jobs at Water Wizz.
...
Wikipedia