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The Way, Way Back
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2013 film directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
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The Way, Way Back is a 2013 American teen drama comedy film directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie features Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, and AnnaSophia Robb in the cast. Rob Simonsen composed the score, while John Bailey served as director of photography. The narrative is set in New York and centers on a dysfunctional family.
The film has a runtime of 103 minutes and was released in 2013. It was distributed by Netflix and Disney+ via video on demand. Production companies involved include Sycamore Pictures, OddLot Entertainment, and The Walsh Company. The story explores themes of friendship, shyness, and conversation, with keywords including beach and bicycle.
Critical reception includes a review score of 83%, 7.3 out of 10, and 68 out of 100. Audience ratings show a 7.4 score on IMDb and a 7.136 average on TMDb. The production had a budget of 4,600,000 and generated revenue of 23,198,652. The film is assessed against the Bechdel test.
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7.1Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Cast
- Liam James as Duncan
- Steve Carell as Trent Ramsey
- Toni Collette as Pam
- AnnaSophia Robb as Susanna Thompson
- Sam Rockwell as Owen
- Allison Janney as Betty Thompson
Themes
- friendship
- beach
- shyness
- conversation
- bicycle
- vacation
- stepfather
- love
- neighbor
- summer
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Nat Faxon Jim Rash
- Written by
- Nat Faxon Jim Rash
- Produced by
- Kevin J. Walsh Tom Rice
- Starring
- Steve Carell Toni Collette Allison Janney AnnaSophia Robb Sam Rockwell Maya Rudolph Liam James Rob Corddry Amanda Peet
- Cinematography
- John Bailey
- Edited by
- Tatiana S. Riegel
- Music by
- Rob Simonsen
- Production companies
- Sycamore Pictures The Walsh Company OddLot Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Release dates
- January 21, 2013 ( 2013-01-21 ) ( Sundance ) July 5, 2013 ( 2013-07-05 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $26.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Jim Rash
- Screenwriter
- Nat Faxon
- Cast member
- Zoe Levin
- Composer
- Rob Simonsen
- Cinematographer
- John Bailey
- Narrative location
- New York
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 294202
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- Commons category
- The Way Way Back
- title
- The Way, Way Back
- distributed by
- Disney+
- film editor
- Tatiana S. Riegel
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- executive producer
- Nat Faxon
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
- publication date
- 2013-12-05
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Encyclopedic overview
The Way, Way Back is a 2013 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash in their directorial debuts. It stars Liam James as Duncan, an introverted 14-year-old who goes on summer vacation to Wareham, Massachusetts, with his mother and her overbearing boyfriend. It also stars Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, and Maya Rudolph, with Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet, Faxon, and Rash in supporting roles.
Faxon and Rash conceived the film in the early 2000s, but it spent several years in development hell before funding could be secured. Filming lasted several months during summer 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where Fox Searchlight Pictures (which also distributed The Descendants, co-written by Faxon and Rash, and where the film was originally in production) acquired distribution rights to it. The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 5, 2013, where it received positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $26.9 million against its $5 million budget.
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