The Way, Way Back

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) 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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Put your mat down.

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Oh, excuse me. I'm truly sorry. I can't get my footing.

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Owen, come on! Oh, no! It looks like you lost something.

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You just had to take it too far.

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Too far!

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Happy Fourth of July everyone. In honor of America's birthday, the park will be closing early. But our doors reopen at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. Be sure to bring back your tickets stubs to receive five dollars off an all-day park pass.

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Have a safe and festive holiday from all of us at Water Wizz.

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Hey. What's up, cowboy? You want a ride? No, thanks. I've got my bike. Where are you staying? Over by the beach, on Hampton. That's far. And, people drive like idiots on the Fourth. Throw your bike in the back.

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No. You don't have to. Come on.

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-Yeah? -Yeah.

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No, it's too much trouble. Duncan we've got to start having faster conversations. Throw your bike in the back.

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I'd help you out but I got my hands on the wheel. Giving you a ride. I think that's enough. Where'd you get that? The princess collection. Hey, easy, easy!

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The car's just the right amount of shitty.

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So, what brought you to the water park? Not many kids head our way when the ocean's their backyard.

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I don't know. I guess there's not much for me at home.

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How long have you been working there?

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Oh! The park? I've always been there. Ever since I was a small Cambodian child.

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Of course, that was after 'Nam. I was in the shit. Then I joined the circus to become a clown fighter. I know about 46 ways to kill a clown. I hate clowns.

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I'm kidding except for the part where I really do hate them.

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Nice teamwork.

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