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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Not sure how I'm the dumbass in this scenario. I told you we shouldn't all go at the same time! I thought it would work! Shut up, Neil! Shut up! Neil!

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Okay, listen up!

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I need a hero.

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I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's gotta be strong.

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And he's gotta be fast.

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And he's gotta be fresh from the fight.

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Anybody? Footloose? Bonnie Tyler song?

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Kevin Bacon drives a tractor in a game of chicken? Nothing? Wow. How about the remake? Anybody see the remake?

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I need someone to throw himself down the tube and knock some kids loose. Anybody? Any volunteers?

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I'll do it. Great! Come on up here. The rest of you, you're all dead to me.

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Hey. What's your name? Malcolm. We're gonna have to get you going fast there, Mack. I got this. Owen, I don't know if that's a good idea. What if we just turn off the water? They could get their footing. Let's call that Plan B. Guys, I'm not going to lie to you. This is probably going to hurt. What's going to hurt who?

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One. Two. Remember you signed a waiver. You can't sue us. Three!

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What's happening? I can't see!

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Oh, my God! Vladimir. Ishmael, Ming Lee! I thought I lost you!

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Thank God you're alive. That was awesome!

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You survived. Whoa. Whoa. We aren't done with this now. Thank you. Gentlemen, no! No!

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What are you doing? Having fun. It's all good. Nobody got hurt. It's not all good! You can't do that. That is the reason that places like this get shut down. Is it me or is she very sexy right now? She's certainly got my attention.

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You're an impressive man. I want to be you when I grow up. I get so tired of this guy. Aren't you tired? Aren't you sick of yourself?

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I'm sick of it! I'm sick of who I am around you. I'm sick of having to be this person. I'm not this person. I'm just messing around with you. No! That's why this doesn't happen.

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This is just a job now.

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