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The Way Way Back

2013
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7.1/10

Release Date

06/06/2013

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
83%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
74%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
68%

Duncan is an introverted fourteen-year-old who lives in Albany, New York. His mother, Pam, has decided to spend the summer vacation at a beach house in Wareham, Massachusetts, with Trent, her wealthy boyfriend, and Steph, his daughter. Duncan doesn't want to go and reluctantly agrees. Trent constantly belittles him with condescending comments and gestures that make him feel out of place. Steph adopts the same attitude and treats him with disdain. Duncan barely speaks and spends his hours observing others, unsure how to stand up to them. The film is directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, who make their directing debut here, and stars Liam James as its lead.

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Facts about The Way Way Back

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Spain releaseOctober 25, 2013
Worldwide premiereJanuary 21, 2013
Runtime1 h 43 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleThe Way Way Back
CountryUnited States
Production companiesSycamore Pictures, OddLot Entertainment, The Walsh Company
Budget$4.6M
Worldwide box office$23.2M
Return on investmentx5.0 Box office hit
Trailer views353K

More ratings

3.7/5Letterboxd74/100Trakt7.9/10Metacritic (público)3.0/4Roger Ebert

The Way Way Back Cast

Liam James
Liam JamesDuncan
Steve Carell
Steve CarellTrent Ramsey
Toni Collette
Toni CollettePam
AnnaSophia Robb
AnnaSophia RobbSusanna Thompson
Sam Rockwell
Sam RockwellOwen
Allison Janney
Allison JanneyBetty Thompson
Maya Rudolph
Maya RudolphCaitlyn
Amanda Peet
Amanda PeetJoan
Rob Corddry
Rob CorddryKip
Nat Faxon
Nat FaxonRoddy
Jim Rash
Jim RashLewis
Zoe Levin
Zoe LevinSteph
River Alexander
River AlexanderPeter Thompson
Adam Riegler
Adam RieglerNiel
Jeremy Weaver
Jeremy WeaverJason
Robert Capron
Robert CapronKyle
Rodney Lodge
Rodney LodgeMalcolm
Devon Werden
Devon WerdenLaura
Ava Deluca-Verley
Ava Deluca-VerleyKaty
Jake Picking
Jake PickingChad
Jeff Ryan
Jeff RyanCharlie
Andria Blackman
Andria BlackmanBeautiful Woman
Aingea Venuto
Aingea VenutoSunbathing Girl
Emily Petta
Emily PettaTeen's Mother

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Cast of The Way Way Back by the numbers

39average cast age in years
34years of age gap between the leads
50%women in the cast
31%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Liam James, age 17 at release. The oldest: Allison Janney, at 53.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United States 9Australia 1

Crew

  • AddressJim Rash, Nat Faxon
  • WritingNat Faxon, Jim Rash
  • MusicRob Simonsen
  • PhotographyJohn Bailey
  • EditingTatiana S. Riegel
  • Production designMark Ricker
  • CastingAllison Jones
  • ProductionKevin J. Walsh, Tom Rice

Trivia about The Way Way Back

It became one of the most successful films at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, ahead of better-known titles and other Oscar nominees from the previous year.
It opened in 19 theaters on July 5, 2013 and averaged 30 263 dollars per theater, with 525 000 dollars in its opening weekend.
Faxon and Rash conceived the film in the early 2000s, but it spent several years in development limbo before securing financing.
Several critics felt that Sam Rockwell's performance deserved an Oscar nomination.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

What it's about The Way Way Back

friendshipbeachshynessmassachusettsconversationbicyclevacationstepfatherloveneighborsummerwater parkteenage boyawkwardness

Main theme: dysfunctional family

What The Way Way Back is called in other countries

It was released in 27 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainEl camino de vuelta
  • FranceCet ete la
  • GermanyGanz weit hinten
  • ItalyC'era una volta un'estate
  • MexicoUn camino hacia mí
  • BrazilO Verão da Minha Vida
  • PortugalO Verão da Minha Vida
  • Japanプールサイド・デイズ
  • South Korea더 웨이 웨이 백
  • China心路源泉
  • RussiaНа заднем сидении
  • ArgentinaUn camino hacia mi
See the remaining 15 countries
  • BulgariaЕдно време, онова лято
  • CanadaCet été-là
  • CzechiaNezapomenutelné prázdniny
  • El SalvadorDesde Muy Muy Atras
  • Hong Kong陽光冏男孩
  • HungaryAz első igazi nyár
  • Israelהעולם על-פי דנקן
  • PolandNajlepsze najgorsze wakacje
  • RomaniaS-a intamplat intr-o vara
  • SerbiaПут повратка
  • SlovakiaNezabudnuteľné prázdniny
  • Taiwan三分男孩
  • TurkeyGeri Dönüş Yolu
  • UkraineДорога, дорога додому
  • VietnamĐường Trở Về

Where it was filmed The Way Way Back

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Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by The Way Way Back

  • Don't die wondering, man.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Soundtrack from The Way Way Back

Original music by Rob Simonsen

The Way Way Back (Original Motion Picture Score)
SoundtrackThe Way Way Back (Original Motion Picture Score)Rob Simonsen · 2013 · 15 songs
SpotifyApple MusicDeezer

Songs

  1. 1
    Duncan's Theme
    1:57
  2. 2
    Escaping Dinner
    1:09
  3. 3
    They Drank All The Beer
    1:19
  4. 4
    Lifejacket
    0:41
  5. 5
    Because You're With Me
    1:15
  6. 6
    Sweet Ride
    1:05
  7. 7
    Staying Outside
    1:19
  8. 8
    Ghost Crabs
    2:20
  9. 9
    Raindyland
    0:48
  10. 10
    Susanna Investigates
    1:33

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