The Way, Way Back

The Way, Way Back
The Way, Way Back
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nat Faxon; Jim Rash;
Written by	Nat Faxon; Jim Rash;
Produced by	Kevin J. Walsh; Tom Rice;
Starring	Liam James; Steve Carell; Toni Collette; Allison Janney; AnnaSophia Robb; Sam Rockwell; Maya Rudolph; 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 (Sundance); July 5, 2013 (United States);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$26.9 million

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,^[4] 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.

^ "THE WAY WAY BACK (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
^ Chai, Barbara (July 3, 2013). "The Water Park Behind 'The Way, Way Back'". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "The Way Way Back (2013) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ "The Way, Way Back". Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[1] "THE WAY WAY BACK (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.

[2] Chai, Barbara (July 3, 2013). "The Water Park Behind 'The Way, Way Back'". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[numbers-3] "The Way Way Back (2013) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[filmguide.sundance.org-4] "The Way, Way Back". Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

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The Way, Way Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nat Faxon Jim Rash
Written by	Nat Faxon Jim Rash
Produced by	Kevin J. Walsh Tom Rice
Starring	Liam James Steve Carell Toni Collette Allison Janney AnnaSophia Robb Sam Rockwell Maya Rudolph 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^[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million^[2]^[3]
Box office	$26.9 million^[3]