The Way Way Back (2013) on Netflix
Fourteen-year-old Duncan spends summer vacation at a beach house with his mother Pam and her overbearing boyfriend Trent. He finds a friend in Owen, who works at the Water Wizz water park.
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Plot summary
Fourteen-year-old Duncan leaves Albany, New York, for a summer at a beach house in Wareham, Massachusetts. His mother Pam has brought along her boyfriend Trent and Trent's daughter Steph, and both are often condescending to him. The neighbors are Betty and her children Susanna and Peter, along with the married couple Kip and Joan. Duncan and Susanna hold an awkward conversation from their adjacent porches. During a walk through town, Duncan discovers the local water park, Water Wizz, and meets Owen, who shows him around and introduces the staff, among them Caitlin, Lewis and Roddy. Owen hires him for odd jobs meant to build his confidence. Pam fills her evenings with drinking and the company of the other vacationers, leaving Duncan largely to himself.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Way Way Back (2013)
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- Nat Faxon and Jim Rash conceived The Way, Way Back in the early 2000s, but the film spent several years in development hell before funding could be secured.
