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Away We Go
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Away We Go
For the show originally named Away We Go!, see Oklahoma!.
Away We Go
Theatrical film poster
Directed by Sam Mendes
Produced by Edward Saxon
Marc Turtletaub
Vincent Landay
Written by Dave Eggers
Vendela Vida
Starring John Krasinski
Maya Rudolph
Jeff Daniels
Carmen Ejogo
Jim Gaffigan
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Josh Hamilton
Allison Janney
Melanie Lynskey
Chris Messina
Catherine O'Hara
Paul Schneider
Music by Alexi Murdoch
Cinematography Ellen Kuras
Edited by Sarah Flack
Production
company
Big Beach
Neal Street Productions
Distributed by Focus Features
Release dates €€ June 5, 2009
Running time 98 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $17 million
Box office $14,899,417
Away We Go is a 2009 comedy-drama directed by Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes and written by
the husband-and-wife team of Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. The film stars John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph,
Allison Janney, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Paul Schneider, Carmen Ejogo, Chris Messina, Melanie Lynskey,
Josh Hamilton, Jim Gaffigan, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
It had a limited theater release in the United States starting June 5, 2009. It opened the 2009 Edinburgh International
Film Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 29, 2009.
Away We Go
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Plot
Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph) and Burt Farlander (John Krasinski) are in their early thirties and struggling to
meet daily needs and build fulfilling lives. When they learn they will soon become parents, they are confronted with
the challenge of how € and where € to raise a child and build a happy family.
Six months into Verona's pregnancy, she and Burt visit their only family in the area, Burt's parents, Gloria and Jerry
(Catherine O'Hara and Jeff Daniels), only to find that they have decided to move to Antwerp, Belgium, for two years
a month before the baby is due to be born. Frustrated at Burt's parents' selfishness and ill-thinking, he and Verona see
this as an opportunity to find somewhere else to raise their family.
They first visit Phoenix, Arizona, meeting up with Verona's old boss, Lily (Allison Janney), her husband, Lowell
(Jim Gaffigan), and their two children. Burt in particular is disturbed by Lily and Lowell's crass and mean-spirited
behavior toward one another and their children.
Burt and Verona next visit Verona's sister, Grace (Carmen Ejogo), in Tucson, Arizona. At Verona's request, Burt
tries to persuade Grace to stay with her boring boyfriend. When Burt takes a call and displays his trademark humor,
Grace tells Verona that she is lucky to have him and Verona agrees.
In Madison, Wisconsin, the couple visits Burt's childhood friend and pseudo-cousin, "LN" (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a
college professor with inherited money and radical views about parenting. Burt and Verona bring a stroller as a gift,
greatly angering LN as she and her husband Roderick (Josh Hamilton) are a "continuum home." When Roderick's
condescension and LN's backhanded compliments to Verona get to be too much for Burt, he tells them they are
horrible people and he and Verona leave but not before letting their kid take a ride in the stroller, which he enjoys.
Burt and Verona then visit old college friends in Montreal, Tom (Chris Messina) and his wife, Munch Garnett
(Melanie Lynskey), and their diverse family of adopted children. Verona and Burt are happy to have found a loving
family and a nice town and decide to move to Montreal. After dinner, Tom confesses to Burt that Munch has
recently suffered her fifth miscarriage and that they seem unable to have biological children.
In the morning, Burt receives an emergency call from his brother, Courtney (Paul Schneider), in Miami, whose wife
has left him. Burt and Verona fly to Miami, where Courtney worries about his young daughter and the potential
effects of a divorce on her. Burt tries to comfort Courtney while Verona spends time with his daughter. Burt and
Verona spend the night outside on a trampoline, promising to love each other and their daughter and have a happy
home.
The next day, Verona tells Burt a story about her childhood and her now deceased parents. Moved by her memory,
they decide to settle in Verona's old family home. Realizing it is the place for them, they sit together happily,
overlooking the water.
Cast
€ John Krasinski as Burt Farlander
€ Maya Rudolph as Verona De Tessant
€ Carmen Ejogo as Grace De Tessant
€ Jeff Daniels as Jerry Farlander
€ Catherine O'Hara as Gloria Farlander
€ Allison Janney as Lily
€ Jim Gaffigan as Lowell
€ Maggie Gyllenhaal as LN
€ Josh Hamilton as Roderick
€ Melanie Lynskey as Munch Garnett
€ Chris Messina as Tom Garnett
€ Paul Schneider as Courtney Farlander
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Critical reviews
The film received a positive rating of 67% based on 173 film critics at the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. A.O.
Scott of The New York Times described the two main characters as self-righteous people "aware of their special
status as uniquely sensitive, caring, smart and cool beings on a planet full of cretins and failures". Metacritic reported
the film had an average score of 58 out of 100, based on 33 reviews.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Away We Go was released on June 2, 2009, and primarily features songs from Scottish
singer/songwriter Alexi Murdoch.
(All songs by Alexi Murdoch except where noted)
1. 1. "All My Days" (4:57)
2. "Orange Sky" (6:18)
3. 3. "Blue Mind" (5:45)
4. 4. "Song for You" (4:38)
5. 5. "Breathe" (4:18)
6. 6. "Towards the Sun" (4:40)
7. "Meet Me in the Morning" by Bob Dylan (4:21)
8. "What Is Life" by George Harrison (4:24)
9. "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers (3:30)
10. 10. "Wait" (5:59)
11. "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" by The Velvet Underground (7:28)
12. 12. "The Ragged Sea" (3:19)
13. 13. "Crinan Wood" (5:45)
"All My Days" was featured in the film's trailer.
References
External links
€ Official website (http:/ / www. filminfocus. com/ focusfeatures/ film/ away_we_go/ )
€ Away We Go (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt1176740/ ) at the Internet Movie Database
Article Sources and Contributors
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Article Sources and Contributors
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