Away We Go

Year:

2009

Duration:

USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Sam Mendes

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-06-26

Filming Locations: Arizona, USA

Earnings

Budget: $17,000,000

Opening Weekend: $130,411 (USA) (7 June 2009)

Gross: $9,430,988 (USA) (16 August 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Krasinski

Burt

Maya Rudolph

Verona

Carmen Ejogo

Grace

Catherine O'Hara

Gloria

Jeff Daniels

Jerry

Allison Janney

Lily

Jim Gaffigan

Lowell

Samantha Pryor

Ashley

Conor Carroll

Taylor

Maggie Gyllenhaal

LN

Josh Hamilton

Roderick

Bailey Harkins

Wolfie

Brendan Spitz

Baby Neptune

Jaden Spitz

Baby Neptune

Chris Messina

Tom

Melanie Lynskey

Munch

Colton Parsons

James

Katherine Vaskevich

Katya

Jerome Stephens Jr.

Ibrahim

Brianna Eunmi Kim

Cammie

Paul Schneider

Courtney

Isabelle Moon Alexander

Annabelle

Finnerty Steeves

Professor Ruby

Stephanie Kurtzuba

Performance Mom

Pete Wiggins

Beckett

Audrey Amey

Gwen

Shirley Roeca

Dana

Tory Wood

Carrie

Michael Breckley

Dancer Guy

Steve Lai

Dancer Guy

Randy Lee

Dancer Guy

Duane Sequira

Dancer Guy

Vivien Eng

Dancer Girl

Leah O'Donnell

Dancer Girl

Hector Flores

Valet

Alexandra Grace Henderson

Star Spangled Banner Singer (as Alexandra Henderson)

Paul Aldane'e

SoBe Couple (uncredited)

Sam Alsadi

Army Sergeant

Richard Anderson

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Steve Antonucci

Pedestrian

Stan Babola

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Nicholas Bartlett

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Olivia Baseman

Bartender at the Strip Club (uncredited)

David Boston

Pedestrian

Gail Bruno

Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)

Bobby Burkey

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Steve Chavosky

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Douglas L. Cook

Greyhound Track Gambler

Anthony Correa

Tourist (uncredited)

Sully Cortez

Train Passenger (uncredited)

George I. Cortright

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Brenton Covington

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Kimberly Dorsey

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Rob Douglas

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

François Duhamel

French-Canadian Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Rob Edwards

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Maritza Fernandez

Bus Station Patron (uncredited)

JaMarlin Fowler

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Patrick Fox

Montreal Flight Passenger (uncredited)

Teri Frost

Mom (uncredited)

Sari Gagnon

College Student

Ed Gary

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Angela Golden Bryan

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Ben Hausbach

Passenger (uncredited)

Marcus A. Huey

Dog Track Gambler

Bob Huff

Vietnam Veteran in Wheelchair (uncredited)

Chris Irizarry

Dog Track Gambler

Cindy Eileen Johnson

Patron at Racetrack (uncredited)

Greg Joseph

Track Owner (uncredited)

Jason H. Karniol

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Kody Klein

Track Patron (uncredited)

Dave LaBrucherie

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Paul Jude Letersky

Neighbor (uncredited)

J. Lyle

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Dave McIlreath

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Lisa Minzey

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Brooke Murray

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Michael Ortiz

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Ryan Patrick

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Heidi Rae

Shopper (uncredited)

Chris Shaw

Pedestrian

Brandon Shepard

Cowboy in Black Truck (uncredited)

Sandy Smith-Distel

Golfer / Resort Vistor (uncredited)

David Sotelo

Race Track Fan (uncredited)

Nathan Stipes

Resort Patron (uncredited)

Chris Vaina

Protester (uncredited)

Melissa Wiehl

Greyhound Track Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The quote by Simone De Beauvoir LN recites, but cannot remember which book it is from ("One is not born, but rather becomes a woman") is from "The Second Sex".

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Melanie Lynskey, who plays Munch in the film, made her screen debut in _Heavenly Creatures (1994)_ with Kate Winslet. Winslet was later married to the film's director, Sam Mendes from 2003 to 2010.

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For the brief oral sex scene, Maya Rudolph wore four pairs of biking shorts under the gown.

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Goofs

Shortly after Burt and Verona leave Burt's parents' house in Colorado, two green signs can be seen outside their car window. Once sign says 'Ridgefield' and the other says 'Connecticut'.

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When Munch Garnett ('Melanie Lynsky') is dancing on the stage in the club she is wearing a short sleeve black top - when she is walking off the stage she is wearing a sleeveless top.

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When they are walking with Ellen, the baby is asleep in some shots and awake in others.

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Quotes

Burt Farlander: Did you think that was fun? Because trust me you won't have that much fun until you discover oral pleasure.

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Tom Garnett: It's all those good things you have in you. The love, the wisdom, the generosity, the selflessness, the patience. The patience! At 3 A.M. when everyone's awake because Ibrahim is sick and he can't find the bathroom and he's just puked all over Katki's bed. When you blink, when you blink! And it's 5:30 and it's time to get up again and you know you're going to be tired all day, all week, all your fucking life. And you're thinking what happened to Greece? What happened to swimming naked off the coast of Greece? And you have to be willing to make the family out of whatever you have.

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Burt Farlander: Do you promise to let our daughter be fat or skinny or any weight at all? Because we want her to be happy, no matter what. Being obsessed with weight is just too cliché for our daughter.

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Faq

Q

What song is playing when they drive away to Madison?

A

'Breathe' by Alexi Murdoch. The complete 'Away We Go' soundtrack can be found here with scene descriptions.

Q

Is "Away We Go" based on a book?

A

No. Away We Go is based on a script written by American screenwriters, husband and wife, Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida.

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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