Wanderlust (2012)

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.

Director:

David Wain

Writers:

David Wain, Ken Marino

Stars:

Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Rudd	...	George Gergenblatt
Jennifer Aniston	...	Linda Gergenblatt
Justin Theroux	...	Seth
Alan Alda	...	Carvin
Malin Akerman	...	Eva
Ken Marino	...	Rick
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Wayne
Kathryn Hahn	...	Karen
Kerri Kenney	...	Kathy (as Kerri Kenney-Silver)
Lauren Ambrose	...	Almond
Michaela Watkins	...	Marissa
Jordan Peele	...	Rodney
Linda Lavin	...	Shari
Jessica St. Clair	...	Deena Schuster
Todd Barry	...	Sherm

Storyline

After George is downsized from his financial firm and Linda's depressing documentary is cancelled, they can no longer afford their overpriced 'micro-loft' in New York. They find themselves with just one option - to pack up their lives and head south to move in with George's brother and his wife. George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community where the only rule is to be yourself.

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Plot Keywords:

new york | unemployment | commune | free love | guitar | 

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Taglines:

Leave your baggage behind.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Locura en el paraíso

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,526,650 (USA) (24 February 2012)

Gross:

$17,225,675 (USA) (30 March 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Hot Dog, Apatow Productions, Relativity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kathy says a mispronounced line in Swedish ("God afton") and says that she studied economics in Stockholm. Malin Akerman, who plays Eva, is Swedish and born in Stockholm.

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Goofs

After Linda shows her film to HBO, she angrily closes her laptop in the shot facing her. However, when we see the shot facing away from Linda ,you see the laptop is open again.

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Quotes

Rick: Hey, here he is, my homeless brother. Where's your cardboard box? And Linda, my god, ah - your body is ridonculous. Purrr.
Marissa: Rick I think you're making everybody uncomfortable.
Rick: Oh, everybody knows what I mean.

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Crazy Credits

Several out-takes are included in the ending credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Death Wish Six: Natural Causes (2012)

User Reviews

Avoid, there are a 100 better movies whichever way you look

I don't know why this one even got made. Yes I do like Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd and even Malin Akerman but not run-of-the-mill comedies. It is full of unfunny gags, under-developed characters and an half-baked script.

George (Rudd) and Linda (Aniston) are happy with their marriage but not their life. They buy a small apartment that is still out of their league which is when George gets fired. George decides to go to his brother to cool off a bit, have a place to live and a job to work at. But they make an unexpected pit stop into a hippy locale and fall in love with their lifestyle and decide to stay there. How they adapt with the people, lifestyle and how they learn about themselves in this experience forms the rest of the story.

Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston are in auto-pilot mode sleepwalking through their respective roles. The director lets the actors have their fun and I really did not care about the rest of the departments. It is neither funny nor raunchy missing both the selling points and the audience will definitely feel cheated on both perspectives.

Avoid, there are a 100 better movies whichever way you look