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Wendy and Lucy

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
19K
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Michelle Williams and Lucy in Wendy and Lucy (2008)
Troubles besiege Wendy (Williams) during her trip from Indiana to Alaska, where she hopes to find gainful employment at a fish cannery.
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Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happening triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happening triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happening triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.

  • Director
    • Kelly Reichardt
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Raymond
    • Kelly Reichardt
  • Stars
    • Michelle Williams
    • Lucy
    • David Koppell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kelly Reichardt
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Raymond
      • Kelly Reichardt
    • Stars
      • Michelle Williams
      • Lucy
      • David Koppell
    • 135User reviews
    • 188Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 16 nominations

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    Michelle Williams and Lucy in Wendy and Lucy (2008)
    Michelle Williams in Wendy and Lucy (2008)
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    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Wendy
    Lucy
    Lucy
    • Lucy the Dog
    David Koppell
    • Kid by Fire
    Max Clement
    • Kid by Fire
    Sid Shanley
    • Kid by Fire
    Dave Hubner
    • Kid by Fire
    Michelle Worthey
    • Sadie
    Will Oldham
    Will Oldham
    • Icky
    Wally Dalton
    Wally Dalton
    • Security Guard
    • (as Walter Dalton)
    Roger D. Faires
    • Recycler in Wheelchair
    • (as Roger Faires)
    Boggs Johnson
    • Recycling Man
    Tanya Smith
    • Grocery Checker
    Michael Brophy
    • Grocery Store Stocker
    John Robinson
    John Robinson
    • Andy
    John Breen
    • Mr. Hunt
    Deneb Catalan
    Deneb Catalan
    • Male Cop
    Skeeter Greene
    • Female Cop
    Marilyn Faith Hickey
    • Police Administrator
    • (as Marilyn Hickey)
    • Director
      • Kelly Reichardt
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Raymond
      • Kelly Reichardt
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    • Trivia
      Director Kelly Reichardt was worried that Michelle Williams was "too pretty" to play the role. She asked Williams to go without makeup and not wash her hair for two weeks during filming.
    • Quotes

      Security Guard: You can't get a address without an address. You can't get a job without a job.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Wolverine/Ghosts of Girlfriends Past/Battle for Terra (2009)

    User reviews135

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    Hello Darkness, My old Friend
    This laconic indie film can put you to sleep in you're not in the right frame of mind. Turn off the phone. Stop checking Facebook. Set aside 1:20 to just concentrate. Lean and simple--but not simplistic--this tells a story that rends any heart still beating, yet it does it quietly, with dignity and without dramatics. Lucy is the key. The cruelty around Wendy is appalling, always doubling down to smash one of life's apparent losers. There's the young creep, lacking a shred of empathy or insight, who blithely declares that if she couldn't afford Lucy, Wendy shouldn't have her.

    Yet, ultimately what Wendy does with Lucy is the key to the rest of her life. What will happen to Wendy? No one knows for sure. That's a deliberate ambiguity. If you wanted a clear resolution, you'll have to watch a different film. It takes awhile to get where it is going--something that pierces the heart and creates echoes of calamity as well as growth--but it gets there. Consider the slow pace a journey as well as a destination.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Train Choir
    • Filming locations
      • Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Field Guide Films
      • Film Science
      • Glass Eye Pix
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $865,695
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,218
      • Dec 14, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,192,995
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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