Everything Must Go (2010)

When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.

Director:

Dan Rush

Writers:

Dan Rush, Raymond Carver (short story "Why Don't You Dance")

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Christopher Jordan Wallace

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Ferrell	...	Nick Halsey
Christopher Jordan Wallace	...	Kenny Loftus (as Christopher C.J. Wallace)
Rebecca Hall	...	Samantha
Michael Peña	...	Frank Garcia
Rosalie Michaels	...	Kitty
Stephen Root	...	Elliot
Laura Dern	...	Delilah
Glenn Howerton	...	Gary
Argos MacCallum	...	Shopper
Todd Bryant	...	Driver (Repo Guy)
Jason Spisak	...	Hipster
Tyler Johnstone	...	Big Teenager
Kyle Sharkey	...	Lanky Teenager
Scott Takeda	...	Bank Manager
Matthew Dearing	...	Jacket Buyer

Storyline

After Nick is fired from his sales job, mostly because of his penchant for alcohol, he comes home and finds that his wife has kicked him and all of his stuff out of the house and onto the front lawn. He is pretty intent on just sitting in his chair, drinking beer, on the lawn. His cop friend, Frank Garcia, thinks he should at least pretend to have a yard sale to make it legal. He slowly starts making friends with a neighborhood kid who needs something to do, and a pregnant wife who has just moved in across the street, and Nick finds himself moving on and selling all his stuff.

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Plot Keywords:

bad guys win | urinating on oneself | yard sale | bicycle | beer | 

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Taglines:

Lost is a good place to find yourself

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Neighbor for Sale

Filming Locations:

Aunt Chiladas - 7330 North Dreamy Draw Drive, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$791,677, 15 May 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,711,210, 11 September 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Temple Hill Entertainment,Cowtown Cinema Ventures,Nationlight Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2008 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

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Goofs

After Samantha offers Nick Valium for his withdrawal symptoms, the yellow kayak (which we saw Nick drag to the far side of the yard in an earlier scene) appears behind her in the vicinity of the improvised living room. The kayak has been moved there to be revealed as the location where Samantha has hidden his beer. In the morning when he awakens from his stupor the kayak is back in place near Elliot and Kitty's yard, where Nick originally dragged it.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Voice on tape: Rule number 1, know your products. Okay, whether it's a PC or a piece of paper, know how it works. Number 2. Know your customers. Learn everything you can about them. Listen to what they want, and what they don't want. Rule number 3. Go the extra yard, okay? If you don't have the answer, find it. It's that simple. Okay, let's go get those numbers out there.

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.16 (2011)

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Soundtracks

It's Gonna Be Easy
Written by Atwood Allen
Performed by Doug Sahm
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Will Ferrell has more range than Derek Jeter

Will Ferrell plays Nick Halsey, who arrives home from being fired from his job to find all his belongings on his front lawn. Nick finds a note on his door from his wife letting him know that she has decided to leave him.

Rapt with despair Nick, who is a recovering alcoholic, starts drinking heavily and camps out on his front with all his possessions. Eventually, Nick befriends one of the kids in his neighborhood, and together they hold a yard sale on his front lawn to sell off everything that he owns.

This is really a story about hitting rock bottom and figuring out a way to start over again. Nick selling off all his belongings becomes cathartic for him as he lets go of his past.

Will Ferrell shows some excellent depth in this film. This was huge departure from his normal roles. He may not have nailed it but I admire the fact that he took so much risk with this role. The movie could worth checking out for that alone.

I really enjoyed Rebecca Hall as the next door neighbor that helps Nick on his path to redemption. She impressed me in Vicky Christina Barcelona and The Town and she does an excellent job on this film as well. I look forward to seeing some of the movies she has coming out next year.

This movie is far from perfect, The pacing is pretty slow, the ending is too abrupt and it lacked some of the emotional punch that it seemed to be striving for. It was an interesting watch however and its worth checking out.