Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Acting
Rockwell's chaotic mentorship is career-best charisma.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like teenagers, miracle.
Direction
Rash and Faxon balance cringe with genuine heart.
Director
Jim Rash
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The water park is real—Water Wizz in Wareham, Massachusetts, and yes, the employee housing is exactly that depressing.
Rash and Faxon wrote this partly from personal experience; the 'way way back' refers to the rear-facing third seat in vintage station wagons where kids were banished.
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