Adventureland

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Category: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Greg Mottola
Sound: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Taglines:

It was the worst job they ever imagined... and the best time of their lives.

Nothing brings people together like a crappy summer job.

Long hours. Low pay. High times.

Writing by: Greg Mottola - (written by)

Produced by: Declan Baldwin - co-producer
Anne Carey - producer
Ted Hope - producer
William Horberg - executive producer
Sidney Kimmel - producer
Bruce Toll - executive producer

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg - James Brennan
Kelsey Ford - Arlene
Michael Zegen - Eric
Ryan McFarland - Brad
Jack Gilpin - Mr. Brennan
Wendie Malick - Mrs. Brennan
Matt Bush - Tommy Frigo
Todd Cioppa - Velvet Touch Manager
Stephen Mast - Rich
Kristen Wiig - Paulette
Bill Hader - Bobby

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Plot Outline: A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad (Eisenberg) who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Plot: In 1987, James Brennan's dreams of a summer European tour before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses at the decrepit local amusement park, Adventureland, where he falls in love with a witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that bizarrely shady workplace, the young carnies have unforgettable and painful learning experiences about life, love and trust while James discovers what he truly values.

Movie Quotes: James Brennan: Satin lives.

Goofs: We know about 9 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Anachronisms: When Connell and James drive over to Connell's mother's house, Connell's car has a visible "You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania" license plate. However, the car that Connell parks behind has a newer Pennsylvania license plate that was issued after 2000, despite the movie being set in 1987.

Trivia: There are 5 entries in the trivia list - like these:
Director Greg Mottola originally planned to shoot the movie in the real Adventureland park, but later decided against it since the park had been so drastically remodeled since he had worked there.
The movie was originally set to debut the same day the real Adventureland park reopens for business every year: 27 March.
The real Adventureland park is located in Farmingdale, New York on Long Island.