Genre:
Comedy
Directed by:
David Wain
Starring:
Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Ken Marino,
Malin Akerman, Lauren Ambrose, Joe Lo Truglio, Kerri Kenney, Kathryn Hahn, Ray
Liotta, Alan Alda
Release date:
Fri 24, Feb 2012
Wanderlust is a 2012 comedy film directed by David Wain,
starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, as a married couple who try to escape
modern society by finding themselves on a commune in Georgia, after the economy
crashes down on their dreams in New York.
Grossing only $21 million worldwide on a budget of $35
million, Wanderlust was disappointing at the box office despite somewhat
positive reviews.
Plot
George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) are an urban
married couple who purchase a micro-loft in New York after much hesitation.
George is expecting a promotion while Linda is trying to sell a documentary to
HBO. Soon after purchasing their home, George learns that his company has
folded, overnight, while HBO rejects Linda's documentary. With both out of work,
they are forced to sell their apartment and decide to leave for Georgia to live
with George's arrogant brother Rick (Ken Marino) and his wife Marisa (Michaela
Watkins) after Rick offers George a job.
After many hours on the highway, Linda demands they stop to
rest. The closest place to stop is a bed and breakfast hotel named Elysium.
When they turn, they are surprised to see a man walking naked named Wayne
Davidson (Joe Lo Truglio). They promptly try to turn back but flip the car
over, so they are forced to stay at the hotel. While trying to sleep, they are
distracted by noises in the living room. When they go to check, they learn that
Elysium is a hippie commune. They meet the various residents of Elysium,
including Seth (Justin Theroux), Eva (Malin Åkerman), and Elysium's owner
Carvin (Alan Alda). George and Linda spend the night feeling more alive than
before. In the morning, everyone helps flip George's car back so they can
leave, but Seth urges them to consider staying.
George and Linda arrive at Rick's house and find the
atmosphere much less soothing. George eventually reaches breaking point with
Rick and takes Linda back to Elysium, where they are welcomed back. George is
excited about the simpler lifestyle while Linda is hesitant. After a few days
however, Linda starts feeling enlightened by the lifestyle while George begins
having second thoughts. George and Linda soon learn that 'free love' is
strongly encouraged as Seth and Eva want to seduce Linda and George,
respectively. Both George and Linda rebuff the notion of free love.
At the same time, Elysium is being targeted by property
developers to build a casino on the property, but they are unable to until they
have the deed to the land, which Carvin misplaced. When the property developers
arrive with bulldozers, Linda scares them off by flashing them and the other
residents join her. Linda is lauded as a hero by the commune. George then
demands that they leave, saying that if they stay, they would have to give in
to 'free love'. Linda wants to stay and has sex with Seth. George is pressured
to have sex with Eva, but he drives her away with his bizarre behavior. The
next morning, George reaches breaking point, stating that he dislikes the rules
of Elysium and wants to leave. Linda wants to stay, so George goes back to
Rick's house alone.
Seth believes he has found his soul mate in Linda and
searches for the deed to Elysium which he sells to the property developers to
start a new life with Linda. A child from the commune witnesses the burning of
the deed by Seth and the man that wants to build the Casino. Seth tells Linda
that he wants to go away from Elysium and that the others can look after
themselves. Linda refuses.
In the meantime, George realises he loves Linda and comes
back to finder her, getting into a fight with Seth while the commune looks on
and tries to help 'non-violently'. The child that witnesses the burning of the
deed by Seth tells the commune what happened and George punches Seth in the
jaw.
In the aftermath, the news show that visited Elysium does a
story about the commune. George and Linda start a publishing company, with
their first book being a political thriller novel written by Wayne. The novel
is then fast-tracked into a film adaptation starring Ray Liotta. Carvin
reclaims his rights to Elysium after he is reunited with all the original
founders of Elysium, one of whom had another copy of the deed.
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References.
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I love comedy film like that!
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