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A 2013 ComingOfAge {{Dramedy}} film written and directed by Creator/NatFaxon and Creator/JimRash, in which the protagonist, 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), is dragged along on a family vacation with his mom Pam (Creator/ToniCollette), her boyfriend Trent (Creator/SteveCarell), and Trent's daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by {{Manchild}} Owen (Creator/SamRockwell), and starts to form a bond with a local girl named Susanna (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb).

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A 2013 ComingOfAge {{Dramedy}} film written and directed by Creator/NatFaxon and Creator/JimRash, in which the protagonist, 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), is dragged along on a family vacation with his mom Pam (Creator/ToniCollette), her boyfriend Trent (Creator/SteveCarell), and Trent's daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by {{Manchild}} Owen (Creator/SamRockwell), (Creator/SamRockwell) and starts to form a bond with a local girl named Susanna (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb).



* AmbiguousTimePeriod: Apparently the script was originally set in TheEighties. The decision was made to change it to modern times, but we rarely see any technology invented in the last thirty years. Most notably, a major part of the plot is that Duncan disappears for entire days and his mother chides him for ''not leaving a note''. The lack of cell phones is a glaring thing in a 21st-century setting.

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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: Apparently Apparently, the script was originally set in TheEighties. The decision was made to change it to modern times, but we rarely see any technology invented in the last thirty years. Most notably, a major part of the plot is that Duncan disappears for entire days and his mother chides him for ''not leaving a note''. The lack of cell phones is a glaring thing in a 21st-century setting.



* TheBigDamnKiss: Subverted when Duncan tries to kiss Susanna in a quiet moment and she refuses. Played straight towards the end when she kisses him goodbye.
* BookEnds: The film begins and ends at Duncan's POV as he sits at the back of the Buick, as they go to and leave from Water Wizz respectively.

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* TheBigDamnKiss: Subverted when Duncan tries to kiss Susanna in a quiet moment and she refuses. Played straight towards the end when she kisses kissed him goodbye.
* BookEnds: The film begins and ends at in Duncan's POV as he sits at the back of the Buick, as they go to and leave from Water Wizz respectively.



* CoolCar: Trent's 1970 Buick Estate Wagon whose backwards-facing third-row seat lends the movie its' title. Justified in that he made an effort to source the same model his family owned when he was a kid.

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* CoolCar: CoolCar:
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Trent's 1970 Buick Estate Wagon whose backwards-facing backward-facing third-row seat lends the movie its' its title. Justified in that he made an effort to source the same model his family owned when he was a kid.



** Trent asking Duncan (insistently) how he, Duncan, rates himself on a 1-to-10 scale. When Duncan says he's a 6, Trent tells him he's a 3.

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** Trent asking asks Duncan (insistently) how he, Duncan, rates himself on a 1-to-10 scale. When Duncan says he's a 6, Trent tells him he's a 3.



** With having [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Trent]] as a father (whom she only see twice a year, probably for a good reason), it's no wonder why [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Steph]] is the way she is.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Trent, Joan, and Kip don't seem to really like Betty, but her and Pam seem to be great friends by the end of the film.

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** With having [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Trent]] as a father (whom she only see sees twice a year, probably for a good reason), it's no wonder why [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Steph]] is the way she is.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Trent, Joan, and Kip don't seem to really like Betty, but her she and Pam seem to be great friends by the end of the film.



* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Trent. There seems to be no redeeming qualities to him whatsoever.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Trent. There seems seem to be no redeeming qualities to him whatsoever.



* NiceGuy: Owen. Underneath his [[AdultChild playful exterior,]] it's clear he cares about the employees and customers at Water Wizz.

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* NiceGuy: NiceGuy:
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Owen. Underneath his [[AdultChild [[{{Manchild}} playful exterior,]] exterior]], it's clear he cares about the employees and customers at Water Wizz.



* PluckyComicRelief: Owen's default state is to shoot rapid-fire jokes at everything and everyone around him. It's PlayedForDrama when Caitlin becomes exasperated with his ManChild antics and is ready to leave him because of it.

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* PluckyComicRelief: Owen's default state is to shoot rapid-fire jokes at everything and everyone around him. It's PlayedForDrama when Caitlin becomes exasperated with his ManChild {{Manchild}} antics and is ready to leave him because of it.



* VagueAge: Susanna. It's stated that she's older than Duncan (who's 14), but young enough where she feels comfortable to admit her feelings for him.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Vladimir, Ishmael and Ming Lee, the three friends from the waterpark.

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* VagueAge: Susanna. It's stated that she's she is older than Duncan (who's 14), 14) but young enough where she feels comfortable to admit her feelings for him.
* VitriolicBestBuds: VitriolicBestBuds:
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Vladimir, Ishmael and Ming Lee, the three friends from the waterpark.



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A 2013 ComingOfAge {{Dramedy}} film written and directed by Nat Faxon and Creator/JimRash, in which the protagonist, 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), is dragged along on a family vacation with his mom Pam (Creator/ToniCollette), her boyfriend Trent (Creator/SteveCarell), and Trent's daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by {{Manchild}} Owen (Creator/SamRockwell), and starts to form a bond with a local girl named Susanna (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb).

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A 2013 ComingOfAge {{Dramedy}} film written and directed by Nat Faxon Creator/NatFaxon and Creator/JimRash, in which the protagonist, 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), is dragged along on a family vacation with his mom Pam (Creator/ToniCollette), her boyfriend Trent (Creator/SteveCarell), and Trent's daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by {{Manchild}} Owen (Creator/SamRockwell), and starts to form a bond with a local girl named Susanna (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb).

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