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Wendy and Lucy (2008) -- Troubles besiege Wendy (Williams) during her trip from Indiana to Alaska, where she hopes to find gainful employment at a fish cannery.
Wendy and Lucy (2008) -- Clip: Wendy with Security Guard
Wendy and Lucy (2008) -- A woman's life is derailed en route to a potentially lucrative summer job. When her car breaks down...
Wendy and Lucy (2008) -- Clip: Work

Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   3,011 votes
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Director:
Kelly Reichardt
Writers:
Jonathan Raymond (story)
Jonathan Raymond (writer)
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Release Date:
6 March 2009 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
On the long road, friendship is everything.
Plot:
A woman's life is derailed en route to a potentially lucrative summer job. When her car breaks down... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(26 articles)
DVD Playhouse--May 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 11 May 2009, 11:22 PM, PDT)

"Conspiracy" brought Williams to 'Wendy'
 (From digitalspy. 5 March 2009, 4:36 AM, PST)

User Comments:
A Sleeper Worth Waking Up For by Andrew Malekoff more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michelle Williams ... Wendy
Lucy ... Lucy the Dog
David Koppell ... Kid by Fire
Max Clement ... Kid by Fire
Sid Shanley ... Kid by Fire
Dave Hubner ... Kid by Fire
Michelle Worthey ... Sadie
Will Oldham ... Icky

Wally Dalton ... Security Guard (as Walter Dalton)
Roger D. Faires ... Recycler in Wheelchair (as Roger Faires)
Boggs Johnson ... Recycling Man
Tanya Smith ... Grocery Checker
Michael Brophy ... Grocery Store Stocker

John Robinson ... Andy

John Breen ... Mr. Hunt
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Train Choir (USA) (working title)
Wendy (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
USA:80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Portland, Oregon, USA

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Trivia:
Cost only $200,000 to make. more
Quotes:
Security Guard: You can't get a address without an address. You can't get a job without a job. more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Who are Wendy and Lucy?
Does the dog (Lucy) die in the end?
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25 out of 31 people found the following comment useful:-
A Sleeper Worth Waking Up For by Andrew Malekoff, 11 January 2009
8/10
Author: (anjru@aol.com) from New York

To say that this film is spare is to be generous; and, to whatever extent actors become their characters, Michelle Williams becomes Wendy, a young woman that is hanging by a thread. Wendy is doing her best, with little support and money, to survive day to day and to maintain her dignity. Along the way she loses her dog Lucy, the only stable and loving relationship in her life. Ultimately, she is faced with making a heartbreaking decision that their mutual welfare will depend upon. As her car (and bed) breaks down and resources dwindle, she collects cans and bottles and shoplifts dog food. She encounters a group of homeless people making a fire, a self-righteous store clerk, a smug auto mechanic, a sympathetic security guard, and a psychotic drifter, among others. We see each of them from the perspective of a young woman on the verge of economic collapse and who is gradually being transformed into someone facing the possibility of homeless destitution. Wendy offers a lens through which we can see such a transformation evolve. All homeless people, unless born into this condition, were something and somewhere else first. Wendy is such a person. As the economy declines and more and more people retreat into survival mode, it will be harder for them, for us, to empathize with the Wendys of the world, young people with once bright futures now facing desperate and maybe devastating times. I have heard it said that empathy is the first hostage of survival. Wendy and Lucy is an important little film, a slice of life, that not enough people will see and that offers us a window on what more and more young people will be facing for some time to come. This film pleads with us not to close our eyes or turn our backs on them.

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