The Way Way Back - Embracing Opportunities and Avoiding Settling
Duncan:
I wish I could stay here forever.
Owen:
You're going to love the winters. They're pretty spectacular. Painting houses until it gets too cold, bar backing at some dive, talking to inanimate objects.
Duncan:
I'm serious.
Owen:
Yeah, so am I. There's a whole world out there for you, Duncan. Don't settle. Not yet.
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The Way Way Back - Conflicted Emotions at a Summer Retreat
Duncan:
This is the only place I'm happy.
Owen:
What's going on?
Duncan:
I hate him.
Owen:
Who?
Duncan:
Trent. My mom's boyfriend. He said I was a three. He asked me what I thought I was on, a scale from one to ten. He called me a three. Who says that to somebody?
Owen:
Someone who doesn't know you.
Duncan:
I didn't want to have to answer! I shouldn't have to answer!
Owen:
Listen to me. That's about him, man. That's all about him. It's got nothing to do with you.
Duncan: [vehemently]
Yeah? How do you know?
Owen:
Cause I know, okay? Don't worry about how I know. My dad was the same way. That's why I don't like patterns and rules. And that's why you can't buy into that shit. You gotta go your own way. And you, my friend, are going your own way.
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The Way Way Back - Unexpected Announcements and Personal Revelations
Owen: [over the PA system, as Duncan is talking to Susanna]
Please report to the Administrative Offices International. Duncan, please report to the Administrative Offices International. I have to announce it over the PA as my voice won't carry that far. My throat suffered major damage during an intense make-out session with Lewis mom. She has a forked tongue and a touch of the herpes.
Lewis: [annoyed]
I don't have a mom. I have two dads. In your face.
Owen:
Hurry, hurry.
Duncan: [to Susanna]
Hold on a second.
Owen: [over the PA system; to Duncan]
Please. Hurry up. This is pressing, pressing. Urgent. I can't tell you how pressing. You can't fathom how pressing. How's it going? What's up? Did you need something?
Duncan:
No.
Owen:
Who's that, big guy?
Duncan:
Just a girl.
Roddy:
You stallion, you!
Duncan:
I don't know. She's older than me.
Roddy:
So... what are you doing over here talking to us and not over there, sealing the deal with that cougar?
Duncan: [smiles]
Well, maybe, Roddy, if you guys hadn't called me over here...
Owen, Roddy: [chuckle]
Oooo!
Owen: [over the PA system]
Return to your lady friend. Duncan, please return to your lady friend. Please let her know that this conversation was entirely about her. In other news, this is very awkward for you.
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The Way Way Back - A Conversation About a Pink Cruiser
Susanna:
So, where is it you go?
Duncan:
Go where?
Susanna:
On your sexy pink cruiser?
Duncan:
Nowhere.
Susanna:
Oh. I see.
Duncan:
No I...I just....
Susanna:
It's okay. Let it be yours.
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The Way Way Back - Sibling Relationships in Pop Culture References
Duncan:
How's the battle going?
Peter: [Playing with Star Wars action figures]
Luke and Leia are hooking up.
Duncan:
You know they're brother and sister, right?
Peter:
Yeah.
Duncan:
Cool.
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The Way Way Back - Confrontation Leads to Unexpected Consequences
Owen:
You disappoint me, kid. You're late. You planning on making a habit of this?
Duncan:
What?
Owen:
You're fired!
Duncan:
But I just...
Owen: [sticks out his hand]
You make a valid point. Welcome back. With benefits.
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The Way Way Back - Humorous Reflections on Work and Clowns
Duncan:
How long have you been working there?
Owen:
Oh, the park? Um, I've always been there. Ever since I was a small Cambodian child. Of course, that was after Nam. I was in the shit. Then I joined the circus to become a clown fighter. I know about 46 ways to kill a clown. I hate clowns. I'm kidding, except for the part where I really do hate them.
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The Way Way Back - A Ride with Friends
Owen:
Throw your bike in the back.
Duncan: [politely]
No. You don't have to.
Owen: [chuckling]
Come on.
Duncan:
Yeah?
Owen:
Yeah.
Duncan: [hesitating]
No, it's too much trouble.
Owen:
Duncan, we've got to start having faster conversations. Throw your bike in the back.
Owen:
I'd help you out, but I got my hands on the wheel. Giving you a ride, I think that's enough. Where did you get that? The princess collection? Hey, easy, easy! The car's just the right amount of shitty.
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The Way Way Back - Jeans Buying and Literal Interpretations
Owen:
Seriously, when's the last time you bought jeans?
Duncan:
My mom buys my jeans.
Owen:
Good. Always take things literally. How's that working out for you? Does that get you laid?
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The Way Way Back - Too Much Fun Leads to Uncomfortable Situation
Owen:
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
Duncan:
What?
Owen:
Yeah. You're going to have to take off. We're getting complaints. You're having way too much fun. It's making everyone uncomfortable.
Duncan: [he gets up to leave]
Okay.
Owen:
Hey. Hey. Whoa. Whoa. I'm just kidding. Wow! That wasn't even my best stuff. Are you for real? Listen, I can tell you're in complete awe of our picnic table. It is one-of-a-kind, except for the 200 other ones here that are exactly like it. There is more to the park to be seen.
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The Way Way Back - Unexpected Discoveries in Conversations
Susanna: [[w:REO Speedwagon|REO Speedwagon]
So. You're a big fan of ]?
Duncan:
What?
Susanna: [[w:Can't Fight This Feeling|Can't Fight This Feeling]
]?
Duncan:
Oh, no. My mom must have put that on there.
Susanna:
Oh. And you just got to it and thought "What the hell? I'm going to sing the shit out of it anyway.
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The Way Way Back - Self-Perception and Personal Evaluation
Trent: [no answer; no response from Duncan]
Duncan! On a scale of 1 to 10, what do you think you are? What... what don't you know? How you see yourself? You don't have any opinion? I'm just asking. Pick any number, scale of one to ten. Just shout it out. Just say a number.
Duncan: [reluctantly]
A six.
Trent:
A what?
Duncan:
A six!
Trent:
I think you're a three. You know why I think you're a three? You know what would make me say that?
Duncan: [morosely]
No.
Trent:
You don't know? You have no idea?
Duncan:
No.
Trent:
You've got to speak up, buddy.
Duncan:
No!
Trent:
Since I've been dating your mom, I don't see you putting yourself out there, bud. Meeting kids your own age. And from what your mom tells me, you just seem content to hang around her apartment. Is that a fair assessment? You're just happy to not do anything? Cause... damn, to me that is a three.
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The Way Way Back - Embrace Life Without Regrets
Duncan:
Don't die wondering, man.
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2012 - Observation of a Large Russian Plane
Noah Curtis: [staring at the [[w:Antonov An-225|An-500]
Whoa, that's a big plane.
Yuri Karpov:
It's Russian.
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