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ComedyDramaRomance

Adventureland

- Nothing brings people together like a crappy summer job.

In the summer of 1987, a college graduate 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.

Release Date : 2009-04-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MiramaxThis is thatSidney Kimmel Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg

Character Name : James Brennan

Original Name : Jesse Eisenberg

Gender : Male

Kristen Stewart

Character Name : Em Lewin

Original Name : Kristen Stewart

Gender : Female

Martin Starr

Character Name : Joel

Original Name : Martin Starr

Gender : Male

Kristen Wiig

Character Name : Paulette

Original Name : Kristen Wiig

Gender : Female

Bill Hader

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Bill Hader

Gender : Male

Ryan Reynolds

Character Name : Mike Connell

Original Name : Ryan Reynolds

Gender : Male

Margarita Levieva

Character Name : Lisa P.

Original Name : Margarita Levieva

Gender : Female

Jack Gilpin

Character Name : Mr. Brennan

Original Name : Jack Gilpin

Gender : Male

Josh Pais

Character Name : Mr. Lewin

Original Name : Josh Pais

Gender : Male

Wendie Malick

Character Name : Mrs. Brennan

Original Name : Wendie Malick

Gender : Female

Mary Birdsong

Character Name : Francy

Original Name : Mary Birdsong

Gender : Female

Matt Bush

Character Name : Tommy Frigo

Original Name : Matt Bush

Gender : Male

Paige Howard

Character Name : Sue O'Malley

Original Name : Paige Howard

Gender : Female

Dan Bittner

Character Name : Pete O'Malley

Original Name : Dan Bittner

Gender : Male

Barret Hackney

Character Name : Munch

Original Name : Barret Hackney

Gender : Male

Michael Zegen

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Michael Zegen

Gender : Male

Kimisha Renee Davis

Character Name : Kelly

Original Name : Kimisha Renee Davis

Gender : Male

Vanessa Hope

Character Name : Ronnie Connell

Original Name : Vanessa Hope

Gender : Female

Kelsey Ledgin

Character Name : Arlene

Original Name : Kelsey Ledgin

Gender : Female

Ryan McFarland

Character Name : Brad

Original Name : Ryan McFarland

Gender : Male

Moe Slinger

Character Name : Loud Kid #1

Original Name : Moe Slinger

Gender : Male

Todd Cioppa

Character Name : Velvet Touch Manager

Original Name : Todd Cioppa

Gender : Male

Jesse Slinger

Character Name : Loud Kid #2

Original Name : Jesse Slinger

Gender : Male

Jack Baldwin

Character Name : Barfing Kid

Original Name : Jack Baldwin

Gender : Male

Stephen Mast

Character Name : Rich

Original Name : Stephen Mast

Gender : Male

Adam Kroloff

Character Name : Adult Contestant

Original Name : Adam Kroloff

Gender : Male

Kevin Breznahan

Character Name : Molly Hatchet T-Shirt Guy

Original Name : Kevin Breznahan

Gender : Male

Marc Grapey

Character Name : Panda Con Dad

Original Name : Marc Grapey

Gender : Male

Andrew Ransom

Character Name : Foreigner Tribute Band Member

Original Name : Andrew Ransom

Gender : Male

Joe Sanderson

Character Name : Foreigner Tribute Band Member

Original Name : Joe Sanderson

Gender : Male

Cliff Chien

Character Name : Foreigner Tribute Band Member

Original Name : Cliff Chien

Gender : Male

Russell Steinberg

Character Name : Foreigner Tribute Band Member

Original Name : Russell Steinberg

Gender : Male

Rob Orr

Character Name : Foreigner Tribute Band Member

Original Name : Rob Orr

Gender : Male

Eric Schaeffer

Character Name : Foreigner Tribute Band Member

Original Name : Eric Schaeffer

Gender : Male

Gennaro DiSilvio

Character Name : Nicky

Original Name : Gennaro DiSilvio

Gender : Male

Alexis Ferrante

Character Name : Nicky's Girlfriend

Original Name : Alexis Ferrante

Gender : Female

Joe Pawlenko

Character Name : Nicky's Pal

Original Name : Joe Pawlenko

Gender : Male

Zachary Palmer

Character Name : Joel's Younger Brother

Original Name : Zachary Palmer

Gender : Male

Declan Baldwin

Character Name : Male Customer

Original Name : Declan Baldwin

Gender : Male

Ian Harding

Character Name : Wealthy Prepster

Original Name : Ian Harding

Gender : Male

Ashtin Petrella

Character Name : Prepster's Girlfriend

Original Name : Ashtin Petrella

Gender : Female

Amy Landis

Character Name : Mrs. Ostrow

Original Name : Amy Landis

Gender : Male

Janine Viola

Character Name : Mrs. Frigo

Original Name : Janine Viola

Gender : Male

Alana Hixson

Character Name : Pretty Girl #1

Original Name : Alana Hixson

Gender : Male

Erin Cappiccie

Character Name : Pretty Girl #2

Original Name : Erin Cappiccie

Gender : Male

Lisa Lamendola

Character Name : Foxy Cougar (uncredited)

Original Name : Lisa Lamendola

Gender : Female

Jackson Nunn

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jackson Nunn

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Mottola strikes one from the heart. It's 1987 and James Brennan is home for the summer after earning himself a degree in Renaissance Studies. Which unsurprisingly isn't any use to him when trying to gain employment in this part of Pittsburg. Which is now a problem since his planned trip to Europe has fell by the wayside due to his father's enforced unemployment. So thus he finds himself working at Adventureland, a rusting time warp amusement park where only odd balls and idiots appear to frequent. But here James will make friends, learn life lessons and maybe just find true love?. Be under no illusions, Adventureland is no teen sex comedy reliant on crude jokes and cringe slap-stick moments to get its humour. Which as it's brought to us by the director of Superbad may come as something of a surprise. Greg Mottola is the said director, who here has crafted an ode to his own teenage strife's concerning first jobs and first loves. Though not really offering anything new as such, I mean the old "summer I came of age" film is hardly new is it? Mottola has however managed to blend youthful spirits with a serious kink and nicely cloak it in a bittersweet 80s haze. Some parts are clearly aimed at the guffaw teen viewers, awkward erections and friends who punch you in the testicles - tee hee hee, Adventureland feels, and is, a subtle film made by someone who clearly lived it. The care and thought that Mottola has put into it benefits the cast as much as it does the viewers. Jesse Eisenberg (James) is a splendid bit of casting, almost poetically slow, he nicely plays it to have the upcoming tribulations totally believable. Enter Kristen Stewart as Em, pretty and smartly essaying a girl, soon to be woman, trying to make sense in her off kilter world. Her scenes with both Eisenberg and the buff Ryan Reynolds, in a role that takes some skill to get as right as he does, are the highlights of the piece. While Martin Starr is the other performance of note as the pipe smoking intellectual, Joel. What youngsters that I know who have seen the film have had less than favourable reactions to it. This can probably be put down to two things. One is that the expectation of another Superbad-a-like comedy has not been met. Two is that, you know what folks? Mottola hasn't made this for kids, he's made it for those who were once kids themselves in a decade not so very long ago... 8/10