History Film / TheWayWayBack

->''"This is the place where dreams are made! Or destroyed! It depends on how you feel about working at a waterpark!"''

* ChivalrousPervert: Owen, Roddy, and eventually Duncan after he learns tricks from the first two.

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 meets a girl named Susanna (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb).

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 (Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb). Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by {{Manchild}} Owen (Creator/SamRockwell).

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. Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by {{Manchild}} Owen (Creator/SamRockwell).

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Implied. When Trent corners Duncan at the water park, Owen effortlessly slides between the two and blocks Trent's way. When Trent orders Duncan back to the car, Owen stares him down and [[OhCrap Trent scurries away]].

* {{Mondegreen}}: Joan misheard the lyrics of Music/MrMister's "Kyrie" as "Carry a laser own the road that I must travel".

* CrapsackWorld: Seen from Duncan's point of view at the beginning. It gets better though once he starts enjoying himself.

* FreeRangeChildren: Duncan ends up as this when he's left alone at the beach house. He finds an old bicycle and starts riding around town, where he soon discovers the water park.

* MsFanservice: Susanna, as well as the girls at the waterpark that Roddy, Owen, and Duncan ogle in line for the water slides.

* PlotDrivingSecret: A lot of things would've been a lot easier if Duncan had just told his mom he'd gotten a job.
** Also, it's revealed that Duncan's dad doesn't want him, which he doesn't find out until halfway through the film, despite how much Duncan wants to live with him.

* ButtMonkey: Lewis at the waterpark, Neil/Ming Lee of the ThreeAmigos, and Trent certainly treat Duncan as one.

* ThreeAmigos: Vladimir, Ishmael and Ming Lee (not their real names, just Owen's pet names to them)

* CountryMatters:
-->'''Betty:''' (''describing another family'') They called me a [[FunWithAcronyms 'see-you-next-Tuesday.']] To my face.

* AdultChild: Owen. To a lesser extent, every adult except Caitlin.
-->'''Susanna''': It's like Spring Break for adults.

* TheCastShowOff: Sam Rockwell gets to show off his dancing skills at Lewis' farewell party.

* WouldHurtAChild: When Duncan reaches his boiling point and pushes Trent, there is no hesitation before he tries to push Duncan back.

* 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.
* FriendToAllChildren: While Owen playfully teases the patrons of the water park, he is also sensitive to 14-year-old Duncan's problems and teaches 10-year-old Peter to not be ashamed of his lazy eye.

* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize: This is Trent's relationship with Duncan. Trent ''says'' he wants them to have a relationship of trust and respect, but he constantly belittles Duncan and treats him as either a nuisance or a servant

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 (Creator/ToniCollette), her boyfriend Trent (Creator/SteveCarell), and Trent's daughter Steph. Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by {{Manchild}} Owen (Creator/SamRockwell).

* TheCastShowOff: Sam Rockwell's dancing skills.

* TerrifiedOfGerms: Lewis is a germophobe who works in the rental booth because nobody ever visits it. He even claims that his doctor told him that water is bad for his face.

* TheEeyore: Lewis.

* TagalongKid: Peter.

* FriendToAllChildren: Owen.

* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize: This is Trent's relationship with Duncan. Trent ''says'' he wants to have a relationship of trust and respect with Duncan, but he constantly belittles Duncan and treats him as either a nuisance or a servant