Wanderlust

Theatrical Release Date: 2012 02 24 (USA)

UPC: 025192098505

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Nudity, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content]

Summary: Director David Wain (Role Models) teams up with producer Judd Apatow (Get Him to the Greek) for this comedy about an overtaxed Manhattan couple who move to a liberated community that rejects the rules of contemporary society. Urban power couple George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) are already buckling under the stress of living in the city when George loses his job. Desperate, they decide to move to Atlanta and stay with George's obnoxious brother until they can get back on their feet. Along the way, however, they find themselves venturing into Elysium, a small, free-spirited community where money has no value, clothes are strictly optional, and everyone works together to make life more meaningful. It's the perfect place for a stressed-out couple like George and Linda to breathe deep and put their lives into perspective. But will they remain in Elysium, or will the many temptations of the modern world ultimately prove too attractive to resist? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: Wanderlust: The Bizarro Cut!
God Afton! Behind the Scenes of Wanderlust
Wainy days: Elysium
Gag Reel
Line-o-rama

Wanderlust

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/19/2012

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Wanderlust
1. Micro-Loft [5:11]
2. Hbo [4:26]
3. Elysium [4:32]
4. Didgeridoo [3:34]
5. Skinny Style [7:06]
6. Rick's [5:16]
7. Welcome Home [5:03]
8. Two Princes [5:21]
9. Truth Circle [6:30]
10. Pond [:02]
11. Fly [5:28]
12. We're Staying [4:41]
13. Mirror [5:55]
14. Birth [4:53]
15. I'm Leaving [4:04]
16. Back at Rick's [4:34]
17. Nudist Winemakers [4:32]
18. Fight [3:37]
19. Atlanta PM [3:38]
20. End Credits [3:29]

Perry Seibert

One of the most difficult balancing acts a comedy can pull off is to run towards absurdity while still telling a story that provides some emotional stakes for the characters. David Wain has never had a problem going for the outlandish and nonsensical, but he has been trying more and more to fashion real stories around his comedic flights of fancy. The Ten and Role Models each showed growth, but with Wanderlust, Wain not only gets the ratio of heart to humor better than he has before, he's also cooked up the best State-related project in the history of that comedy collective. Wanderlust stars Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston as George and Linda, a pair of Manhattanites who are buying an apartment in the West Village as the film opens. They can barely afford the postage-stamp-sized dwelling, and when George unexpectedly loses his job, they are forced to give it up and move to Atlanta, where George's repellently obnoxious but highly successful brother Rick (Ken Marino) gives him a job. On their way there, George and Linda stop off for the night at what they think is a B&B, but is actually a commune called Elysium that's run by the pleasant but LSD-addled Carvin (Alan Alda). The couple, buoyed by excellent pot, unwind for the first time in years, soaking up the friendly vibe of the place. Though they do leave in the morning, George quickly gets fed up with his brother, and he and Linda return to Elysium to give hippie life, with its lack of privacy and its abundance of free love, a sincere try. Explaining this setup doesn't do an adequate job of capturing the film's tone, which allows for humor to come from almost anywhere at any time; there are stretches of Wanderlust that feel as jam-packed with throwaway bits as Airplane! or The Naked Gun. Some of the characters, like Rick's son, exist solely to deliver a single showstopping laugh, and then we never see them again. Even with the nonstop stream of jokes, however, the movie allows the growing conflicts between George and Linda -- she's not sure what she wants to do with her life, while he resents supporting them financially -- to keep us involved with the characters. When a love triangle develops as Elysium member Seth (Justin Theroux) begins putting the moves on Linda, the movie actually treats the emotional material with a great deal of respect. However, in this case, respect doesn't have anything to do with seriousness, and praise should go to Rudd, Aniston, and Theroux for somehow keeping their characters grounded, even as their behavior gets more outrageous. Every member of the ensemble cast gets at least one moment to shine. Joe Lo Truglio plays a nudist, winemaking, aspiring novelist, and takes maximum comedic advantage of his constantly disrobed state; Malin Akerman manages the rare feat of being simultaneously sexy and funny; and Lauren Ambrose nails her every appearance, especially in a scene in which her peaceful Earth Mother vibe is put to the test by childbirth. Of all the members of The State, David Wain has always been the most cinematically ambitious, and he gets better and better with each film he directs. If he just maintains the level of quality he hits with Wanderlust, we can rejoice in a unique comedic sensibility that can wring laughs from a giant coffee-drinking fly just as skillfully as it can from the frustrations of a housewife married to an aggressively annoying SOB. But if he keeps improving, and there's no reason to think he won't, Wain may one day be among the very few directors responsible for a cult classic (Wet Hot American Summer) as well as a genuine classic. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Richard Vane  Executive Producer 
Judd Apatow  Producer 
Paul Rudd  Producer 
Craig Wedren  Composer (Music Score) 
David Wain  Director 
David Wain  Producer 
David Wain  Screenwriter 
Ken Marino  Producer 
Ken Marino  Screenwriter 
Paul Rudd  Actor 
Jennifer Aniston  Actor 
Justin Theroux  Actor 
Alan Alda  Actor 
Malin Akerman  Actor 
Ken Marino  Actor 
Joe Lo Truglio  Actor 
Kathryn Hahn  Actor 
Kerri Kenney-Silver  Actor 
Lauren Ambrose  Actor 
Michaela Watkins  Actor 
Jordan Peele  Actor 
Linda Lavin  Actor 
Jessica St. Clair  Actor 
Todd Barry  Actor 
Martin Thompson  Actor 
Ian Patrick  Actor 
John D'Leo  Actor 
Zandy Hartig  Actor 
Keegan-Michael Key  Actor 
Mather Zickel  Actor 
Juan C. Piedrahita  Actor 
Peter Salett  Actor 
Patricia French  Actor 
Nina Hellman  Actor 
Richard Jones  Actor 
Juana Samayoa  Actor 
David Cardenas  Actor 
Sharon Lubin  Actor 
Vester Grayson  Actor 
Ronald McFarlin  Actor 
Roger Pharham-Brown  Actor 
Jim Moffatt  Actor 
Sung-Suk Garber  Actor 
Craig Wedren  Actor 
Amy Miles  Actor 
Charles Gansa  Actor 
Roberto Zincone  Actor 
Francis Capitanelli  Actor 

Country: USA