Adventureland (film)
Adventureland is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart and co-starring Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Martin Starr, and Margarita Levieva. Set in the summer of 1987, recent college grad James Brennan (Eisenberg) is making big plans to tour Europe and attend graduate school in pursuit of a career in journalism. However, financial problems force him to look for a summer job instead of traveling abroad, which places him at Adventureland, a run-down amusement park in western Pennsylvania and loosely based on the "Adventureland" local theme park in Farmingdale, New York. There he meets Emily Lewin (Stewart), a co-worker with whom he develops a quick rapport and relationship.
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| Directed by | Greg Mottola |
| Written by | Greg Mottola |
| Produced by | Sidney Kimmel Anne Carey Ted Hope |
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| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
| Edited by | Anne McCabe |
| Music by | Yo La Tengo |
Production companies | Miramax Films Sidney Kimmel Entertainment This is that |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9.8 million |
| Box office | $17.2 million |
Released on April 3, 2009, the film received positive reviews and earned $17.1 million worldwide at the box office. It was nominated for "Best Ensemble Cast Performance" at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.