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Away We Go

CastJohn Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney, Chris Messina, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Schneider
Year released2009
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Which of the families appears most dysfunctional?

His girlfriend Verona De Tessant smacks Burt Farlander in the face. (0:02)

By telephone, her sister Grace tells Verona, "They must be out of their minds excited." (0:05)

Burt tells his mother Gloria, referring to her hair, "I don’t think it makes you look crazy at all." (0:08)

Burt: "That is really sweet." (0:09)

Gloria tells Burt, "Well you don’t have to worry about that." 
Gloria: ”We thought you’d be proud of us...” (0:11)

Verona tells Burt, " takes selfishness to a whole new level." 
Verona: ”My parents are dead, Burt.” (0:14)

Verona tells Burt, "... This is a dream scenario." (0:18)

Verona’s friend Lily: "... I'm crazy." (0:24)

Burt tells Grace, "... that’s a probing sort of intelligence..." (0:32)

G asks Verona, referring to the baby, "... what if she’s got Mom’s crazy green eyes...?" (0:37)

Burt’s college professor friend LN tells Verona and Burt, "... I think there’s something strangely paranoid about that, right?..." (0:44)

LN’s husband Roderick tells Verona and Burt, "That’s why I have an Electra complex." 
Verona: ”Do you mean Oedipal complex?” 
Roderick: “... Don’t try and diagnose me, Verona.” (0:50)

Roderick: "... My mom had... the drugs..." 
Roderick tells his son, ”Don’t worry, Wolf...” 
LN: ”... Verona lost her parents. Honey, how old were you when they died?” 
Burt: ”... if I have to explain it to you Looney Tunes, just forget it.” 
”... you... lunatic” 
LN tells Burt, ”I reject your aggression.” (0:52)

Burt asks Verona, "... I had a dream about Montreal last week?" (0:57)

The Sound of Music on television (0:59)

Verona and Burt’s friend Tom tells them, "... they could live a few more happy years before...Hitler." (1:00)

Tom: "... what you need to be... sane is..." 
”... Here it comes, the patience...” 
”... the love, the wisdom, the generosity, the selflessness, the patience. Patience...” (1:03)

Tom tells Burt, "... I wonder if we have been selfish..." (1:07)

His brother Courtney tells Burt, referring to Annabelle, "... I told her that grandpa died..." 
Burt: ”Yes, I think that would be traumatic.” (1:11)

Courtney tells Burt, "... she’s going to be introverted..." (1:14)

Burt asks Verona, "... what if one of us freaks out like that?" 
”... what if something... just makes us go crazy?... and my personality’s altered...?” 
”... Being obsessed with weight is just too cliche for our daughter.” (1:16)

Verona tells Burt, referring to an orange tree, "... My dad was really proud of it..." (1:22)

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