Written by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

 

It’s the summer of 1987, and James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad, can’t wait to embark on his dream tour of Europe.  But when his parents announce they can no longer subsidize his trip, James has little choice but to take a lowly job at a local amusement park.  Forget about German beer, world-famous museums and cute French  girls—James’ summer will now be populated by belligerent dads, stuffed pandas, and screaming kids high on cotton candy.  Lucky for James, what should have been his worst summer ever turns into quite an adventure as he discovers love in the most unlikely place with his captivating co-worker Emst (Kristen Stewart), and learns to loosen up.

Yes it’s another coming of age movie, but it’s really well done and it takes place in the late 80’s. Trust me, the late 80’s are very easy to make fun of.

Anyhow, while most of the movies that play at Sundance take months and occasionally years to hit a local movie theater, “Adventureland” gets released in late March everywhere. So to help promote the movie, we’ve been given 3 clips and I’m reposting the trailer in case you never saw it.

Finally, here’s a link to Kenny’s review. He liked the movie a lot. And look for an exclusive video interview with director Greg Mottola soon… 

Adventureland Trailer