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==Plot==
==Plot==
Drug dealer David ([[Jason Sudeikis]]) is asked by a wealthy client ([[Ed Helms]]) to pick up [[marijuana]] from [[Mexico]], for which he'll be paid $100,000. Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs all by himself is too suspicious, he hires a stripper ([[Jennifer Aniston]]) and recruits two local kids, a runaway teen girl ([[Emma Roberts]]) and a [[virgin]] [[teenage]] boy ([[Will Poulter]]) to portray a bogus family, the Millers, so as to not arouse suspicion while crossing the border. But the "family" runs into hilarity when it is discovered that the marijuana David was supposed to return to the States was taken from a high-powered Mexican drug lord.
Drug dealer David ([[Jason Sudeikis]]) is asked by a wealthy client ([[Ed Helms]]) to pick up [[marijuana]] from [[Mexico]] for which he'll be paid $100,000. Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs all by himself is too suspicious, he hires a stripper ([[Jennifer Aniston]]) and recruits two local kids, a runaway girl ([[Emma Roberts]]) and a [[virgin]] [[teenage]] boy ([[Will Poulter]]) to portray a bogus family the Millers, so as to not arouse suspicion while crossing the border. But the "family" runs into hilarity when it is discovered that the marijuana David was supposed to return to the States was taken from a high-powered Mexican drug lord.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jason Sudeikis]] as David Clark
* [[Jason Sudeikis]] as David Clark
* [[Jennifer Aniston]] as Sarah "Rose" O'Reilly
* [[Jennifer Aniston]] as Sarah "Rose" O'Reilly
* [[Emma Roberts]] as Casey Mathis
* [[Emma Roberts]] as Casey Mathis
* [[Will Poulter]] as Kenny Rossmore
* [[Will Poulter]] as Kenny Rossmore
* [[Ed Helms]] as Brad Gurdlinger
* [[Ed Helms]] as Brad Gurdlinger
* [[Nick Offerman]] as Don Fitzgerald
* [[Nick Offerman]] as Don Fitzgerald
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Revision as of 16:22, 7 August 2013

We're the Millers
File:We're-The-Millers-Poster.jpg
Poster with initial release date
Directed byRawson Marshall Thurber
Screenplay byBob Fisher
Steve Faber
Sean Anders
John Morris
Story byBob Fisher
Steve Faber
Produced byChris Bender
Vincent Newman
Tucker Tooley
Happy Walters
Executive:
David Heyman
StarringJason Sudeikis
Jennifer Aniston
Emma Roberts
Will Poulter
Ed Helms
Nick Offerman
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited byMichael L. Sale
Music byLudwig Goransson
Theodore Shapiro
Production
companies
BenderSpink
Vincent Newman Entertainment
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
Release date
  • August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$37 million[2]
Box office$1,700,000[3]

We're the Millers is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.

Plot

Drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) is asked by a wealthy client named Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms) to pick up marijuana from Mexico for which he'll be paid $100,000. Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs all by himself is too suspicious, he hires a stripper named Sara "Rose" O'Reilly (Jennifer Aniston) and recruits two local kids, a runaway teenage girl (Emma Roberts) and a virgin teenage boy (Will Poulter) to portray a bogus family called the "Millers," so as to not arouse suspicion while crossing the border. But the "family" runs into hilarity when it is discovered that the marijuana David was supposed to return to the States was taken from a high-powered Mexican drug lord.

Cast

Production

Production began in Wilmington, North Carolina on July 23, 2012.[4] Majority of the production was filmed in North Carolina and New Mexico.[5] It is scheduled to be presented during the 2013 Traverse City Film Festival[6] and also during the Locarno International Film Festival. [7]

Development

The film was in development for a few years at New Line. In 2006, the film was announced with Steve Buscemi as the pot dealer, with Will Arnett in another role, but no further development was made.[8] In April 2012, various news media broke the news that Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis were in talks to star in the film.[9][10] The film added Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms and Kathryn Hahn in July.[4][11]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 7, 2013 in the United States[12] and on August 23, 2013 in the United Kingdom.

Reception

We're the Millers has received negative reviews from critics, as it so far holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 52 reviews.

References

  1. ^ "WE'RE THE MILLERS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  2. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-elysium-hopes-600257
  3. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-were-millers-601844?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Fnews+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Top+Stories%29
  4. ^ a b Abrams, Rachel (2012-07-13). "Emma Roberts in talks for 'We're the Millers'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  5. ^ "'We're the Millers' to film in NM - Albuquerque Business First". Bizjournals.com. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  6. ^ http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/07/29/news/doc51f638fcf0026811352475.txt
  7. ^ http://www.warnerbros.fr/les-miller-locarno-835.html
  8. ^ "New Line High Again On We're The Millers | Movie News | Empire". Empireonline.com. 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  9. ^ 10 MOS. "Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis in Talks to Star in New Line's 'We're the Millers'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Aniston Could Say We're The Millers | Movie News | Empire". Empireonline.com. 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (2012-07-12). "Kathryn Hahn joins 'Millers' cast". Variety. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  12. ^ "We're the Millers (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-02-02.