Wendy and Lucy
“On the long road, friendship is everything.”
A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.
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Cast
35 people
Michelle Williams
Wendy Carroll
Known for
Venom
Shutter Island
Wally Dalton
Security Guard
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Larry Fessenden
Man in Park
Known for
Southbound
Good Boy
Will Oldham
Icky
Known for
Old Joy
A Ghost Story
John Robinson
Andy
Known for
Lords of Dogtown
Elephant
Will Patton
Mechanic
Known for
Falling Skies
Swamp Thing
Lucy the Dog
Lucy
Known for
Old Joy
David Koppell
Kid by Fire
No other roles listed
Max Clement
Kid by Fire
No other roles listed
Sid Shanley
Kid by Fire
No other roles listed
Dave Hubner
Kid by Fire
No other roles listed
Michelle Worthy
Sadie
No other roles listed
Kelly Reichardt Director · Jonathan Raymond Screenplay Will Oldham Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $200K · United States release December 10, 2008
Box office
Budget
$200,000
Worldwide gross
$1,192,655
Gross vs. budget
6.0×
Production
Glass Eye Pix
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filmscience
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Field Guide Films
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Oscilloscope
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Washington Square Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 22, 2008
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · December 10, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States · May 5, 2009
Physical
United States
September 27, 2008 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 17, 2008 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 19, 2008 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
Austria
May 8, 2009 · Digital
Canada
September 5, 2008 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
April 8, 2009 · Theatrical
December 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
August 8, 2012 · TV · ARTE
Germany
October 22, 2009 · Theatrical
January 4, 2011 · TV · 3sat
Greece
January 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
March 21, 2010 · Digital
Portugal
June 3, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 17, 2020 · Digital
Spain
November 22, 2008 · Premiere · Gijón International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 24, 2008 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 13, 2009 · Premiere · Keswick Film Festival
March 6, 2009 · Theatrical
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