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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Wendy and Lucy (2008)

On the long road, friendship is everything.

★ 6.8/10 December 10, 2008 80 min

Drama

Director: Kelly Reichardt  ·  Writers: Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt

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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Director

Kelly Reichardt Kelly Reichardt

Cast

Michelle Williams Michelle Williams Wendy Carroll Wally Dalton Wally Dalton Security Guard Larry Fessenden Larry Fessenden Man in Park Will Oldham Will Oldham Icky John Robinson John Robinson Andy Will Patton Will Patton Mechanic Lucy the Dog Lucy the Dog Lucy David Koppell David Koppell Kid by Fire Max Clement Max Clement Kid by Fire Sid Shanley Sid Shanley Kid by Fire Dave Hubner Dave Hubner Kid by Fire Michelle Worthy Michelle Worthy Sadie

User Reviews (2)

Kenneth Axel Carlsson
Kenneth Axel Carlsson December 27, 2014
★ 9/10

A woman, Wendy (Michelle Williams), is trekking through America, well, she does have a car, although not of much use to her (it breaks down early on in the movie). She also has a dog, Lucy, whom she loses early in the movie. We have no idea where this woman came from exactly, but we know where she is going, and why. Alaska... to get work. Of course, this might not be the entire truth, just what she tells people. She is not poor, but she has clearly not been wasting her money so far and she is not about to do that now, although, circumstances might take that decision right out of her hands. This woman has experienced something, and carry the scars. She does not trust people well, but learns to trust some people throughout the movie. But luckily, the movie does not provide all the answers... we have to figure them out for ourselves. These are the movies that I like the best. Michelle…

Reno
Reno May 26, 2015
★ 8/10

Michelle Williams is one of the photogenic face in Hollywood and also like her performance. But won the negative impression of mine over portrayal of her character in 'Take This Waltz'. Doing a villainous role may get appreciation, for example, the Joker from Batman, but doing things that affect morality is really hurt if you really like that person. After that movie, I was not into her films and she also did not do any major roles. Accidentally I came to know about this movie, which is in fact a bit older movie than what I was talking about and after knowing more about it, I got interested and I could not resist from watching. Frankly, this movie filled the gap created by the earlier crack. This movie falls in the line of 'Open Road' and 'Into the Wild' when it comes to rendering the main character. If you have already seen those two, or any other similar flicks, then you would find …