Everything Must Go (2010)
M When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form. (R) Based on a short story by Raymond Carver, EVERYTHING MUST GO tells the story of Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell), a career salesman whose days of being on top are long gone. The same day Nick gets fired, for falling off the wagon one last time, he returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all of his possessions on the front lawn. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line-or more properly, on the lawn-reluctantly holding a garage sale that becomes a unique strategy for survival.
Primary Title
- Everything Must Go
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 30 December 2023
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 50
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- M When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form. (R) Based on a short story by Raymond Carver, EVERYTHING MUST GO tells the story of Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell), a career salesman whose days of being on top are long gone. The same day Nick gets fired, for falling off the wagon one last time, he returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all of his possessions on the front lawn. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line-or more properly, on the lawn-reluctantly holding a garage sale that becomes a unique strategy for survival.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988--Film adaptations
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Divorce--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Comedy-drama
Contributors
- Dan Rush (Director)
- Dan Rush (Writer)
- Will Ferrell (Actor)
- Rebecca Hall (Actor)
- Michael Peña (Actor)
- Laura Dern (Actor)
- Christopher Jordan Wallace (Actor)
- Stephen Root (Actor)
- Wyck Godfrey (Producer)
- Michael Barrett (Director of Photography)
- Kara Lindstrom (Production Designer)
- Sandra Adair (Editor)
- David Torn (Composer)
- Temple Hill Entertainment (Production Unit)
- Cowtown Cinema Ventures (Production Unit)
- Nationlight Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988--Film adaptations
- Man-woman relationships--Drama
- Divorce--Drama
- Feature films--United States