A Walk in the Woods Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 20, 2015

A Walk in the Woods

Release Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Limited

An aging travel writer sets out to hike the 2,100 mile Appalachian Trail with his long-estranged high school buddy.

Director: Ken Kwapis

Starring: Robert Redford • Nick Nolte • Kristen Schaal • Emma Thompson • Mary Steenburgen

N/A Adventure 1 hr, 38 m

3.65 / 5.0

80% WILL SEE 20% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (Academy Award winner Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Academy Award winner Emma Thompson), and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail - 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek - his long lost and former friend Katz (Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law – sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, "adventure". Now they're about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins.

Adventure Comedy Drama

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Who stars in A Walk in the Woods – Cast List

Robert Redford
... Bill Bryson

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Nick Nolte
... Katz

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Kristen Schaal
... Mary Ellen

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Emma Thompson
The Sheep Detectives, Dead of Winter
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Mary Steenburgen
... Jeannie

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Who is making A Walk in the Woods – Crew List

A look at A Walk in the Woods behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Ken Kwapis last helmed Big Miracle and He's Just Not That Into You. The film's writer Bill Holderman last penned Book Club: The Next Chapter and Book Club.

Director: Ken Kwapis
Screenwriter: Bill Holderman
Producer: Robert Redford

Studio: Broad Green Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the A Walk in the Woods

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2015

Completed

Changed A Walk in the Woods movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 38 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

A Walk in the Woods Trailers and Clips

A Walk in the Woods

Theatrical Trailer

A Walk in the Woods Release Date: When was the film released?

A Walk in the Woods was released in limited movie theaters on Wednesday, September 2 , 2015. As a limited release, A Walk in the Woods was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.