The Way Things Go (1987)

Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Flixster Users

88% liked it

509 ratings

Unrated, 30 min.

Directed by: Peter Fischli, David Weiss

Release Date: January 1, 1987

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: March 19, 2002

Stats: 41 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

None yet... Got one?

Your Rating

Flixster Reviews (41)

July 27, 2009

lesleyanorton

Ooooo. Ahhhh. Wowww. Hurrah to the two amazing eggheads who built this, and boo to the Honda ripoff.
.

Share This Review
March 20, 2010

decals74

this rube goldberg madness is heavy on chemistry and pyro. the grainy bubble/fizz close-ups were nice.

Share This Review

View All The Way Things Go Reviews

Critic Reviews

January 1, 2000

Richard Harrington, Washington Post

Click to read the article Full Review

May 29, 2001

AV Club

No review available.

View more The Way Things Go reviews

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Cast

No information available.

More Like This

This list looks lonely.
Add a suggestion!

Facts

No facts approved yet. Be the first

The Way Things Go : Watch Free on TV

The Way Things Go Trivia

What cartoon character first used the term "Doh!" whenever things didn't go his way? Answer »

More The Way Things Go Trivia

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for The Way Things Go. Want to create one?

Video Clips

No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Meet Other Fans

Add The Way Things Go to favorites

Recent News

No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists

My Favorite Short Films

by jimbotender

262 Movies
Want to watch

by saaddawra

155 Movies
See

by excer

288 Movies
Friend Recommendations

by FilmEstAmour

174 Movies
Movies i want to see

by saaddawra1

47 Movies

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?

<div class="reviewShareTemplate">
			<div class="shareType">By URL</div>
			<div class="copyPaste">
				<input type="text" name="sendUrl" value="http://www.flixster.com/movie/the-way-things-go#review:#{reviewId}" component="PostAnywhereLink" />
				Copy the above URL to your clipboard and paste it wherever you'd like to share this review.
			</div>
			<div class="shareType">Share Everywhere</div>
			<div class="widgets">
				<a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flixster.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-way-things-go%23review%3A#{reviewId}" component="FacebookShareLink" url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flixster.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-way-things-go%23review%3A#{reviewId}" track="FacebookMovieTrailersReviewsShareClick">
					<img src="http://static.flixstercdn.com/static/images/buttons/facebook_share_icon.gif"  width="24" />
				</a>
				<a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=#{username}'s+review+of+The+Way+Things+Go+%40flixster+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flixster.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-way-things-go%23review%3A#{reviewId}" component="TwitterShareLink" tweet="#{username}'s+review+of+The+Way+Things+Go+%40flixster" url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flixster.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-way-things-go%23review%3A#{reviewId}" track="TwitterMovieTrailersReviewsShareClick">

</a>
				#{addThisWidget}
			</div>
		</div>