Going the Distance (2004)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Mark Griffiths

Writers:

Eric Goodman (writer)
Kelly Senecal (writer)

Release Date:

20 August 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They came. They saw. They came.

Plot:

He may have just graduated but Nick has it all figured out - marriage, a lucrative career and a totally...

Plot Keywords:

Road Trip | Toronto | Cross Canada | Loud Sex | Upskirt

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christopher Jacot	...	Nick
Joanne Kelly	...	Sasha
Shawn Roberts	...	Tyler
Mayko Nguyen	...	Jill
Ryan Belleville	...	Dime
Katheryn Winnick	...	Trish
August Schellenberg	...	Emile
Matt Frewer	...	Farmer Joseph
Jackie Burroughs	...	Mother Libby
Andrew Airlie	...	Jerry
Lynda Boyd	...	Toni
Jay Brazeau	...	Store Clerk
Andy Jones	...	Portly Customer
Jason Priestley	...	Lenny Swackhammer
Christie Laing	...	Sexy Girl (scenes deleted)

Also Known As:

Get On (USA) (working title)
Much Music Movie (Canada: English title) (working title)
National Lampoon's Going the Distance (USA) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor, language and drug use.

Runtime:

Canada:93 min | Argentina:93 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Québec)

Filming Locations:

Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Brightlight Pictures

Trivia:

Both Shawn Roberts and Christopher Jacot appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation on The N as Paige Michalchuk's (Lauren Collins) love interests. Shawn Roberts played Dean, a guy who was interested in Paige and then raped her and Jacot played Matt Oleander, Paige's teacher who later dates her, and then dumps her.

Quotes:

Dime: I hear Prairie girls taste like corn.

Movie Connections:

References Army of Darkness (1992)

Soundtrack:

Firesuite

This movie is actually damn funny and sexy

I've seen Going the Distance and I was pleasantly surprised. The jokes are fresh and funny. The girls are damn hot. There's plenty of nudity and sex. I say kudos to Canada for making a movie that could compete with the commercial Hollywood machine that pumps out American Pies and Without a Paddles. I'm sick of seeing sad, pretentious Canadian movies about terminally ill pregnant lesbians. Making movies is just as much a business as it is an art. It's nice to see this country try to make a buck. Sex and comedy sells, and this movie has plenty of both. This movie comes from the company that did Last Wedding and Punch, both very classy, artsy films. So now they're trying their hand at something else. I say good for them, and as a Canadian, I will support them with my ten dollars.