The Go-Getter (2007)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Martin Hynes

Writer (WGA):

Martin Hynes (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Life doesn't come with a roadmap.

Plot:

When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well. |

Plot Keywords:

Road Trip | Stolen Car | Male Virgin | Hotel | Potter

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9

12:15 PM

SHOW

Cast

Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Mercer
Zooey Deschanel	...	Kate
Jena Malone	...	Joely
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giuseppe Andrews	...	Stock Boy
Jon 'Corn Mo' Cunningham	...	Drummer
Kathleen M. Darcy	...	J's Mom
John Anthony Delgado	...	Helpful Guy
Bill Duke	...	Liquor Supply
Colin Fickes	...	Cousin Buddy
Allison Flashman	...	Stand-in
Jsu Garcia	...	Arlen
Judy Greer	...	Better Than Toast
Saul Huezo	...	Valet (as Saúl Huezo)
Marissa Ingrasci	...	Laurel
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Sergio Leone
Vivianne Nacif	...	Voices (voice)
Nick Offerman	...	Nick the Potter / Mowhawk Trumpeter / Bald Phone Translator
Paul Palo	...	Old Man
Michael Patterson-Crohn	...	Supporting
William Lee Scott	...	Rid
Eliska Sursova	...	Candy Striper
Maura Tierney	...	Hal's Pets
M. Ward	...	J
Sita Young	...	Colder

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Et Cetera Films

Trivia:

The high school at the beginning of the film is Martin Hynes's former school. During filming, student extras found his picture in old yearbooks.

Quotes:

Mercer: [First lines] I always had a problem with Huckleberry Finn. I mean, I liked the story, I read it, but the river... it made me feel stuck.

Movie Connections:

References Bande à part (1964)

Soundtrack:

Sweethearts On Parade

Noted explorers

Apologies everyone, but I am totally in love with Zooey Deschanel. She coos on the phone, she dances in black and white, she even sings on the soundtrack in that dreamy, sleepy voice of hers ("When I Reach the Border"). And she does it all with casual grace, not nearly trying half as hard as most other actresses her age. I cannot wait to see her as Janis Joplin in "The Gospel According to Janis". Director Martin Hynes teams her up with a slightly quirky, yet very charming male lead (Lou Taylor Pucci). They take the laughter and the tears as the off-beat script sends them on a somewhat unusual road trip in pursuit of his past and her future, taking viewers right back to that magical nowhere land between adolescence and adulthood. They even get to play the identity game ("20 questions") twice, two thirds into the story and, again, in the closing scene. Essentially, "The Go-Getter" gives you romance minus the usual cheese. Think "Rushmore" meets "Elizabethtown", with a soulful indie soundtrack. Notable off-screen guest appearance by Brian McNamara as the voice of the book on tape.