Going the Distance (2010)

A romantic comedy centered on a guy and a gal who try to keep their love alive as they shuttle back and forth between New York and San Francisco to see one another.

Director:

Nanette Burstein

Writer:

Geoff LaTulippe

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Drew Barrymore	...	Erin
Justin Long	...	Garrett
Charlie Day	...	Dan
Jason Sudeikis	...	Box
Christina Applegate	...	Corinne
Ron Livingston	...	Will
Oliver Jackson-Cohen	...	Damon
Jim Gaffigan	...	Phil
Natalie Morales	...	Brandy
Kelli Garner	...	Brianna
June Diane Raphael	...	Karen
Rob Riggle	...	Ron
Sarah Burns	...	Harper
Terry Beaver	...	Professor
Matt Servitto	...	Hugh

Storyline

Erin has just six more weeks as an intern at the New York Sentinel before she returns to San Francisco. That's fine with Garrett since he just got out of a relationship. But their relationship blossoms and it quickly becomes something that they can't just drop in six weeks. They admit to wanting to be boyfriend/girlfriend just on opposite coasts. The distance wears on them, as with their nay-saying friends and sister, and soon they are forced to either break up or come up with a solution that has them living in the same city.

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Plot Keywords:

new york | job | intern | bar | record company | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about meeting each other halfway.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content including dialogue, language throughout, some drug use and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor a distancia

Filming Locations:

Antarctica Bar - 287 Hudson Street, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£436,361 (UK) (10 September 2010)

Gross:

$17,797,316 (USA) (15 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Offspring Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Geoff LaTulippe - the movie's writer - is a close friend of producer Dave Neustadter and based this movie on Dave's real-life long-distance relationship with a former girlfriend.

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Goofs

When Garrett drives Erin to the airport following their argument, Garrett is driving toward the Terminal 1 departure level at JFK International Airport. Terminal 1 is an international-only terminal and as such would not serve any flights flying to San Francisco.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Garrett: So...
Amy: So...
Garrett: Happy Birthday
Amy: Oh. Thank you for the take-out.
Garrett: Sure. It's the least I could do. It is your birthday after all.

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Connections

References The Bucket List (2007)

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Soundtracks

"If You Run"
Written by A. Harrison, P. Hewitt, T. Howe and N. Nicholson
Performed by The Boxer Rebellion
Mixed by Andy Kitchen (uncredited)
Courtesy of The Boxer Rebellion LLP
Played 'live' onstage by The Boxer Rebellion

User Reviews

A worthy effort ruined by writing and vulgarity.

I like Drew Barrymore. I like Justin Long. I did NOT like this movie. From the trailer I was expecting a "sweet" romantic comedy. That was not what i got. From start to finish, you get extremely vulgar writing. "F" words galore. You get drunk, stoned, and casual sex all in the same night. That doesn't spell love story to me. I don't consider myself prudish but i was totally turned off by this. The phone sex/masturbation scene was very disturbing and just went on and on. The other reviews on Amazon that seem to like it just remind me that filmmakers are targeting the "40 Year Old Virgin" crowd. Lots of filth and lack of story. It's not for guys, it's not for girls. Avoid. Let's let Hollywood know that they need to get some actual writers instead of the drivel that seems to be popular now-a-days.