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

Only the two main characters have complete names: Garrett Austin Scully for Justin Long and Erin Rankin Langford for Drew Barrymore.

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Goofs

When Garret and Box are discussing why Box grew his mustache, there are several references to the 1970s, including "Burt and his Camaro", which is an obvious allusion to Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit. However, the car Burt drove in all of the Smokey and the Bandit movies was a Pontiac Trans Am, not a Chevrolet Camaro.

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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 Top Gun (1986)

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Soundtracks

"Supergang"
Written by Joseph Abraham Asher
Performed by Mock Orange
Courtesy of U&L Records

User Reviews

Great Rom-Com

Going The Distance was far better than expected. I saw the trailer for this movie before going to see it and I thought it looked good, but far too often with this type of film, all the best bits are in the trailer. This was not the case with this film, it was consistently funny, well acted and very good in general. Drew Barrymore and Justin Long were very believable as a couple (this may have something to do with them being together on off in real life). I thought that each actor played their part well, the friends of the main characters were all fantastic. Overall, this is well worth going to see and one of the funniest rom-coms I have seen in a long time.