Going the Distance
Going the Distance is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Nanette Burstein, written by Geoff LaTulippe, and starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. It follows a young couple, who fall in love one summer in New York City and try to keep their long-distance relationship alive, when the woman heads home to San Francisco.
Plot
Erin Langford is a graduate journalism student recently hired as a summer intern at a NYC newspaper. Out with a friend at a bar, she meets Garrett, who interrupts her game of Centipede. They drink together and end up at his place, where they smoke pot and have sex while Garrett's roommate Dan "DJs their hook up". The next morning, before she can leave, Erin agrees to have breakfast with him. Telling him she is only in the city for six weeks, they agree to keep it casual.
Cast
More details
| author | Geoff LaTulippe |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City San Francisco |
| director | Nanette Burstein |
| editor | Peter Teschner |
| events | long-distance relationship |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | centipede drive dry humping end free time la los angeles make up marijuana morning nyc open pack phone sex pot record label san francisco chronicle saying goodbye thanksgiving the boxer rebellion |
| musicBy | Mychael Danna |
| producer | Adam Shankman Garrett Grant Jennifer Gibgot |
| productionCompany | New Line Cinema Offspring Entertainment |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | New York City San Francisco |
| theme | romantic comedy |