Going the Distance
Going the Distance is a 2004 Canadian teen comedy film directed by Mark Griffiths, and written by Eric Goodman and Kelly Senecal. A road movie set across Canada, its tagline was They came. They saw. They came. The film was released in Canada as Going the Distance, but for American release the film's title was expanded to National Lampoon's Going the Distance. The Canadian DVD release retains its original release title. The film stars Christopher Jacot, Joanne Kelly, Shawn Roberts, Mayko Nguyen, Ryan Belleville, Katheryn Winnick, August Schellenberg, and Jason Priestley.
Plot
Nick (Jacot), whose life seemed to be going perfectly, realizes he may lose his girlfriend Trish, to a famous music producer (Priestley). He sets out on a roadtrip from Tofino in west coast to go to the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto. He sets out in his RV along with two rowdy buddies (Tyler and Dime), for the road trip of their lives.
More details
| author | Eric Goodman Kelly Senecal |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Vancouver |
| director | Mark Griffiths |
| editor | Roger Mattiussi |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | muchmusic video award music music producer producer record producer road trip rv tofino toronto west coast western canada |
| musicBy | Patric Caird |
| producer | Shawn Williamson Stephen Hegyes |
| productionCompany | Brightlight Pictures |
| publisher | Alliance Films |
| theme | road movie |