Going the Distance | |
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Directed by | Mark Griffiths |
Written by | Eric Goodman Kelly Senecal |
Produced by | Stephen Hegyes Shawn Williamson |
Starring | Christopher Jacot Joanne Kelly Shawn Roberts Mayko Nguyen Ryan Belleville Katheryn Winnick August Schellenberg Jason Priestley Jackie Burroughs |
Cinematography | Gregory Middleton |
Edited by | Roger Mattiussi |
Music by | Patric Caird |
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Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis Seville Pictures (Canada) |
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Running time | 93 min. |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.2 million [1] |
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. [2] 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.
Produced by Brightlight Pictures and the first film underwritten in part by MuchMusic, Going the Distance was a brand extension for the music television channel and a foray into theatrical feature films by MuchMusic's then-corporate ownership CHUM Limited.
Recent changes to Telefilm Canada funding rewarded the producers of domestic films that were commercial successes in English Canada, and Going the Distance was a bid for such success.
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.
Going The Distance OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
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Genre | Punk Rock Alternative |
The Going The Distance OST was available soon after the movie was released.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Open Your Eyes" | Deryck Whibley · Greig Nori | Sum 41 | 2:43 |
2. | "Break" | Clif Magness · Gabe Mantle · Theo Goutzinakis · Tom Thacker | Gob | 3:21 |
3. | "Growing on Me" | Dan Hawkins · Ed Graham · Frankie Poullain-Patterson · Justin Hawkins | The Darkness | 3:29 |
4. | "What a Wonderful World" | Bob Thiele · George David Weiss | Jersey | 2:28 |
5. | "Cold Hard Bitch" | Cameron Muncey · Chris Cester · Nic Cester | Jet | 4:03 |
6. | "License to Thrill" | Katy Rose · Kim Bullard | Katy Rose | 2:57 |
7. | "So Far So Good" | Chad Kroeger · Gavin Brown · Ian Thornley · Jim Vallance | Thornley | 3:21 |
8. | "Losing Grip" (live in Dublin) | Avril Lavigne · Clif Magness | Avril Lavigne | 3:34 |
9. | "Not Ready to Go" | Colin MacDonald · Jack Syperek · John-Angus MacDonald · Sean Dalton | The Trews | 3:02 |
10. | "Watch This" | Daniel Denton · Kiley Hendriks · Robin Hooper · Shane Bunting | Swollen Members | 3:32 |
11. | "Sex" | Billy Mann · Kyprios | Kyprios | 3:37 |
12. | "Better Days" | Bryan Trevitt · Daniel Denton · Golmorad Moshiri · Mishca Chillak 1 | Sweatshop Union featuring Moka Only | 3:16 |
13. | "Superfreak" | Alonzo Miller · Rick James | Lester | 3:23 |
14. | "Knockin'" | Chad Horton · Kevin Cooper · Marc Wild · Niko Friesen | Motion Soundtrack | 3:53 |
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