Going the Distance (2004 film)

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Going the Distance

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
Production company	Brightlight Pictures
Distributed by	Alliance Atlantis Seville Pictures (Canada)
Release date	August 20, 2004 (2004-08-20) (Canada)
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.

Plot summary

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.

Cast

Christopher Jacot – as Nick
Shawn Roberts – as Tyler
Ryan Belleville – as Dime
Jason Priestley – as Lenny Swackhammer
Joanne Kelly – as Sasha
Mayko Nguyen – as Jill
Katheryn Winnick – as Trish
August Schellenberg - as Emile
Matt Frewer – as Farmer Joseph
Iris Graham – as Shy girl
Crystal Lowe – as French Waitress
Jackie Burroughs - as Mother Libby

Cameos

Avril Lavigne – performing artist
George Stroumboulopoulos – as VJ
Gob – performing band
Prevail – performing band
Swollen Members – performing band

Soundtrack

Going The Distance OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2004 (2004)
Genre	Punk Rock Alternative

The Going The Distance OST was available soon after the movie was released.[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
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 Chillak¹	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

Notes

^ Andrew Jenks, Corin Dingley and Kelvin Swaby were erroneously credited as the songwriters.

References

^ "Going the Distance".
^ "Going the Distance (2004)". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

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Animal House Movie Madness Class Reunion Joy of Sex Loaded Weapon 1 Senior Trip Repli-Kate Blackball Gold Diggers Dorm Daze Barely Legal Going the Distance The Almost Guys Adam & Eve Cattle Call Electric Apricot Pucked The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell Stoned Age Totally Baked: A Potumentary Bag Boy RoboDoc One, Two, Many Endless Bummer The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Ratko Transylmania
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