Going All the Way
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Going All the Way | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Mark Pellington |
Produced by |
Tom Gorai Sigurjón Sighvatsson Tom Rosenberg |
Written by | Dan Wakefield |
Starring |
Jeremy Davies Ben Affleck Amy Locane Rachel Weisz Rose McGowan Jill Clayburgh Lesley Ann Warren |
Music by | tomandandy |
Cinematography | Bobby Bukowski |
Edited by | Leo Trombetta |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
Release dates | September 19, 1997 (USA) |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $113,069 |
Going All the Way is a 1997 film directed by Mark Pellington. The film was written by Dan Wakefield, based on his 1970 novel. It won an award at the Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Plot
Two men return home to Indiana after they served time in the Army during the Korean War.
Principal cast
Actor | Role |
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Jeremy Davies | Williard "Sonny" Burns |
Ben Affleck | Tom "Gunner" Casselman |
Amy Locane | Buddy Porter |
Rachel Weisz | Marty Pilcher |
Rose McGowan | Gale Ann Thayer |
Jill Clayburgh | Alma |
Lesley Ann Warren | Nina |
Critical reception
Stephen Holden of The New York Times did not care for the film, especially Pellington's direction:
“ | When a filmmaker feels compelled to pump up a story through caricature and expressionistic visual tricks, it's usually a sign of distrust in the inherent drama of the material. In Going All the Way, a flashy movie adaptation of Dan Wakefield's popular 1970 novel about growing up in the heartland in the repressed 1950s, Mark Pellington, a director from the world of music video, has inflated a realistic memoir into a garish, hyperkinetic social satire.[2] | ” |
Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars:
“ | Going All the Way is a deeper, cleverer film than it first seems. Much of its strength depends on the imploding performance of Jeremy Davies.[3] | ” |
References
- ↑ Awards at imdb.com
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (19 September 1997). "Original ''New York Times'' review". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ↑ "Going All The Way :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
External links
- Going All the Way at the Internet Movie Database
- Going All the Way at Rotten Tomatoes
- Going All the Way at AllMovie
- Going All the Way at Box Office Mojo
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