Going All the Way

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Going All the Way

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
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

  1. ↑ Awards at imdb.com
  2. ↑ Holden, Stephen (19 September 1997). "Original ''New York Times'' review". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Going All The Way :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.

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