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Going All the Way
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Wikipedia article
'Going All the Way' is a 1997 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Pellington, in his feature film directorial debut. The film was written by Dan Wakefield, based on his 1970 novel and starred Jeremy Davies, Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz, Amy Locane and Rose McGowan. The film was shot on location in Indianapolis, Indiana, the setting of Wakefield's autobiographical novel.
'Going All the Way' was nominated for two awards at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, winning a "Special Recognition" for production designer Thrse DePrez. McGowan, who attended Sundance to promote the film, has alleged that Harvey Weinstein raped her while at the festival that year.
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on Verve Records in September 1997 (Verve 314 537 908-2) including the song "Tangled and Tempted", co-written for the film by Indianapolis singer/songwriter/producer Tim Brickley.
Plot
Two young men return home to Indianapolis after serving time in the Army during the Korean War and search for love and fulfillment in middle America during the conservative 1950s.
Cast
* Jeremy Davies as Williard "Sonny" Burns
* Ben Affleck as Tom "Gunner" Casselman
* Amy Locane as Buddy Porter
* Rachel Weisz as Marty Pilcher
* Rose McGowan as Gale Ann Thayer
* Jill Clayburgh as Alma
* Lesley Ann Warren as 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."
Roger Ebert of 'The Chicago Sun-Times' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, and called it "a deeper, cleverer film than it first seems. Much of its strength depends on the imploding performance of Jeremy Davies."
References
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