Going All the Way

Going All the Way is an American 1997 film directed by Mark Pellington. 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, IN, the setting of Wakefield's autobiographical novel.

For the song by the Matthew Good Band, see Beautiful Midnight.
Going All the Way
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Pellington
Produced byTom Gorai
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Tom Rosenberg
Written byDan Wakefield
Starring
Music by
Tim Brickley
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
Edited byLeo Trombetta
Production
company
Distributed byGramercy Pictures
Release date
  • 19 September 1997 (1997-09-19) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$113,069

Going All the Way was nominated for two awards at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, winning a "Special Recognition" for production designer Thérèse DePrez.[1] McGowan, who attended Sundance to promote the film, has alleged that Harvey Weinstein raped her while at the festival that year.[2]

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.

Principal cast
ActorRole
Jeremy DaviesWilliard "Sonny" Burns
Ben AffleckTom "Gunner" Casselman
Amy LocaneBuddy Porter
Rachel WeiszMarty Pilcher
Rose McGowanGale Ann Thayer
Jill ClayburghAlma
Lesley Ann WarrenNina

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.[3]

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.[4]

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References
  1. "Going All The Way". MUBI. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. "Harvey Weinstein: US actress Rose McGowan makes rape allegation". BBC News. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. Holden, Stephen (19 September 1997). "FILM REVIEW; Opposites Attract, Even if Repellent". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  4. "Going All The Way :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 5 October 2010.


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