''Going the Distance'' is a 2004

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by Mark Griffiths, and

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by Eric Goodman and Kelly Senecal. A

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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''. The Canadian DVD release retains its original release title. 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

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s by MuchMusic's then-corporate ownership

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. Recent changes to

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funding rewarded the producers of domestic films that were commercial successes in

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, 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

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producer (Priestley). He sets out on a roadtrip from

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in west coast to go to the

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s in

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. Setting out in his RV along with two buddies (Tyler and Dime), for the road trip of their lives.

Cast

Christopher Jacot Christopher Jacot (born June 30, 1979) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. He has appeared in 3 seasons of ''Slasher''. Early life Jacot was born in Toronto. He attended Earl Haig Secondary School in the Claude Watson programme for d ...

– as Nick *

Shawn Roberts Shawn Roberts (born April 2, 1984) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in zombie films such as ''Land of the Dead'', '' Diary of the Dead'' and the ''Resident Evil'' franchise. Early life Roberts was born in Stratford, Ontario. Career ...

– as Tyler * Ryan Belleville – as Dime *

Jason Priestley Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000), as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in t ...

– as Lenny Swackhammer * Joanne Kelly – as Sasha * Mayko Nguyen – as Jill * Katheryn Winnick – as Trish *

August Schellenberg August Werner Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. He played Randolph in the first three installments of the ''Free Willy'' film series (1993–1997) as well as characters in ''Black Robe'' (1991), '' The New Wor ...

- as Emile * Avril Lavigne – as Herself *

Matt Frewer Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV movie and 1987 television series of the same names. He became prominent when playing role ...

– as Farmer Joseph * Iris Graham – as Shy girl *

Crystal Lowe Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe (born Yan-Kay Lo; January 20, 1981) is a Canadian actress, director, and model best known for her scream queen roles in horror films such as '' Children of the Corn: Revelation'' (2001), '' Final Destination 3'' (2006), '' ...

– as French Waitress *

Jackie Burroughs Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs (2 February 1939 – 22 September 2010) was a British-born Canadian actress. Early life Born in Southport, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England, she emigrated to Canada on 26 August 1948 with her mother Edna, ...

- as Mother Libby

Cameos

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

Swollen Members Swollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting mainly of Madchild and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only (who was actually a member of the group for a short period of time in the ...

– performing band

Soundtrack

The Going The Distance OST was available soon after the movie was release

Notes

# Andrew Jenks, Corin Dingley and Kelvin Swaby were erroneously credited as the

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Going The Distance (2004 Film) 2004 films English-language Canadian films 2000s English-language films Canadian teen comedy films National Lampoon films Canadian comedy road movies 2000s comedy road movies Films set in Montreal Films set in Toronto 2000s teen comedy films Films set in Vancouver Brightlight Pictures films Films directed by Mark Griffiths (director) 2000s Canadian films