Going the Distance (2004 film)
Going the Distance is a 2004 Canadian teen/comedy film directed by Mark Griffiths, and written by Eric Goodman and Kelly Senecal. A road movie 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.
| Going the Distance | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mark Griffiths |
| Written by | Eric Goodman Kelly Senecal |
| Produced by | Stephen Hegyes Shawn Williamson |
| Starring | Christopher Jacot Joanne Kelly Shawn Roberts Mayko Nguyen Ryan Belleville Katheryn Winnick August Schellenberg Jason Priestley Jackie Burroughs |
| Cinematography | Gregory Middleton |
| Edited by | Roger Mattiussi |
| Music by | Patric Caird |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis Seville Pictures (Canada) |
Release date | August 20, 2004 (Canada) |
Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,230,897 |
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 feature films by MuchMusic's then-corporate ownership CHUM Limited.
Recent changes to Telefilm Canada funding rewarded the producers of domestic films that were commercial successes in English Canada, and Going the Distance was a bid for such success.