Going The Distance Page #4

Synopsis: Erin has just six more weeks as an intern at the New York Sentinel before she returns to San Francisco. That's fine with Garrett since he just got out of a relationship. But their relationship blossoms and it quickly becomes something that they can't just drop in six weeks. They admit to wanting to be boyfriend/girlfriend just on opposite coasts. The distance wears on them, as with their nay-saying friends and sister, and soon they are forced to either break up or come up with a solution that has them living in the same city.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Nanette Burstein
Production: New Line Cinema
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
R
Year:
2010
102 min
$17,797,316
Website
890 Views


- Mm-hm.

...I'd really... Um...

I'm leaving in six weeks.

And when I said that I work

at The Sentinel...

...I meant that I'm a summer intern.

And I'm actually going back to Stanford

to finish up my last year of grad schooI.

And although I'd be psyched

to hang out again...

...um, please know that

I'm not looking to start up-

Oh, wait. Uh, no, me-?

I just got out of a relationship.

- Oh. Really, when?

- Yeah.

Um...

I'm not gonna tell you

that it was last night...

...but I'm not gonna say

that it wasn't either.

- Okay, good.

- Yeah. Yep.

Well, then we know

where each other stands.

Um, the added bonus is that I now know

you're a male whore.

Yeah. I guess I- It seems like I am.

Here's my phone number.

That's awesome.

Best posture in the office, Allison.

Seriously. Best one we got.

There he is.

- How you doing?

- Hey.

Hey, I got a question for you, man.

How does someone like you end up getting

dumped and laid on the same night?

How is that possible? I mean, from all of us

sad, lonely and bitter people...

...I encourage you

to eat a big bowI of dick.

- Really? How about this?

- Mm-hm.

How about, "Good morning, Garrett"?

- Morning, Garrett.

- How you doing? What's with the luggage?

Um, my flight from Miami got in at 5 a. m.

I haven't even slept.

You would never know.

You look well-slept.

Oh, thank you. Heh.

How's, uh...?

- Mark-

- Mark.

- is great.

Uh, seeing him once every six weeks

for 48 hours, not so great.

- Yeah.

- Garrett? Can you come here a sec?

- Yeah.

- Anyways.

- All right. Well, wake up.

- Bye, boys.

- She's still with that guy?

- Yeah.

- You kidding me? But he lives in Miami.

- Yeah.

Wait- No- Yeah, hold on.

I don't think you understand

the gravity of this situation.

I wanna put things of mine

inside things of hers.

I know you do. I know.

I heart you crazy mad

Until it feels so good

I'm about to do something drastic

'Cause I gotta have it

- What is this?

- Mm-hm.

I heart you crazy mad

I'm in a panic 'cause I

I'm genuinely getting nauseous.

I'm going out of my head

Are they singing

"I heart you crazy mad"?

Yeah, they are. Sadly, they are.

Jesus. 3Z? Heh.

Now comes the fun part...

...because I get to look at your face

when I say I'm assigning them to you.

- Ah, there it is.

- Ha-ha-ha.

I know. I know it sucks.

Believe me, I know, okay?

The higher-ups wanna sign these guys.

They could be our Jonas Brothers.

Come on. Don't do this to me.

What about all the bands

that I bring you?

Demos you never listen to?

Give me a shot with those.

- That's not our focus right now.

- Will-

Hey. You know who I had to scout

when I was your age?

Nelson and Jesus Jones. All right?

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Geoff LaTulippe

Geoff LaTulippe is an American screenwriter and film director best known as the writer of the 2010 film Going the Distance. more…

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