Going the Distance is a 2010 romantic comedy film directed by Nanette Burstein, and starring Justin Long and Drew Barrymore. The movie began filming in New York City in July 2009, and was released on September 3, 2010. Erin is a 31-year-old woman who is having trouble pacing her life. She is still in grad school and she recently got a job as a summer intern at a newspaper in New York. While out with a friend at a bar, she meets Garrett who interrupts her game of Centipede. The two then drink together and end up at his place where they smoke from a bong and have sex while Garrett's roommate... Dan "DJs their hook up". The next morning, Erin is anxious to leave but Garrett asks her to have breakfast with him and she agrees. She then tells him that she is only in New York for 6 weeks and is not looking for a relationship and he agrees with her stating that he had just got out of one and wants this to be casual. Erin and Garrett start having a 'casual' fling but it quickly gets deeper for them causing Erin to try to convince her boss to find her a permanent position.
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| Release date: | August 27, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Nanette Burstein |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Garrett Grant, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman, Jared Hess |
| Editor: | Peter Teschner |
| Music by: | Mychael Danna |
| Cinematography: | Eric Steelberg |
| Screenplay by: | Geoff LaTulippe |
| Estimated budget: | $20,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |