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.
Going All the Way was nominated for two awards at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, winning a "Special Recognition" for production designer Thérèse DePrez. McGowan, who attended Sundance to promote the film, has alleged that Harvey Weinstein raped her while at the festival that year.
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on Verve Records in September 1997 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

Critical reception

of The New York Times did not care for the film, especially Pellington's direction:
Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars: