Question 1

Why does Jason Sudeikis's character have a mustache in the film?

Accepted Answer

Jason Sudeikis sports a mustache because he was concurrently shooting another film that required one, so a scene was written where he explains it's to make older women remember men with facial hair from the 70s and 80s.

Question 2

What real-life connection does the bar Erin visits have to the director?

Accepted Answer

Erin is seen at The Half King bar in Manhattan, which is part-owned in real life by director Nanette Burstein.

Question 3

What was Justin Long's first scene shot for the film?

Accepted Answer

Justin Long's first scene shot was his nude one when he has sex with Drew Barrymore on a dining room table.

Question 4

What threatens to separate Erin and Garrett after they've been maintaining a long-distance romance?

Accepted Answer

Just when it seems they'll be reunited, Erin and Garrett each score a big break that could separate them for good, after keeping their romance alive between San Francisco and New York.

Question 5

Who was the director's first choice to play Drew Barrymore's sister?

Accepted Answer

Christina Applegate was director Nanette Burstein's first choice for the part of Drew Barrymore's sister.

Question 6

What real-life connection does the bar in the film have to the director?

Accepted Answer

Erin is seen at The Half King bar in Manhattan, which is part-owned in real life by director Nanette Burstein.

Question 7

Why does Jason Sudeikis's character have a mustache in the film?

Accepted Answer

Jason Sudeikis sports a mustache because he was concurrently shooting another film that required one, so a scene was written where he explains it's to make older women remember men with facial hair from the 70s and 80s.

Question 8

What was Justin Long's first scene shot in the film?

Accepted Answer

Justin Long's first scene shot was his nude one when he has sex with Drew Barrymore on a dining room table.

Question 9

What conflict threatens to keep Erin and Garrett apart after they've been maintaining a long-distance relationship?

Accepted Answer

Just when it seems they'll be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.

Question 10

Who was the director's first choice to play Drew Barrymore's sister?

Accepted Answer

Christina Applegate was director Nanette Burstein's first choice for the part of Drew Barrymore's sister.

Going the Distance

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