Going All the Way

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Going All the Way
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1hr 50min
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1997
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Polygram USA Video
Synopsis: Two men return home from the Army to find that their attitudes on life, love, and the town where they grew up have changed in this bittersweet coming-of-age drama. Sonny Burns (Jeremy Davies) and Gunner Casselman (Ben Affleck) are two guys from Indianapolis who were drafted during the Korean War. In high school, Gunner was a football player and big man on campus, while Sonny was a social outcast who kept to himself. Sonny spent most of his hitch in the Army in Kansas City, while Gunner was stationed ... Full Synopsis
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A combination of broad humor and character-driven drama, Going All the Way is miles away from director Mark Pellington's more action-oriented later efforts. A coming-of-age tale, it hinges on the union of opposites: the sweet and the profane; the adolescent and the insightful; the confident and the meek; the small-town and the urban. Jeremy Davies gives another terrific performance as awkward young ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Gunner Casselman
Alma Burns
Buddy Porter
Gail Thayer
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