Going All the Way Page #6

Synopsis: After returning home from the Korean War, two young men search for love and fulfillment in middle America.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Mark Pellington
Production: Gramercy Pictures
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
68%
R
Year:
1997
103 min
107 Views


Illinois,

Kentucky,

Michigan,

- Right here in Indiana.

- Illinois!

Sh*t, I forgot, man. F***!

I forgot.

There... there... there's this great

little whorehouse...

about 40 miles

south of Chicago.

My frat buddies took me there.

It was great.

It... it... it was totally different.

Different?

What's different about it?

All the girls.

I mean, they're... they're...

they're pretty and they're sweet.

Hell, they're farm girls,

you know?

I mean, they... they... they

let you play with them.

They... they talk to you

like you're a real person,

like it's a real... date.

Oh, that's

what you need.

Yeah, that's what you need.

One of these nice,

sexy farm girls.

Treat you right.

All right?

That's the answer.

So, where is this place?

Ha! It's in this jerkwater town.

Gladiola.

That's what

they called it,

the Gladiola House.

Ha ha!

Ow!

Go!

You women have heard

ofjalopies

See where

the f*** we are.

Here we go. Here we go.

Here, take this.

My new rocket 88

Yeah, it's straight,

just one way

Everybody likes

my rocket 88

We'll go

ridin'in style

You know where we are?

I can't...

Look at that.

Where are we?

Look,

there's a light

right there.

I see the light.

Is that it?

I think so. I don't know, man.

It looks like it.

Hold on.

V-8 motor

and this modern design

Black convertible top

And the gal's goin'fine

She's goin' with me ridin'

all 'round down thejoint

So, this would be the part...

where you go

into the church...

to ask directions to

the whorehouse, right?

No. This would be the part...

where you go into the church...

and ask directions

to the whorehouse.

This is the part where you

go into the church to ask directions.

All right, you son of a b*tch,

you want to flip for it?

Loser goes

into the church,

asks directions

to the whorehouse.

All right.

You gonna call it?

You call it.

Heads.

The way of the devil!

The way of the devil!

Oh, won't you come,

come and lay down your burden...

and rest in the arms of God?

He's waiting for you.

A stranger has come to us

out of the night,

out of the dark

and the rain.

Don't be afraid, son.

Pour out your heart to God.

Uh, excuse me, I'm lost.

- Praise the Lord!

- Praise the Lord!

The Shepherd loves

a lost sheep most of all.

Tell us, son.

Tell us,

what's in your heart?

Well, can you tell me how to

get to Gladiola?

Uh,

nothing in Gladiola anymore, son.

What are you

looking for, boy?

Uh,

It's just a...

It's a house.

A... A house?

Son, if you're looking

for the Gladiola House,

It's been closed down

4, 5 years ago now.

And hallelujah!

- Praise the Lord!

- Praise the Lord!

Hallelujah!

Rock of ages

Cleft for me

Let me hide myself

in Thee

Let the water

and the blood

From thy wounded side

which flowed

Be of sin,

the double cure

Save the wrath

and make us pure

You're a lucky fella.

You could've been killed...

maybe paralyzed.

Well, we'll let you lie here...

for a couple of months.

Got you in some plaster.

Be good as new.

That big rod Buddy of yours?

Hardly had a scratch.

Came up smellin'

like roses.

He's the kind

that always does.

We all thank God...

that you're coming

home in one piece.

You can just rest

as long as you want.

I'll bake your favorites,

and I'll rub your back for you.

All right, now,

let's not do any good-bye sh*t.

I'm gonna write you

from New York,

and you'll be out there

in no time. OK?

See ya.

Walking up those stairs.

You might get a little faint.

Your mother has your room

fixed up just right.

And I'll bring you up

a little snack later.

You never heard a word

from your fine-feathered friend,

if that's what

you're looking for.

He said he was gonna write

when he got to New York.

Oh.

Well, I guess

he just got too busy...

raising cain

down in Greenwich Village...

with the rest

of the communists.

Him with hardly a scratch

and you almost killed.

Is that your Christianity, Mother?

Anybody you don't like

should die?

Let's not dwell

on the past, OK?

OK?

Such a sweet

little surprise.

Oh, that Buddy is so sweet.

Of course,

she wanted to be here,

but I thought

you needed your rest,

so I thought

we'd pick her up

on our way to celebrate

at your favorite restaurant.

Hmm?

Hollyhock Hill.

That's your

favorite restaurant.

Oh,

Sonny.

Sonny, you loved

their fried chicken

when you were

a little boy.

Yes?

What is it?

Uh, good news, Son.

I got you

an appointment...

with J. Briggs Dunlap...

over at Lily.

- He's their...

- Ohh.

Head of public relations.

Wow. That's wonderful.

Thank you.

Sonny! Come on down!

Sonny! Come on down!

We've got a surprise for you.

It's for your new life.

A career man...

needs a new car.

All right.

Now, you just go pick up Buddy.

Meet us up

at Hollyhock Hill.

She's waitin' for you.

Hi.

- Hi.

- Hi.

How's your arm?

Uh, it's... it's peachy.

You look, uh...

beautiful.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Very beautiful.

Listen,

I'm not gonna go

to Hollyhock Hills.

That's all right.

Um.

See, I think you...

I think you...

You're great.

You really...

You really are. You're great.

You're beautiful.

You're... You're great,

and you deserve a great guy.

I've got one.

No.

Uh, who am I?

I mean, I... I'm, um...

nobody I...

I can't begin to be...

whoever you need to treat you

the way that...

- I've got one.

- To love you.

Harry Stapler.

You what?

Harry Stapler.

We got engaged.

I tried to tell

your mother,

but she, uh,

she wouldn't listen.

I'm really,

really... happy... Sonny.

And Harry and I both

want the same things...

here...

in Indianapolis.

I love you.

I'm happy you're happy.

I want for you

to be happy, too.

Happy.

Thank you.

Hey, Buddy?

Could you do me a favor?

Sure.

One way...

to New York.

There you go, son.

Tempted and tried

Where God made you wander

Why it should be thus

All the day long

While there are others

Living about us

Never molested

Knowin'home

Farther along

We'll know all about it

Farther along

We'll understand why

Cheer up, my brother

Live in the sunshine

We'll understand it

All by and by

When we seeJesus

Coming in glory

When he comes from

His home in the sky

Then we shall meet him

In that bright mansion

And we'll understand it

All by and by

Farther along

We'll know all about it

Farther along

We'll understand why

Cheer up, my brother

Live in the sunshine

We'll understand it

All by and by

We'll understand it

All by and by

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Dan Wakefield

Dan Wakefield (born 1932) is an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter.His best-selling novels Going All The Way (1970) and Starting Over (1973) were made into feature films. He wrote the screenplay of Going All The Way, which starred Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz and Rose McGowan.He created the NBC prime time television series “James at 15” (1977–78) and served as story editor of the series (1977). His other notable works include Island in the City: The World of Spanish Harlem, (1959) a pioneering journalistic account of a Puerto Rican neighborhood in New York, and the memoir New York in the Fifties, (2001) produced as a documentary film by Betsy Blankenbaker. His memoir Returning: A Spiritual Journey (1988) was called by Bill Moyers “one of the most important memoirs of the spirit I have ever read.” He edited and wrote the Introduction to Kurt Vonnegut Letters (2012.) Wakefield received The Bernard DeVoto Fellowship at The Bread Loaf Writer Conference in 1958, a Nieman Fellowship in Journalism (1963–64) and a Rockefeller Grant in Writing, 1968. Wakefield retired as Writer in Residence at Florida International University (1995-2009) where he received The Faculty Award for Mentorship. He moved back to his hometown of Indianapolis in 2011. more…

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