Summaries

This is the story of the search for the secret of lasting love. Newlyweds, Mike and Alanna drove a motorbike down the panamerican highway, interviewing 120 couples along the way.

Going the Distance is the story of a pair of British newlyweds who put their relationship to the ultimate test in order to find the secret of everlasting love, and in the process learn a hell of lot more. Part travelogue, part cross-cultural story-finding, and part scientific experiment, this film tells the story of one couple's own love, insane honeymoon, and quest for a lasting marriage. Mike and Alanna Clear drove a motorbike and sidecar from Alaska to Argentina and interviewed 120 couples about how to stay together for life. Everyone they met represented the places they were passing through. From the reclusive Fundamentalist Mormons in Salt Lake City; to a Colombian FARC kidnap victim recently returned home, rebuilding his 25 year marriage after 7 years held captive in the jungle. They began by consulting the world's greatest relationship experts about the state of their own relationship. The results remained in an envelope, only to be opened at the end of their journey. The couple discovered that by asking about love, they got love back. And that perhaps they didn't need to travel so far to find out something that was much closer to home.—Mike Clear

'Going The Distance: A Honeymoon Adventure' is the story of a pair of British newlyweds who put their relationship to the ultimate test in order to find the secret of lasting love, and in the process learn a hell of a lot more. Part travelogue, part cross-cultural story-finding, and part scientific experiment, this film tells the story of one couple's own love, insane honeymoon, and quest for a lasting marriage. Mike and Alanna Clear drove a motorbike and sidecar from Alaska to Argentina and interviewed 120 couples about how to stay together for life. They also subjected themselves to a number of scientific tests, to see if their marriage would last. They found out the results at the end of the road...—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • interview
  • road trip
  • marriage
  • pan american
  • sidecar
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Family
  • Romance
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 2, 1996
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Language English
Filming locations USA
Production companies Going The Distance Productions

Box office

Budget $10000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 21m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 16:9 HD

Synopsis

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