The Go-Getter (2007)
Directed by Martin Hynes
A 19-year-old from Eugene steals a station wagon and drives down through Oregon, Nevada and California into Mexico looking for the half-brother he barely knows, chatting by phone with the car's owner.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Car wash≈ 00:03:00Eugene, OregonStated on screen
After his mother's death Mercer steals a Volvo from a car wash, and its owner Kate calls the phone left inside.
- 2Pottery commune≈ 00:12:00Shelter Cove, CaliforniaStated on screen
At a commune where his brother Arlen once lived he learns Arlen has gone to Reno.
- 3Fallon, Nevada≈ 00:22:00Stated on screen
He looks up his middle-school crush Joely.
- 4Reno, Nevada≈ 00:28:00Stated on screen
After a night with Joely he tracks Arlen to a porn shoot and learns he has moved on to Sacramento.
- 5Salvage yard≈ 00:45:00Mojave, CaliforniaStated on screen
Having lost the Volvo to Joely's cousin and his friend, Mercer hitchhikes to Mojave and takes it back from their salvage yard.
- 6Pet store≈ 00:55:00Sacramento, CaliforniaStated on screen
At Arlen's old pet store he ends up singing with a children's band, and Kate, who has followed him, finally turns up in person.
- 7Los Angeles, California≈ 01:10:00Stated on screen
- 8Hotel≈ 01:15:00Ensenada, MexicoStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 2,880 km
- Places
- 8
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 8
- Car: 1,492 km
- Not shown: 806 km
- Train: 582 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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