I hated this film from the first time it was shown on CBC-TV. It reeked of Canada, featuring these anti-social east coast dorks who couldn't eat, talk or dress right. Pete and Joey smoked and drank more than any human beings alive and tried to class up the filthy walls in their seedy Toronto apartment with horrible cheesecake posters. When it comes to romance, they hook up with Jayne Eastwood, Canada's first lady of comedy. Nice choice, guys!
These guys must have come out of the womb puffing on a Player's and if they haven't cracked open another brown stubby beer bottle, they're lovingly reminiscing about one. They even have one of those horrible Toronto Maple Leaf hockey calendars behind them in one scene. They taught a nation how to rip off their neighborhood record dealer and corner grocery store in 1970.
I'd nursed my hatred for Going' Down The Road for 30 years, before seeing a DVD copy at my corner Giant Tiger. I tried to shove it under my shirt and walk out, but remembered times had changed. Instead, I bought it and found that it was a wonderfully crafted film, with a terrific story. I still love the SCTV satire of the film and its a shame the DVD couldn't contain both. I recommend seeing the film, before the SCTV parody.
These guys must have come out of the womb puffing on a Player's and if they haven't cracked open another brown stubby beer bottle, they're lovingly reminiscing about one. They even have one of those horrible Toronto Maple Leaf hockey calendars behind them in one scene. They taught a nation how to rip off their neighborhood record dealer and corner grocery store in 1970.
I'd nursed my hatred for Going' Down The Road for 30 years, before seeing a DVD copy at my corner Giant Tiger. I tried to shove it under my shirt and walk out, but remembered times had changed. Instead, I bought it and found that it was a wonderfully crafted film, with a terrific story. I still love the SCTV satire of the film and its a shame the DVD couldn't contain both. I recommend seeing the film, before the SCTV parody.