{"id":93207,"date":"2023-11-11T21:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T04:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93207"},"modified":"2023-11-12T21:51:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T04:51:51","slug":"goin-down-the-road-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93207","title":{"rendered":"Goin&#8217; Down the Road (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Oh, Joey &#8212; there&#8217;s goin&#8217; to be so much there, we won&#8217;t know where to begin!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Poster-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Poster.png 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo Nova Scotians (Doug McGrath and Paul Bradley) head to Toronto for work, only to find that their prospects in the big city aren&#8217;t much easier.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canadian Films<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<li>Unemployment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, this &#8220;excellent $82,000 film (originally shot in 16 mm.)&#8221; offers &#8220;the other side of <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=60491\"><em>Easy Rider<\/em><\/a>, where we watch workers instead of products of the hippie subculture, and people seeking a place (they get work in a bottling plant) instead of an escape.&#8221; He notes that &#8220;at first you&#8217;ll have trouble identifying with these men, who are crude, shamelessly male-chauvinistic&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Chauvanistic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Chauvanistic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1025\" height=\"773\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Chauvanistic.png 1025w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Chauvanistic-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Chauvanistic-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Chauvanistic-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Chauvanistic-358x270.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;and totally ignorant of the fact that their jobs exploit them&#8221; (actually, only Bradley is ignorant of this). This quickly changes, however, given that &#8220;the city is no paradise, [and] they begin to struggle for work, food, and recognition&#8230; As alienated labor, they too begin to realize that there is something inherently wrong with the system.&#8221; (Again, I would argue that McGrath sees this loud and clear, while for Bradley, it&#8217;s an elusive truth.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Counting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Counting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1019\" height=\"777\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Counting.png 1019w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Counting-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Counting-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Counting-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Counting-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary points out that the &#8220;film contains many exceptional sequences,&#8221; including Bradley telling &#8220;everyone at his wedding reception that he has married for love and not because his wife is pregnant&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Wedding-Speech.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Wedding-Speech.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1007\" height=\"643\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Wedding-Speech.png 1007w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Wedding-Speech-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Wedding-Speech-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Wedding-Speech-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Wedding-Speech-423x270.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;a group of unemployed hangers-on gathered around a Conway Twitty look-alike in a park, while he sings Merle Haggard&#8217;s classic &#8216;Sing Me Back Home.'&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Singing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Singing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"735\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Singing.png 987w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Singing-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Singing-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Singing-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Singing-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary notes that McGrath and Bradley &#8212; who were &#8220;cast because of their ability to improvise&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;create a very convincing camaraderie in roles that seem influenced by English working-class films,&#8221; with &#8220;the scene in which they drive around on a double date (each closer to the other than to the woman) remind[ing] one of similar scenes in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77482\"><em>The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner<\/em><\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Driving.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Driving.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1019\" height=\"771\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Driving.png 1019w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Driving-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Driving-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Driving-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Driving-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He ends his review by referring to this as a &#8220;human, sincere, powerful, and political film&#8221; which &#8220;has much to say,&#8221; and noting that &#8220;director Donald Shebib (who was literally starving during production) and writer William Fruet offer us unique insight into the everyday struggle for survival.&#8221;    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Grocery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Grocery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"775\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Grocery.png 1021w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Grocery-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Grocery-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Grocery-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Grocery-356x270.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m not as much of a fan of this film as Peary is, it&#8217;s a well-made low-budget tale which packs a punch in its message that survival is tough &#8212; even cruel &#8212; if you&#8217;re not already up on top. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doug McGrath as Peter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-McGrath.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-McGrath.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"769\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-McGrath.png 1023w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-McGrath-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-McGrath-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-McGrath-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-McGrath-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paul Bradley as Joey<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Bradley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Bradley.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"755\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Bradley.png 1021w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Bradley-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Bradley-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Bradley-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Bradley-365x270.png 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jayne Eastwood as Betty<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1029\" height=\"767\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood.png 1029w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Eastwood-362x270.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1029px) 100vw, 1029px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinema verite direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1038\" height=\"637\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Goin-Down-the-Road-Street-440x270.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look for its beloved historical value in Canadian cinema. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065788\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/goin-down-the-road\/review\/2030105041\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/goin-down-the-road\">Time Out Capsule Review (spoiler alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=tudLAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=L4wDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=6278%2C5577962\">Village Voice Review (spoiler alert) <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Oh, Joey &#8212; there&#8217;s goin&#8217; to be so much there, we won&#8217;t know where to begin!&#8221; Synopsis: Two Nova Scotians (Doug McGrath and Paul Bradley) head to Toronto for work, only to find that their prospects in the big city aren&#8217;t much easier. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Canadian Films Survival Unemployment Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary writes, this &#8220;excellent $82,000 film (originally shot in 16 mm.)&#8221; offers &#8220;the other side of Easy Rider, where we watch workers instead&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93207\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93207"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93238,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93207\/revisions\/93238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}