The Go-Getter (film)

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The Go-Getter
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Hynes
Produced by	Lucy Barzun Lori Christopher Larry Furlong
Written by	Martin Hynes
Starring	Lou Taylor Pucci Zooey Deschanel Jena Malone
Music by	M. Ward
Cinematography	Byron Shah
Editing by	David Birdsell
Release date(s)	2008
Running time	93 min.
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish
IMDb profile

This article is about the 2007 film. For the short story from the 1930s, see The Go-getter.

The Go-Getter is a 2007 American independent film directed and written by Martin Hynes. The film stars Colin Fickes, Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, and Jena Malone. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and is centered on a young man who, after the death of his mother, steals a car and searches for his long-lost brother, along the way also discovering numerous connections between himself and the car's owner.

1 Plot
2 Critical reception
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

A teenager named Mercer steals a car in order to travel the Western United States and at the same time, deal with personal, emotional problems. While driving, he makes contact with the girl who owns the car. They bond over the phone, never quite meeting but talking many times while he travels.

[edit] Critical reception

As of June 6, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 33% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 12 reviews.^[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.^[2]