Go Further (2003)

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(28 reviews)
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Documentary filmmaker Ron Mann joined Hollywood actor/hemp activist Woody Harrelson as the thespian traveled up the West Coast preaching the merits of natural, organic living, the result of which is Mann's 2003 film, Go Further. In 2001, Harrelson and a group of friends and other like-minded… More Documentary filmmaker Ron Mann joined Hollywood actor/hemp activist Woody Harrelson as the thespian traveled up the West Coast preaching the merits of natural, organic living, the result of which is Mann's 2003 film, Go Further. In 2001, Harrelson and a group of friends and other like-minded individuals hopped on bicycles -- accompanied by a psychedelically decorated bus converted to run on hemp-seed oil -- and thus created the SOL (Simple Organic Living) Tour. Along the way, the actor made many stops which ranged from speaking at college campuses to meeting up with 1960s counter-culture guru Ken Kesey (who died not long after). The SOL group encountered a number of people that also lead pro-ecological ways of life, as well as some other folks that were just as skeptical or hostile toward the neo-hippies. Go Further premiered at the 2003 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By: Ron Mann
Written By: Solomon Vesta
Genres: Documentary, Kids & Family, Comedy, Special Interest

In Theaters: Apr 23, 2004 Wide
On DVD: May 3, 2005
Studio: Abramorama Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Go Further may be preaching to the converted, but this easygoing documentary promoting an 'alternative lifestyle' -- living without biotechnologically processed foods -- goes down smoothly.
Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News
A one-sided soapbox for Harrelson's eco-friendly prattle.
Dana Stevens, New York Times
Go Further will galvanize viewers who, in Mr. Kesey's words, are already 'on the bus,' but for those who have not yet climbed aboard (or who got off long ago), it's an agreeably shaggy portrait of a thriving subculture.
Jorge Morales, Village Voice
Go Further meanders -- narratively as well as geographically -- all over the map.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Without a time machine, this is as close as we'll get to visiting the '60s.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It may sound like the No Fun Tour, but thanks to Harrelson's winning, almost goofy ways, the whole thing feels like a clown revolution.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Joyful counter-culture activist film.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
so riddled with cliches and old information that it's hard to muster much interest
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
The tour wanders about, rambling from issue to issue like a stoner easily distracted by a bag of cookies.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
By the time the tour is over, it's hard not to admire Harrelson for embracing easily mocked ideals and suggesting by example that it's better to be part of a small, personal solution than do nothing because the problem is so vast and intimidating.
David Elliott, San Diego Union-Tribune
This yeasty, yogic, sweetly yappy film could change your life, perhaps starting with the 'butter substitute' on your popcorn.
David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
Meant to be a romp in the old Ken Kesey tradition, it's more like a dull drive with a bunch of leftover flower children.
Sean Axmaker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
[Director Ron Mann] devotes little time to really exploring the issues, leaving the film a patchwork of assertions that, while they may be true, have to be taken on faith.
Marc Mohan, Oregonian
It's hard not to get caught up in the energy of this little band.
Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times
You want to yell 'Focus!' not at the projectionist in the booth but at the activists on the screen.