Go (1999)
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Three intertwining stories collide during a chaotic Christmas night involving a drug deal gone wrong, a high-stakes police sting, and a wild Vegas getaway.
The story
Set around Christmas, Ronna, a grocery store clerk facing eviction, is approached by two actors who want to buy ecstasy pills. To solve her financial woes, Ronna plans to score drugs from a dealer named Todd and sell them at a higher price. However, her plan is complicated when she realizes she is caught up in a police sting. After a series of mishaps involving fake pills and a chaotic rave, Ronna finds herself in a dire financial situation. The narrative then weaves through the perspectives of a group of friends on a wild trip to Las Vegas and a pair of actors working undercover for a detective.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Around Christmas, Ronna works overtime at a supermarket to avoid eviction. She is approached by Adam and Zack, who want to buy ecstasy. Ronna visits Todd, a dealer, and leaves her friend Claire as collateral. Suspecting a sting, Ronna flushes the drugs and replaces them with over-the-counter pills. She then sells the fake pills at a rave, where Todd pursues her. Ronna flees, leaving an incapacitated Manny in an alley, and is eventually hit by a car, leaving her unconscious in a ditch. Simultaneously, Simon and Marcus crash a wedding in Las Vegas, steal a Ferrari, and end up in a violent confrontation with a bouncer, Victor Jr., after Simon shoots him. They are pursued by Victor Sr., who traces Todd's address from a borrowed credit card. Meanwhile, Adam and Zack, working for Detective Burke to entrap a dealer, buy drugs from Ronna. Zack warns her, and she flushes the drugs. Later, at a Christmas dinner with Burke and his wife Irene, the actors discover they both cheated with the same man, Jimmy. They confront him at the rave, where they accidentally run over Ronna. They return to her body, only to find she is alive. Finally, Claire meets Todd at his apartment, where they are confronted by the Victors. Simon arrives and agrees to be shot by Victor Jr. to stop the violence. Ronna wakes up in a hospital and eventually reunites with Claire and Manny.
- First release year
- 1999
- Runtime (minutes)
- 102
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Doug Liman
- Writers
- John August · writer
- Cast and characters
- William Fichtner · the cop; Katie Holmes · Claire; Jay Mohr · Adam; Sarah Polley · Ronna; Scott Wolf · Zack; J. E. Freeman · Victor Jr.; Breckin Meyer · Victor Sr.; Timothy Olyphant · Todd Gaines
- Genres
- crime comedy; crime thriller; independent
- Themes
- Drug culture; Consequences of crime; Interconnected lives
- Tone and mood
- Black comedy; Suspenseful; Mercurial
- Premise and plot tags
- Anthology; Nonlinear narrative; Drug trade; Christmas
- Content notes
- Substance abuse
- Reception
- The film was critically acclaimed despite underperforming at the box office, receiving generally favorable reviews for its performances and direction.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 74 · scale: 100 · review count: 29
- Production trivia
- The film's concept of shooting one story from various points of view was inspired by Mystery Train and Pulp Fiction.; The Simpsons episode 'Trilogy of Error' is based on this film.; The film launched several big careers for its cast and crew.
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