The Longest Ride (film)

The Longest Ride

Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Tillman, Jr.
Produced by
Screenplay by Craig Bolotin
Based on The Longest Ride 
by Nicholas Sparks
Starring
Music by Mark Isham
Cinematography David Tattersall
Edited by Jason Ballantine
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • April 10, 2015
Running time
 128 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $34 million[2]
Box office $39,192,390[3]

The Longest Ride is a 2015 American romantic drama film directed by George Tillman, Jr. and written by Craig Bolotin. Based on Nicholas Sparks' 2013 novel of the same name, the film stars Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Alan Alda, Melissa Benoist, and Lolita Davidovich. The film was released on April 10, 2015, by 20th Century Fox.

Plot

Luke Collins (Scott Eastwood) is a bull rider who is seriously injured one night while riding. One year later, he gets back on and meets Sophia Danko (Britt Robertson) by chance. On their first date, they encounter an older gentleman who has crashed his car and help rescue him. Luke continues riding bulls, no matter the risk of being hurt again, while he and Sophia fall in love. Meanwhile, Sophia continuously visits the man she and Luke rescued, Ira Levinson (Alan Alda). He tells her the story, in 1940, of how young Ira (Jack Huston) met his late wife, Ruth (Oona Chaplin); their stories interweave.

Cast

Production

In April 2014, Fox 2000 Pictures set a film adaptation to be released on April 10, 2015, with George Tillman Jr. in final talks to direct, Craig Bolotin adapting the screenplay, and Britt Robertson as Sophia Danko, Oona Chaplin as Ruth, Scott Eastwood as Luke Collins, Jack Huston as Young Ira, and Alan Alda as old Ira.[4][5][6][7][8]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 16, 2014, in Wilmington and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[9][10][11] On July 28, filming started in Jacksonville, where a major rodeo scene was shot. The crew then moved to Winston-Salem at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[12][13]

Release

The first trailer was released in December 2014, and was attached to theatrical showings of Into the Woods and later The Divergent Series: Insurgent, among others.

Reception

Box office

As of April 29, 2015, The Longest Ride has grossed $31,292,390 in North America and $7,9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $39,192,390 .[3]

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $13 million, finishing third at the box office behind Furious 7 ($59.5 million) and Home ($18.5 million).

Critical reception

The Longest Ride has received negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 29%, based on 86 reviews, with an average rating of 4.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Longest Ride is less manipulative than the average Nicholas Sparks film, but it's still saccharine and hopelessly contrived — not that it'll matter to the target audience."[14] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 32 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[15] It earned an average grade of A in CinemaScore poll on an A+ to F scale,[16] marking the first Sparks feature adaptation to earn an A in 11 years since The Notebook (2004).[17]

References

  1. ↑ "THE LONGEST RIDE (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/04/furious-7-box-office-second-weekend-longest-ride-opening-1201406424/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Longest Ride (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "George Tillman Jr. in Final Talks to Direct 'Longest Ride' (Exclusive)". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Britt Robertson Boards Nicholas Sparks Romance ‘The Longest Ride’". www.deadline.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Oona Chaplin To Star In Nicholas Sparks’ ‘The Longest Ride’". redcarpetendings.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  7. ↑ "Jack Huston To Star In Fox 2000′s ‘The Longest Ride’". www.deadline.com. May 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alan Alda Joins ‘The Longest Ride’ At Fox 2000". www.deadline.com. June 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "‘The Longest Ride’, starring Britt Robertson, begins filming in Wilmington, NC on June 16". www.onlocationvacations.com. May 29, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nicholas Sparks' The Longest Ride Filming In NC". www.witn.com. Jun 5, 2014.
  11. ↑ Powell, Ben (17 June 2014). "'The Longest Ride' begins filming in Wilmington". wect.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. ↑ Humphrey, Amanda (July 29, 2014). "Filming for ‘The Longest Ride’ under way in Jacksonville". newbernsj.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Local organizations offered money to provide extras for ‘The Longest Ride’ - myfox8.com". myfox8.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Longest Ride". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Longest Ride Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ "The Longest Ride". CinemaScore. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  17. ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro (April 10, 2015). "Diesel-Fueled Social Media Spurs ‘Furious 7′ In Second Lap; ‘Longest Ride’ Branded With ‘A’ CinemaScore – Late Night Box Office". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

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