Along for the Ride Trivia | 20 facts about the Netflix film

Along for the Ride is a 2022 American romantic drama film written and directed by Sofia Alvarez, based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Dessen.

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1. Along for the Ride is a 2022 American romantic drama film.
2. The movie was written and directed by Sofia Alvarez.
3. It was based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Dessen.
4. The film stars Emma Pasarow, Belmont Cameli, Kate Bosworth, Laura Kariuki, Andie MacDowell and Dermot Mulroney.
5. The film was released on May 6, 2022 by Netflix.
6. The film’s official logline reads: “The summer before college Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on a nightly quest to help Auden experience the fun, carefree teen life she never knew she wanted.”
7. In April 2021, Deadline Hollywood announced that production had begun on a film adaptation of Sarah Dessen’s 2009 novel Along for the Ride after Netflix acquired film rights.
8. Sofia Alvarez had previously adapted two of Jenny Han’s novels for the platform.
9. She was hired to write the screenplay and direct the film.
10. Principal photography began on April 22, 2021 in Carolina Beach, North Carolina.
11. The location shooting started in the North Carolina localities of Wilmington, Kure Beach and Oak Island.
12. Filming continued through early June which included shooting at County Line MX, located in Bolton, North Carolina.
13. Along for the Ride debuted on Netflix on May 6, 2022.
14. The Tally Ho Leah keeps talking about is featured in multiple of Dessen’s books, as is Colby.
15. Furthermore, when Leah mentions a performer reciting his grocery list to a drum beat, she is referring to a main character of another of Dessen’s books, “This Lullaby.” Dexter is in a band with a signature song, “The Vegetable Opus.”
16. Auden is named after poet W. H. Auden whose poem “stop all the clocks” (also known as Funeral Blues) was recited in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral which starred Andie MacDowell, who plays Auden’s mother in Along For the Ride.
17. Skate park scene was filmed at Ogden park in Wilmington Nc
18. It’s Sofia Alvarez’s directorial debut.
19. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 23 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10.
20. A large majority of the criticism towards the film, is from reviewers claiming that the film is a dumbed down version of Dessens novel, while others claimed the film was cheesy but had compelling and emotional moments with great performances by the critics.