Summer Catch (2001)

Director:

Michael Tollin

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Falls (story)
Kevin Falls (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Are you game?

Plot:

A rich girl whose family summers on Cape Cod has a romance with a local poor boy who hopes to become a major league baseball player.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Rivalry | Cape Cod | Baseball Player | Love

Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Ryan Dunne
Jessica Biel	...	Tenley Parrish
Fred Ward	...	Sean Dunne
Matthew Lillard	...	Billy Brubaker
Brian Dennehy	...	John Schiffner
Jason Gedrick	...	Mike Dunne
Brittany Murphy	...	Dede Mulligan
Bruce Davison	...	Rand Parrish
Marc Blucas	...	Miles Dalrymple
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Mickey Dominguez
Corey Pearson	...	Eric Van Leemer
Christian Kane	...	Dale Robin
Cedric Pendleton	...	Calvin Knight
Gabriel Mann	...	Auggie Mulligan
Jed Rhein	...	Pete (as Jed Robert Rhein)
Zena Grey	...	Katie Parrish
Curt Gowdy	...	Himself
Pat Burrell	...	Himself
Dave Collins	...	Himself
Doug Glanville	...	Himself
Ken Griffey Jr.	...	Himself
Jeff Kellogg	...	Himself
Mike Lieberthal	...	Himself
Hank Aaron	...	Himself
Dick Allen	...	Scout in Black Hat
Randi Layne	...	Victoria Parrish
Traci Dinwiddie	...	Lauren Hodges
Susan Gardner	...	Marjorie
Courtney Driver	...	Jenna
Jack Baun	...	Chris Hunt
Tammy Arnold	...	Vassar Graduate (as Tammy Christine Arnold)
Tim Lucason	...	Hyannis Batter
Kenny Gasperson	...	Statistician
Mark Robert Ellis	...	Umpire
Herb Gains	...	Angry Fan (as Herbert W. Gains)
Thaddeus Hill	...	Coach Sully
Brock Keene	...	Chatham Pitcher
Mike Ribaudo	...	Chatham A #1
Matt Hobbie	...	Chatham A #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nikki Griffin	...	Auggie's Girlfriend (unconfirmed)
Abbey Wade	...	Pete's Girlfriend (unconfirmed)
Lonnie Burchfield	...	Bar Room Patron (uncredited)
Kelly Cole Childers	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Lusty House Mother (uncredited)
Jason Davis	...	Fischer the Valet (uncredited)
Robert Harris	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Anghus Houvouras	...	Fan (uncredited)
Kevin P. King	...	Obnoxious Guy at Airport (uncredited)
Kyle Jason Louque	...	Falmoth Player (uncredited)
John C. McGinley	...	Hugh Alexander (uncredited)
Catherine Sewell	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Patrick Stogner	...	Small Boy (uncredited)
Ryan Sweeney	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Tollin		(as Mike Tollin)

Writing credits (WGA)
Kevin Falls		(story)
Kevin Falls		(screenplay) and
John Gatins		(screenplay)

Produced by
Herb Gains	....	executive producer
John Gatins	....	co-producer
Brian Robbins	....	producer
Michael Tollin	....	producer
Sam Weisman	....	producer

Original Music by
George Fenton
Tarsha Vega

Cinematography by
Tim Suhrstedt

Film Editing by
Harvey Rosenstock

Casting by
Marci Liroff

Production Design by
John D. Kretschmer

Set Decoration by
Steve Davis

Costume Design by
Juliet Polcsa

Makeup Department
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	makeup artist: Freddie Prinze Jr. (as John Elliott Jr.)
Jeff Goodwin	....	key makeup artist
JoJo Guthrie	....	key hair stylist
Rick Pour	....	assistant makeup artist
Coni Andress	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Herb Gains	....	unit production manager (as Herbert W. Gains)
David E. Hall	....	post-production supervisor
Timothy Marx	....	production manager: second unit
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy M. Bourne	....	first assistant director
J. David Brightbill	....	second second assistant director
Rick Clark	....	second assistant director
David C. Phillippi	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Jane Beck	....	art department researcher
George W. Harding III	....	greens
Kevin Hardison	....	set designer
Tom Jones Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Bill King	....	graphic artist
Brian Kontz	....	paint foreman
Otto Lindsey	....	on-set dresser
John Sanders	....	property master
Roger Scruggs	....	construction foreman (as Roger B. Scruggs)
'Jungle Jim' Shaughnessy	....	greens (as J. Shaughnessy)
Bob Smith	....	lead man
Duane Williamson	....	assistant property master
Randy Kenan	....	mill foreman (uncredited)
Alton McClellan	....	on-set scenic (uncredited)
John Weeks	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Barris	....	assistant sound editor
George Berndt	....	adr supervisor
Brian Best	....	sound effects editor
Jeffree Bloomer	....	production sound mixer
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Cawley	....	assistant sound editor
Bradley Clouse	....	assistant sound editor
Marc Deschaine	....	assistant sound editor
Joe Dorn	....	adr editor
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	dialogue editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Howard Neiman	....	sound effects editor (as Howard S.M. Neiman)
Jay Nierenberg	....	sound designer
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Peach	....	sound recordist
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Piotrowski	....	boom operator
Michael Rayle	....	cable person
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Bernard Weiser	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Michael Schorr	....	special effects coordinator
Heath Hood	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
John Copeman	....	stunts
Cliff Fleming	....	stunt pilot
Erika Laibson	....	stunts
Dino Muccio	....	stunts
Dean Mumford	....	stunt coordinator
Tree O'Toole	....	stunts
Mike Pridgen	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sonia Bland	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Eddie Bowlin	....	rigging gaffer
Andrew Casey	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Casey	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Chris Dambra	....	electrician
Mark Graves	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Ken Hudson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tony Jenzano	....	video assist operator (as Tony Jenzano III)
John R. Kaplan	....	best boy grip: second unit, Boston
Michael Dean Kiesling	....	best boy grip
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Malcolm MacIntosh	....	camera operator: "c" camera
John McIntyre	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Andrew R. Pridgen	....	video playback operator
Derek Smith	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Van Starling	....	clapper loader
Michael Tackett	....	still photographer
Dascious Thomas	....	key grip
Stephen Thompson	....	chief lighting technician
Dan Turek	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (as Daniel A. Turek)
John Verardi	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Troy N. Wade	....	dolly grip
Simon Carey	....	electrician (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Van Starling	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Shannon DeAntonio	....	extras casting
Craig Fincannon	....	casting associate
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting
Carin Levy	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lorie L. LaBrant	....	costumer
Leigh Leverett	....	costume supervisor
Shea Masterson	....	costumer
Rosalida Medina	....	costumer
Anne K. Osborne	....	costumer (as Annie Osborne)
Alice Powell	....	key costumer
Jessica S. Smith	....	costumer
Gina M. Timpanaro	....	costumer (as Gina Timpanaro)

Editorial Department
Robert Berman	....	first assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Daniel Kupresan	....	assistant editor
Julie Rogers	....	additional editor
Jeff Smithwick	....	color timer
Matthew Cassel	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Lisa Brown	....	assistant music supervisor
Michael Farrow	....	additional music scoring mixer
Tom Fritze	....	music score mixer
Tom Fritze	....	score recordist
Christine H. Luethje	....	assistant music editor
John Richards	....	music score mixer
John Richards	....	score recordist
Scott Stambler	....	music editor
Amy Sultan	....	music coordinator
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Laura Ziffren	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Tyler C. Daum	....	transportation coordinator
Wayne Jones	....	transportation captain
Linda Pickett	....	driver
Randall Pickett	....	driver
Brett Leslie	....	driver (uncredited)
Scott Siler	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Stephanie Adams	....	studio teacher (as Stephanie F. Adams)
Tammy Arnold	....	dialect coach
Robert Brooke	....	first aid
Michelle Lee Brown	....	craft service
Simon Carey	....	pilot: Condor
Cliff Duane Cochran	....	staff assistant
Tony Colucci	....	staff assistant
Rose Cox	....	craft service
David Curtis	....	staff assistant
Dilsey Davis	....	staff assistant (as Dilsey M. Davis)
Jason Davis	....	staff assistant
Louise DeCordoba	....	production accountant
John DeSarno	....	assistant caterer
Louis F. DiFelice	....	location manager (as Louis DiFelice)
Thomas C. Dolan	....	first aid
Mark Robert Ellis	....	baseball coordinator
Tim Fitzgerald	....	staff assistant
Sara Flamm	....	assistant: Mr. Gains
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Rebecca Hilliard	....	production coordinator: second unit
Michael Hoffman	....	staff assistant
Margie McLamb Holowaty	....	assistant coordinator
Margie McLamb Holowaty	....	baseball associate
William E. Hughes	....	technical advisor (as Bill Hughes)
Jason Hutt	....	assistant: Mr. Tollin
Ingrid Johanson	....	production office coordinator
Thomas William Landrum	....	assistant baseball coordinator
Michael J. Leone	....	script supervisor (as Michael Leone)
Jessica Milazzo	....	staff assistant
George Mims	....	body double (as George Fielder)
George Mims	....	stand-in (as George Fielder)
Crystal Moore	....	staff assistant
Katie Panneck	....	staff assistant
Thomas Parris	....	staff assistant (as Thomas G. Parris)
Rudy A. Persico	....	staff assistant
Victoria Person	....	assistant production office coordinator
Kathy Rayle	....	production secretary (as Kathy Parthemos)
Sally L. Robison	....	first aid
Deborah Ross	....	title designer
Craig Sanborn	....	office staff assistant
Craig Sanborn	....	staff assistant (as Kif Kiffington III)
Ryan Schaetzle	....	assistant location manager
Karen Stark	....	location manager: second unit
Andrew D. Stocker	....	accounting assistant
Patricia Story	....	unit publicist
Jennifer Taginski	....	athletic trainer
Chad Wheeler	....	staff assistant (as Chandler E. Wheeler)
LouAnn Wu	....	staff assistant
Susie Yamamoto	....	first assistant accountant
E. Michael Hewett	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)
• Tollin/Robbins Productions (as Tollin/Robbins)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Veronica (2005) (Netherlands) (TV)
• WB Television Network, The (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cinema Catering  catering
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• North Carolina Film Office  film commission
• Sportsrobe  costumes

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some drinking

Runtime:

108 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:6 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:S | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

Curt Gowdy and Hank Aaron both make appearances in this film. Gowdy was the NBC play-by-play announcer in the booth when Hank Aaron hit home run number 715 to pass Babe Ruth on April 8th, 1974 in what was then known as Atlanta Stadium (later named Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Ryan's buddies are keeping track of the number of strikeouts that he gets in the last game by posting the 'K' signs they mistakenly post the Ks backwards when batters swing at the third strike. The backwards K is the baseball scorekeeping symbol for a strikeout in which the batter does not swing at the third strike. (Though this might be excused as character error).

Quotes:

Billy:Wood bats suck! Why do you think God invented aluminum?

Movie Connections:

References Wing Commander (1999)

Soundtrack:

Let It Go

Young Girls will love it!

Unfortunately, I'm not a young girl! (although I am still in the target audience). This utter mess of a movie is so mundane, so poorly acted, written, and directed, that I was literally squirming in my seat as to when the movie would finish.

The basic plot of "Summer Catch" is Freddy Prinze Jr. has some emotional crisis going on because he messed up a chance at 'making it', although that was never clearly explained. See, Prinze is a less-than-minor league pitcher, and he pitches good (those 50mph fastballs strangely clocked on-screen at 95mph!!) but once his mind gets clouded he folds on the mound. So, 7th Heaven star Jessica Biel comes into the fray to win Prinze's heart so he'll be that great pitcher that we all know he can be!

Prinze gives his usual "cute boy who smiles a lot" routine, and Matthew Lillard also gives his usual "side-kick to Freddy Prinze Jr." routine. Although Lillard is hilarious in some scenes, I can't figure out why he didn't have more screen time. Wilmer Valderama (Fez from That 70's Show) gives a great performance, although I don't think I saw him for 10 minutes total in the movie!? Marc Blucas (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) also has a memorable performance, although again his talents are avoided to give Prinze and Jessica Biel more kissing screen-time. I'd say that whenever the story's focus goes back to Prinze's "overcoming-oneself-to-make-it" over-used plot, the movie comes to a complete hault.

Lack of pacing, no story, bad acting, bad casting, and a combination of washed up actors (Brian Dennehy, Jason Gedrick) and new "talent", makes it impossible for me to recommend this movie.