Catch and Release (2006)

A woman struggles to accept the death of her fiancé and the secrets he kept from her as she rebuilds her life.

Director:

Susannah Grant

Writer:

Susannah Grant

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Garner	...	Gray
Timothy Olyphant	...	Fritz
Sam Jaeger	...	Dennis
Kevin Smith	...	Sam
Juliette Lewis	...	Maureen
Joshua Friesen	...	Mattie
Fiona Shaw	...	Mrs. Douglas
Tina Lifford	...	Eve
Georgia Craig	...	Persephone
Christopher Redman	...	Flower Delivery Guy
Joyce Krenz	...	Housekeeper
Sonja Bennett	...	Caterer
Yorgo Constantine	...	Co-Worker
Dan Parker	...	Deadhead Singer
Nancy Hower	...	Deadhead Singer

Storyline

After the sudden death of her fiancé, Gray Wheeler finds comfort in the company of his friends: lighthearted and comic Sam, hyper-responsible Dennis, and, oddly enough, his old childhood buddy Fritz, an irresponsible playboy whom she'd previously pegged as one of the least reliable people in the world. As secrets about her supposedly perfect fiancé emerge, Gray comes to see new sides of the man she thought she knew, and at the same time, finds herself drawn to the last man she ever expected to fall for.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to persephone the greek minor deity | f rated | reference to traci lords | death of fiance | grieving over lost love | 

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Taglines:

Life is messy...love is messier.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Catch & Release

Filming Locations:

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,658,898, 28 January 2007

Gross USA:

$15,539,051

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,162,580

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Tall Trees Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min (cable)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Smith was allowed to pick his own wardrobe for the film. Because of that, most of the clothes he wears in the movie bear his trademark number "37".

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Goofs

Fritz tells Gray that Grady's child was conceived "at a Halloween party," but when Gray first meets the child's mother she says the child will be "four next October." A child conceived on Halloween would be born near the end of July. It is also very possible that Fritz made up the conception date since most of the rest of that story was also incorrect. This is not a goof. When Fritz tells Gray that the baby was conceived at Halloween, he was lying. It was the same conversation where he said that the kid was "7 or 8", when we later learn that the kid was actually 3 and the product of an ongoing affair and not a one-night stand at a Halloween party.

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Quotes

Caterer: Sock it to me!

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Connections

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Susannah Grant (2007)

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Soundtracks

What I Done!
Written and Performed by Andrew Rodriguez
Courtesy of Coda Music

User Reviews

Be the Tea, Mr. Yummy

Greetings again from the darkness. There are a few great writers. There are a few great directors. There are very few great writer/directors. Susannah Grant has been known for her strong writing of "In Her Shoes" and "Erin Brokovich". Here her first real attempt at directing is not helped by her less than inspired script.

Never really sure if it aspires to be a statement on loss and human weakness or an awkwardly tender humorous love story, the film rambles along as if every day of production was unrelated to the those previous. Jennifer Garner (fresh off birthing a real life baby) is actually at her best in the opening scenes as she grieves over the loss of her fiancé. She doesn't fare quite so well in subsequent love scenes. Timothy Olyphant ("Deadwood") spends most of the film posing and grinning (with extraordinarily white teeth) at Garner. Kevin Smith is the comic relief and the endless stream of fat jokes grows tiresome quickly. Still Smith supplies a couple of the best moments in the film. Juliette Lewis is back with her customary weirdness, this time with kid in tow.

The two best parts of the film are the few amazing shots featuring the natural beauty of Boulder, Colorado and the nice little soundtrack with some real gems. Looking more like a Lifetime movie than a Hollywood release, this one lacks substance and depth. Here's hoping Ms. Grant's ego has been fed and she returns to her talent of writing quality stories.