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

In Boulder, Colorado, Grady, who comes from an old money family but who has struck out on his own as a half owner of a fly fishing business, has just unexpectedly passed. Beyond her extreme grief, Gray, his loving fiancée, the two who were to be married in only a couple of days, is placed in a difficult position as they had no assets in their joint names, and without a will she is legally left with nothing of his except the engagement ring, one half of a family heirloom set along with the wedding ring she was about to receive, the engagement ring which his mother, Ellen, would like back. Gray cannot even afford to live in the rental house she and Grady were to live in, and as such, she, at least in the short term, moves into Grady's old room with his two roommates and best friends, Dennis, Grady's quiet, straight-laced business partner, and somewhat clueless Sam, a copywriter of sorts with Celestial Seasonings Tea. The fourth in that buddy friendship is Fritz, a Los Angeles based ...

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Smith was cast as Sam after Susannah Grant saw him in his Q&A DVD An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002).

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Goofs

This is the 21st century -- what kind of young person would NOT be taking advantage of technology, such as automatic payments to his child's mother.

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Quotes

Gray: How could you leave me alone with this people? You know how I hate crowds.

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Connections

References Clerks (1994)

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Soundtracks

What If You
Written and Performed by Joshua Radin
Courtesy of Coda Music

User Reviews

Happy accident

Why was this movie good? It wasn't supposed to be good. It was supposed to be a piece-of-crap romantic comedy but instead, it's an excellent story in so many complicated, touching, veracious ways. In fact, in coming up with an IMDb score, I tried to think of any one thing that would detract from a perfect movie-watching experience and, can you believe it? I can't.

Who packaged and promoted this film? Were they sleeping during the screenings? From the first second, the quality of story and production was evident. Multi-faceted, varied characters. Nuanced storyline. Fine, fine performances. Beautifully done all around.

Thank you for this happy accident.

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Sanskrit

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Catch and Release

Filming Locations:

Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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:

124 min 112 min (cable)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color Black and White (Sepiatone) (end credits photo montage)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1