Catfish (2010)

Young filmmakers document their colleague's budding online friendship with a young woman and her family which leads to an unexpected series of discoveries.

Directors:

Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Stars:

Nev Schulman, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nev Schulman	...	Self (as Yaniv 'Nev' Schulman)
Ariel Schulman	...	Self (as Ariel 'Rel' Schulman)
Henry Joost	...	Self
Angela Wesselman-Pierce	...	Self (as Angela Wesselman)
Melody C. Roscher	...	Self
Wendy Whelan	...	Dancer: Morphoses
Craig Hall	...	Dancer: Morphoses
Tiler Peck	...	Dancer: Morphoses
Drew Jacoby	...	Dancer: Morphoses
Rubi Pronk	...	Dancer: Morphoses
Adrian Danchig-Waring	...	Dancer: Morphoses
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blake Alexandros	...	Nando

Storyline

In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel's brother, Nev. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most exhilarating and unsettling months of their lives. A reality thriller that is a shocking product of our times, Catfish is a riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue.

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Plot Keywords:

deception | friendship | painting | internet | facebook | 

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Taglines:

Don't let anyone tell you what it is.

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references

Did You Know?

Trivia

As of August 2011, the film has been hit with two lawsuits and, according to Catfish distributor Relativity Media, the film has an unrecouped balance of more than $8.5 million and will not likely ever become profitable. Both of these lawsuits have to do with songs used within the movie not being attributed to their creators.

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Quotes

Yaniv Schulman: [First lines] If this is your documentary, you're doing a bad job.
Ariel Schulman: Why?
Yaniv Schulman: Because you're catching me when I don't want to talk about things.
Ariel Schulman: How should we do it?
Yaniv Schulman: Set it up, organise a time with me, put together some materials, emails, we'll get the Facebook conversations printed out and we'll really talk about it.

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Crazy Credits

The opening logos are recorded off a computer (specifically a Mac). The Universal logo is shown as someone using Google Earth. The Relativity Media logo is shown as if it was an online video. The Rogue Pictures logo is shown as a desktop icon.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.176 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Nev Awake
Written by Paul Cantelon
Performed by Paul Cantelon
Published by Twopar Music

User Reviews

Draws you in all the way to the end

Don't be put off by the jumpy, seemingly disconnected scenes at the beginning of this film. I nearly hit the eject button thinking that this was nothing more than an amateurish attempt at an 'artsy' film. Just stay with it and you will soon be drawn into an intriguing real life story with a surprisingly emotional twist at the end. The film stirs up a range of emotions that you rarely experience in todays high budget, digitized action flicks. I wish that I could tell you more but that would spoil the whole thing! I will only say this; the film could not have been done prior to the days of social networking where "friends' can pour out their innermost thoughts for the world to read. A very humanistic portrayal of the strengths, talent and weaknesses behind the faces that you see every day at the grocery store or walking down the street. See it and resist the temptation to 'tell all' when you recommend this excellent documentary film to others.

Details

Official Sites:

Rogue [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Catfish

Filming Locations:

Ishpeming, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$257,285, 19 September 2010

Gross USA:

$3,237,343

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,533,711

Company Credits

Production Co:

Supermarché, Hit The Ground Running Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1