Coming Through the Rye (2015)

In 1969, the Holden Caulfield-obsessed Jamie Schwartz runs away from boarding school to find the reclusive author J.D. Salinger. Inspired by actual events, Jamie's search is a journey into the meaning of friendship, love and loss.

Director:

James Steven Sadwith

Writers:

James Steven Sadwith, James Steven Sadwith

Stars:

Alex Wolff, Stefania LaVie Owen, Chris Cooper

12 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Wolff	...	Jamie Schwartz
Stefania LaVie Owen	...	Deedee (as Stefania Owen)
Chris Cooper	...	J.D. Salinger
Jacob Leinbach	...	Hank Marcus
Eric Nelsen	...	Ted Tyler
Jacob Rhodes	...	Freddy Goreshi
Kabby Borders	...	Maureen
Collin Lenfest	...	Mike Platt
Michael Siberry	...	Mr. Dewitt
Zephyr Benson	...	Gerry Schwartz
Lucia Scarano	...	Mom
James Lorenzo	...	Mr. Zefferelli
Adrian Pasdar	...	Mr. Tierney
Randall Newsome	...	Alan
Caleb Emery	...	Billy Campbell

Storyline

Coming Through the Rye, set in 1969, is a touching coming of age story of sensitive, 16 yr. old Jamie Schwartz, who is not the most popular kid at his all boys' boarding school. Disconnected from students and teachers, he believes he is destined to play Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, and has adapted the book as a play. After a series of increasingly hostile altercations with the boys at school Jamie runs away to search for JD Salinger. On his way he picks up Deedee Gorlin, a quirky townie. Their odyssey to find Salinger becomes a journey of sexual awakening, the discovery of love and of the meaning of one's life.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to j.d. salinger | year 1969 | 1960s | reference to holden caulfield | reference to catcher in the rye | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some drug material, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Uma Jornada Inesquecível

Filming Locations:

Orange County, Virginia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,000, 16 October 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,000, 16 October 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Hat Films, River Bend Pictures, Cold Beer Friday

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot at Orange County, Virginia.

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Goofs

About 13 minutes in, the main character states, "Apparently before Mr. Cerf was ever famous, he started Random House books which happens to be the company that put The Catcher in the Rye in print." Little Brown was, in fact, the publisher.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits include the disclaimer that "The characters and events portrayed in this motion picture are fictitious" even though J.D. Salinger is clearly a real person and the opening credits include a statement that this movie is based on real events.

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Soundtracks

How the Heroine Dies
Written by Philip Bradford Barr and Andrew Gilmore Barr
Performed by The Barr Brothers
Published by Secret City Publishing Inc.
Licensed courtesy of Secret City Records Inc.

User Reviews

A " must see" for anyone who has fond memories of Catcher In the Rye

Coming Through the Rye If J.D. Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye was part of your coming of age, this movie will connect with you. James Sadwith, writer, director and producer of this film has recreated his actual personal true encounter with the legendary author which occurred in the 1960s when he was attending a private prep school on the east coast.

The story develops as we meet the main character, Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff) who is obsessed with Holden Caulfield, the hero of the Salinger novel. Schwartz decides that for his senior school project, he wants to produce and direct a play recreating the Salinger novel. He is told by the school faculty that he must obtain permission from J.D. Salinger ( Chris Cooper) himself who is known to be quite a recluse.

In a post-screening interview, Sadwith told how the story is 90% accurate and that he based the script on his tape recorded notes of his exact dialogue with local New Hampshire folks who with whom he spoke during his search to find the author. The protagonist, Jamie Schwartz, was played in a very nuanced and sensitive manner and actually had a physical appearance and mannerisms, which reminded us of a young Bob Dylan. Ms. Owen was very appealing as the teenage young woman who clearly is simpatico with Jamie. Their "road trip" shows the tenderness and awkwardness of a near first sexual encounter that many people of that generation may very well understand.

Just as it was rare for a novel to capture the imagination of a generation that perhaps endured for over 20 years, it is rare for a movie to recreate these feelings without adapting the specific novel itself for the film. There is also a segment in the film which puts the focus on "bullying" at school. in this case, it is at a private prep school in 1960s but it could be in any modern setting. We see here a strong response and support of the victim by the faculty which we hope would occur any time this happens.

Although a low budget film, this was very well done. The photography captured the atmosphere and the music matched the time and setting quite well. We have no doubt that this film will resonate with those who still have their treasured copy of Catcher in the Rye. It will be interesting to see how it will be received by the millennials, although we suspect that there is a universality in the story that will be able to connect across generations.(2016) Reproduced from FilmRap.net