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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Taglines:

Life had become a work of fiction ... so he had to find the author.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

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

I Love You More
Written by Ronald McCoy
Performed by Lee Williams & The Cymbals
Courtesy of Carnival Records
By arrangement with Sanavan Music (BMI)

User Reviews

Great movie based on reality and the book

Spoiler alert! This movie was so exciting for me to watch. I am a longtime fan of JD Salinger and the only one in my high school English class who didn't write Holden Caulfield off as crazy. I have read other stories of journalists going on treks to locate the reclusive Salinger only to make it as far as his driveway or front door to be turned away. When the filmmaker said 99% of the dialogue between himself and Salinger was true, I couldn't believe a KID had made it through the fortress! I loved the parallels between the young director's life and Holden's portrayed in the movie. He plays Mercutio in a prep school play and the students cheer his death. "But everyone loves Mercutio" he bemoans. You may remember Mercutio was Holden's favorite character in Romeo and Juliet. The alienation he feels from the other kids also parallels Holden's feelings of isolation. I loved the addition of Dee Dee a freckled curly haired cute and wonderfully insightful and kind girl who has an obvious crush on Jamie, the young director. She has her own strong feelings about the book Catcher In The Rye, pointing out that Holden always wanted to save kids from making mistakes and dangerous fates. Perhaps that is even why in reality the famous writer met the young playwright head on and even though he discouraged his play of Catcher in the Rye did encourage his creative endeavors generally.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coming Through the Rye

Filming Locations:

Orange County, Virginia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,761, 16 October 2016

Gross USA:

$18,137

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,137

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