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 Woodberry Forest School in Madison County, Virginia.

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Goofs

Although Jamie has grander ambitions for his play, all he really needs is permission to put it on one time as a prep school production. He never actually makes this clear to Salinger, who could conceivably not care about such a minor use of his novel; instead, the conversation the two have makes it seem like Jamie was asking for greater rights to the novel.

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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

Unintended Recipients
Written & Performed by Jay Nash
Courtesy of Jay Nash

User Reviews

A beautiful and jagged representation of what will always be an honest story, with honest feeling—not written for one person—but for generations

Every "Catcher" reader will tell you that you don't need to relate to Holden, don't need to agree with Holden, hell, you don't even need to like him—to know how honest and raw he is with his reader. The reader knows more than Holden does at times, in spite of the walking contradiction that he is. J.D. Salinger wrote "The Catcher" out of desperation. He wrote it trying to hold on to parts of himself that he hadn't even fed in years. And this is apparent upon a first read, seeing that Holden's values are so rooted in who he is—but then not a page later they are replaced entirely. This film was not comprised out of that same desperation, it was composed of admiration, of love for the words that helped to inspire and not just numb. This is a glass and hard plastic reverence to what was once a leather-bound vow; finding your own story, making something of yourself, and searching out your spot to stand and hold the fabric of the world together. This film radiates the feeling of knowing who you ought to be, thinking that's all you could ever be, and then before the credits have rolled crumpling up all the words that used to define you. This film may not be everything that you will hope it to be at times, but it certainly won't all be what you expect. And if that were it's only connection to The Catcher in the Rye, that would be enough to earn the title. But it also develops real characters, and real heartbreak, real headway, and real authentic cinematography. By the end of the film, you thank the director and his fearless cast for leaving the camera rolling long enough to make you itch. If you can manage your own discomfort in those raw moments, you will appreciate how they opted away from "seamless." If only to make a jagged representation of what will always be an honest story, with honest feeling—not written for one person—but for generations to know that they weren't the first to love or hate Holden Caulfield...or Jamie Schwartz for that matter. And they won't be the last.