Rebel in the Rye (2017)

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".

Director:

Danny Strong

Writers:

Danny Strong, Kenneth Slawenski (based on "J.D. Salinger: A Life Raised High" by)

Stars:

Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Victor Garber

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas Hoult	...	Jerry Salinger
Kevin Spacey	...	Whit Burnett
Victor Garber	...	Sol
Hope Davis	...	Miriam
Zoey Deutch	...	Oona O'Neill
Lucy Boynton	...	Claire Douglas
Brian d'Arcy James	...	Giroux
Eric Bogosian	...	Harold Ross
Bernard White	...	Swami Nikhilananda
Jefferson Mays	...	William Maxwell
Will Rogers	...	Herb Kaufman
Sarah Paulson	...	Dorothy Olding
James Urbaniak	...	Gus Lobrano
Keenan Jolliff	...	Clay Miller
Caitlin Mehner	...	Blythe Chaucer

Storyline

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".

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Plot Keywords:

author | writer | recluse | world war two | the catcher in the rye the novel | 

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Taglines:

Experience the story behind the masterpiece.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, language including sexual references, some violence, and smoking throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vida de Um Génio

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$378,294, 2 November 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Label Media, West Madison Entertainment, Jason Shuman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicholas Hoult wore brown contact lenses for this role.

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Quotes

Whit Burnett: I got an eye. I can spot talent coming a mile away. Saroyan, Cheever, Caldwell, I discovered them all. Of course, it would be nice if somebody discovered me.
Jerry Salinger: Hey, come on, you've been published.
Whit Burnett: I not only discovered them, I shaped them, I challenged them.
[Pointing at his flat]
Whit Burnett: This is me.
[On the stairs]
Whit Burnett: You should continue to write about Holden, but not as a short story.
Jerry Salinger: Well, hang on, wait, wait, wait, wait. What do you mean?
Whit Burnett: I think Holden Caulfield is a novel.
Jerry Salinger: No, no, I couldn't write a ...
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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Sarah Paulson/Tig Notaro/Luis Fonsi (2017)

User Reviews

The Catcher in the Rye

Acquainted with the work of Salinger in the person of a single novel "The Catcher in the Rye", it is impossible to forget. Penetrating to the very depths of consciousness, generating new thoughts, ideas for self-development, than not the desk book of every teenage boy? "Holden Caulfield" Salinger has become an icon of beat writers, including the well-known Jack Kerouac (the novel had almost a magical effect on his entire work).

And now in the movie there is a film devoted not so much to the history of the creation of the "Catcher in the Rye", but rather about Salinger himself, his views on life, the origin of his own convictions. And after viewing you begin to realize how difficult a person he was.

Devoting his youth to a single goal - to publish in New Yorker or Story, he sought to make a greater impression on women than to be realized as a good writer. But the war changed everything.

Nicholas Hoult is an ideal candidate for the role of Salinger. In addition to high-profile blockbusters, he also appears in the dramatic roles of low-budget projects. They are also motivated by the desire to be realized as a good actor, which is very noticeable in his expressive manner of the game, in which he and Salinger are very similar. And how the transition from the boy who went to the front, and a veteran unable to write about his savior, Holden Colfelde, is played, not a word. Sumptuously.

Kevin Spacey played the role of Salinger's teacher, a mentor in the writer's craft. He paid so much attention to him that he inspired to write "The Catcher in the Rye", "spurred" on the realization as a writer, buying his first work - a short story.

And yet, in some ways, I do not understand their relationship at the final stage - shaking hands and such a terrible word: "Goodbye ...", which means that they will never see again. After all, there was a bit of insanity in Salinger that a man preferred a wife with two children, a huge success, a good and loyal friend, solitude in the woods, to deal with one thing-to write for oneself. Until the end of life, but his life was very long.