Long Shot (2017)

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around raw footage from a popular TV show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Director:

Jacob LaMendola

Stars:

Tasha Boggs, Juan Catalan, Melissa Catalan

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tasha Boggs	...	Self - Nextel Employee
Juan Catalan	...	Self
Melissa Catalan	...	Self - Juan's Daughter
Miguel Catalan	...	Self - Juan's Cousin (archive footage)
Larry David	...	Self
Leslie Dunn	...	Self - Judge
Sam Fernandez	...	Self - General Counsel, LA Dodgers
Eric Gagne	...	Self (archive footage)
Robert Gajic	...	Self
Tim Gibbons	...	Self
Marcus Giles	...	Self (archive footage)
Todd Melnik	...	Self
Alma Oseguera	...	Self - Juan's Girlfriend
Martin Pinner	...	Self - Detective (archive footage)
Juan Rodriguez	...	Self - Detective (archive footage)

Storyline

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around raw footage from a popular TV show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

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Plot Keywords:

footage | murder | baseball | exonerated | true crime | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short | Crime | Sport

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of this documentary, "Long Shot," has a double meaning. Crowd footage at a baseball game is likely to be filmed from a distance - the definition of a "long shot" in camerawork parlance. And there was only a very small chance that Catalan's lawyers would be able to find any footage exonerating him - so their defense strategy was figuratively a "long shot."

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Quotes

Larry David: Maybe, I don't know, every few years, somebody will bring it up or something and I'll tell the story. Maybe I'll tell it at a party, how I got a guy off of a murder. You know. Um. Impress a date with it, I don't know.

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Connections

References Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Car Pool Lane (2004)

User Reviews

Incredible

On the front of the law library building near to where I live there is the famous quote, written in both French and English - It says "Leave no stone unturned". The French is "Remuer ciel et terre", literally, "shake up the sky and the earth". What happens in this documentary is closer to the sky than the earth. It is perhaps the alignment of stars, something inexplicable intertwined with something very human. If you're reading this you probably already know it's a documentary about a man who was accused of a murder. I won't say anything further because it really is quite the story, of people and actions that came together, intentionally and unintentionally.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Long Shot

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hayden 5 Media, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min

Color:

Color