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3/4 Roger Ebert Directed by James Steven Sadwith Cinematography Eric Hurt Director James Steven Sadwith | 6.4/10 IMDb 71% Rotten Tomatoes Written by James Steven Sadwith Initial release 4 November 2015 Screenplay James Steven Sadwith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Stan Erdreich
Teddy Grennan
James Steven Sadwith
Sara Elizabeth Timmins Starring Alex Wolff
Stefania LaVie Owen
Chris Cooper Music by Jay Nash
Heath McNease
Greg LaFollette Music director Jay Nash, Heath McNease, Greg LaFollette Producers James Steven Sadwith, Stan Erdreich, Teddy Grennan Cast Alex Wolff, Chris Cooper, Stefania LaVie Owen, Adrian Pasdar, Kabby Borders Similar Chris Cooper movies, Coming of age movies Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coming through the rye official trailer 1 2016 alex wolff movie
Coming Through the Rye is a 2015 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by James Steven Sadwith. It stars Alex Wolff and Stefania LaVie Owen as two teenagers who set out to find author J.D. Salinger, played by Chris Cooper. The film is based on Sadwith's own quest to find Salinger. It is Sadwith's directorial debut.
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- Coming through the rye official trailer 1 2016 alex wolff movie
- Coming through the rye trailer
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release and reception
- References
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Plot
In 1969, Jamie Schwartz has written a play adaptation of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye and wants to produce it at his prep school in Pennsylvania. In order to do that, Jamie needs permission from Salinger himself. Therefore, Jamie, with the help of DeeDee, travels to New Hampshire in order to find Salinger and obtain his permission.
Cast
Production
Sadwith says that the film is a mostly-accurate reflection of what he experienced in his real life. He explains, "The movie is about eighty-five percent accurate with what happened up to the moment when I went to search for J.D. Salinger, and from that point it’s about ninety-nine percent accurate." On November 5, 2014, it was announced that Cooper would portray Salinger in this film. On November 6, 2014, Zephyr Benson was cast in the film. The film was shot on location in and around Woodberry Forest School, and the nearby town, Orange, Virginia as well as Madison, VA.
Release and reception
The film made its worldwide premiere at the 2015 Austin Film Festival. The film made its wide release on October 14, 2016 by Eammon Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
The film has a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
