Coming Through the Rye (film)

For the 1923 film, see Comin' Thro the Rye (1923 film).
Coming Through the Rye
Directed by James Steven Sadwith
Produced by Stan Erdreich
Teddy Grennan
James Steven Sadwith
Sara Elizabeth Timmins
Written by James Steven Sadwith
Starring
Music by Jay Nash
Heath McNease
Greg LaFollette
Cinematography Eric Hurt
Edited by Todd Holmes
Production
company
Red Hat Films
River Bend Pictures
Distributed by Eammon Films
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
  • November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) (Austin)


  • October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14) (wide)
Running time
 97 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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.[1][2] The film is based on Sadwith's own quest to find Salinger.[3][4] It is Sadwith's directorial debut.[5]

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."[6] On November 5, 2014, it was announced that Cooper would portray Salinger in this film.[7][8] On November 6, 2014, Zephyr Benson was cast in the film.[9] The film was shot on location in and around Woodberry Forest School,[10] and the nearby town, Orange, Virginia.[11]

Release and reception

The film made its worldwide premiere at the 2015 Austin Film Festival.[12] The film made its wide release on October 14, 2016 by Eammon Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films.[13]

The film has a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (5 November 2014). "AFM: Chris Cooper to Play J.D. Salinger in 'Coming Through the Rye'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Highfill, Samantha (5 November 2014). "Chris Cooper set to play J.D. Salinger in 'Coming Through the Rye'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Alexander, Bryan (5 November 2014). "Chris Cooper to play J.D. Salinger". USA Today. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Goldstein, Meredith; Shanahan, Mark (6 November 2014). "Chris Cooper to play J.D. Salinger". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Reilly, Travis (5 November 2014). "Chris Cooper Starring as J.D. Salinger in 'Coming Through the Rye'". TheWrap. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ↑ McKittrick, Christopher (17 October 2016). "Inspired by Salinger: Coming Through the Rye". Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Zwecker, Bill (5 November 2014). "Gossip Minute for Wednesday: Biel-Timberlake baby news; Wonder denies triplets; Chris Cooper to play J.D. Salinger". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Barsanti, Sam (5 November 2014). "Chris Cooper to play J.D. Salinger in coming-of-age movie". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Reilly, Travis (6 November 2014). "Newcomer Zephyr Benson Joins Chris Cooper in J.D. Salinger Film 'Coming Through the Rye' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Coming Through the Rye: A Review". 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  11. ↑ Galaviz, Amber (28 October 2015). "Film shot locally to show at Virginia Film Festival". Orange County Review. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Murthi, Vikram (14 July 2016). "'Coming Through The Rye' Exclusive Clip: An Alienated Teen Leaves Boarding School To Find J.D. Salinger". IndieWire. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  13. ↑ McNary, Dave (15 September 2016). "Chris Cooper's 'Coming Through the Rye' Scheduled for October Release". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Coming Through the Rye". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

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