Drama

Coming Through the Rye

Coming Through the Rye, set in 1969, is a touching coming of age story of sensitive, 16 year 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.

Release Date : 2016-10-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cold Beer FridayRiver Bend PicturesRed Hat Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jamie Schwartz

Original Name : Alex Wolff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deedee

Original Name : Stefania LaVie Owen

Gender : Female

Character Name : J.D. Salinger

Original Name : Chris Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gerry Schwartz

Original Name : Zephyr Benson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Tierney

Original Name : Adrian Pasdar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Campbell

Original Name : Caleb Emery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted Tyler

Original Name : Eric Nelsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robin

Original Name : Amy Parrish

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Dewitt

Original Name : Michael Siberry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maureen

Original Name : Kabby Borders

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dot

Original Name : Melissa Lozoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Schwartz

Original Name : Lucia Scarano

Gender : Female

Character Name : Professor Goebbers

Original Name : Ed Pilkington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Man

Original Name : Joshua Brady

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Finding the reclusive author of “Catcher in the Rye” in 1969*** In 1969 a persecuted prep school student in Pennsylvania (Alex Wolff) runs away to find the author of “Catcher in the Rye” in the hills of New Hampshire to get his permission to produce a play based on his classic novel. Stefania LaVie Owen is on hand as the girl from a nearby school whom he travels with while Chris Cooper plays the curmudgeonly recluse J.D. Salinger. "Coming through the Rye" (2015) is a coming-of-age drama based on a true story. Being set in an all-male boarding school with sequences involving a female school, you can’t help but compare it with “Dead Poets Society” (1989). While it’s not great like that movie, it’s quite good. They’re really not that similar in the first place because “Coming through the Rye” is just as much of a road movie as it is a historical boarding school flick. Wolff is good as the likable & sympathetic protagonist while Stefania is a winsome cutie. The story takes off when the two team-up in the second act. Their honest relationship is the core of the tale with the boy’s possible interactions with the author playing a secondary role. Someone called the movie “phony” because Salinger’s classic book looked "down upon those who refuse to accept life as anything other than miserable and unforgiving. Its sincerity is guided by distrust in others and it spits in the face of affection and benevolence." Gee, ya think that might be why Salinger is depicted as an antisocial curmudgeon in the movie? Besides, it can’t be too phony if the events are based on a true story with 90% accuracy according to writer/director James Steven Sadwith. The film runs 1 hour, 37 minutes and was shot in Orange County, Virginia. Speaking of which, the gorgeous Eastern locations are a huge plus. GRADE: B