Summer Catch (2001)

Director:

Michael Tollin

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Falls (story)
Kevin Falls (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Are you game?

Plot:

A rich girl whose family summers on Cape Cod has a romance with a local poor boy who hopes to become a major league baseball player.

Plot Keywords:

Locker Room | Skinny Dipping | Beautiful Woman | Woman Taking Off Pants | Teen Movie

Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Ryan Dunne
Jessica Biel	...	Tenley Parrish
Fred Ward	...	Sean Dunne
Matthew Lillard	...	Billy Brubaker
Brian Dennehy	...	John Schiffner
Jason Gedrick	...	Mike Dunne
Brittany Murphy	...	Dede Mulligan
Bruce Davison	...	Rand Parrish
Marc Blucas	...	Miles Dalrymple
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Mickey Dominguez
Corey Pearson	...	Eric Van Leemer
Christian Kane	...	Dale Robin
Cedric Pendleton	...	Calvin Knight
Gabriel Mann	...	Auggie
Jed Rhein	...	Pete (as Jed Robert Rhein)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some drinking.

Runtime:

108 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Finland:S | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Germany:6 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Tollin/Robbins Productions

Trivia:

The batter at home plate when the camera pans Veterans Field (Chatham's real home field on Cape Cod, the one with the playground) is Hyannis's Brendan Harris, who made his major league debut in 2004 with the Chicago Cubs.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the end of the movie when the credits are being shown on the scoreboard the current Phillies lineup is listed. Outfielder Bobby Abreu's name is spelled Bobby Abreau.

Quotes:

Tenley: You don't understand...
Ryan: Understand what? Being broke? I understand!
Tenley: No...
Ryan: Understand what? Doing something you love? I understand! I love standing on that mound with a baseball in my hand... Staring at a guy holdin' a club *60* feet away... KNOWING... that he can't touch me... It is the only place in the world that I feel powerful...
Tenley: Why are you so scared?
Ryan: Scared of what?
Tenley: Of everything! Success? Love? You say you love getting on that mound and playing baseball! Why would you ever settle for cutting grass?

Movie Connections:

References Wing Commander (1999)

Soundtrack:

Sometimes

Could have been better than what it was

As some users have commented, the crude jokes were a bit much, and indeed they were. They were quite out of place in the movie - it was almost like watching two different movies at once - not in a good way. There was quite a bit of needless dialogue and interaction, almost all of it dealing with the crudeness and offensive jokes mainly directed at women.

The other parts of the movie were not bad, and I wish there was more of them. The interaction with the father could have been expanded, as well as the brother. The scenes with Jessica were good, and the baseball scenes were ok, and quite well made. Unfortunately, the plot was a bit predictable, with my girlfriend shouting out what she thought would happen next, and she was always right. The crude parts and predictable plot drag the rest of the movie down. I debated whether to give it a 4 - thinking I slightly disliked it, or if I was neutral and would give it a 5. In the end, it had to be 4.