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Summer Catch

2001 · 104 min

A sunny, earnest summer romance with baseball dreams, easy to watch and mildly charming despite its predictability.

Directed by
Michael Tollin
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Are you game?
Overview
Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer on the Cape. Ryan and Tenley fall in love, much to the chagrin of their families, while Ryan clings to one last hope of being discovered and signed to a pro baseball contract.

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Directed by
Michael Tollin
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Michael Tollin
Written by
John Gatins, Kevin Falls
Starring
Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, Fred Ward, Matthew Lillard, Brian Dennehy, Jason Gedrick, Brittany Murphy, Bruce Davison
Music
George Fenton, Tarsha Vega
Cinematography
Tim Suhrstedt
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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