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Chasing Holden

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A governor's son (D.J. Qualls) takes a wild journey while writing a paper on Holden Caulfield from "The Catcher in the Rye."

Critics Reviews

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Rasmi Simhan Dallas Morning News The melodrama of this film is odd considering the novel that inspired it. Rated: D Jun 27, 2002 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 16, 2005 Full Review Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com If this sounds a lot like one of those angst-ridden teen movies: My Trip To New York With My Dying Girlfriend, that's because it is one of those movies. Rated: 2/5 Jun 28, 2002 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Phony from beginning to end...you'd be well advised not to catch the film. Rated: D Jun 27, 2002 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com A direct-to-video adventure in mixed messages and teen angst if ever I've seen one. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 2, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member Everything was bleak and pointless. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Chasing Holden is a story about the teenage Neil Lawrence, who has a writing assignment about the life of Holden Caulfield after Catcher and the Rye. To get the story Neil travels with a friend to find J.D. Salinger and along the way they get themselves into trouble. This film reminds me a lot of the film Ordinary People. The complexity of the character of Neil Lawrence surprised me. This story surprised me even though there were inconsistencies. Overall, it wasn't the worst nor was it the best. www.what-to-watch.com Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Holden is not a real person, just a guy living in a story. But some people reckon that they are like him, or they long to be him. I also used to be so. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't like D.J. Qualls that much, he's not really leading man material. I guess if you like Catcher in the Rye, it's going to be a better film because they make LOTS of references to correlations because the guy is obsessed! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow and unmemorable tale. This should have been better. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member An amazing follow up to the Catcher in the Rye. Maybe not the best acting but the plot DEFINATLY makes up for that. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Malcolm Clarke

Director

DJ Qualls

Neil Lawrence

Rachel Blanchard

T.J. Jensen

Colin Fox

Pappy

Sean Kanan

Alex Patterson

Tom Rack

Gov. Lawrence

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Movie Info

Synopsis A governor's son (D.J. Qualls) takes a wild journey while writing a paper on Holden Caulfield from "The Catcher in the Rye."
Director
Malcolm Clarke
Producer
Christopher Eberts, Jessica Hammerschlag, Steven Jensen
Screenwriter
Sean Kanan
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 16, 2002
Runtime
1h 44m