Catch and Release (film)
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| Directed by | Susannah Grant |
| Produced by | Casey Grant Josh Siegel Matthew Tolmach Jenno Topping |
| Written by | Susannah Grant |
| Starring |
Jennifer Garner Timothy Olyphant Kevin Smith Sam Jaeger Juliette Lewis |
| Music by |
Brian Transeau Tommy Stinson |
| Cinematography | John Lindley |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $16,158,487 |
Catch and Release is a 2007 romantic comedy film released by Columbia Pictures. It is the directorial debut of Susannah Grant, who wrote the film Erin Brockovich. It stars Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger and Juliette Lewis. After Gray Wheeler's (Garner) fiancé dies, she seeks comfort in his friends. While dealing with her fiancé's secrets, Gray falls for his best friend Fritz (Olyphant).
Filming took place in 2005 in Vancouver and Boulder, Colorado. Catch and Release premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2006 and was released in the United States on January 26, 2007. The film bombed at the box office, earning $16,158,487 against a $25 million budget.
Gray Wheeler (Jennifer Garner) attends the funeral of her fiancé, Grady, on the day they were supposed to be married. Gray seeks solace behind a shower curtain, where she unintentionally listens to Grady's best friend, Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), having sex with a waitress. Later Gray visits an attorney to find out what will happen to Grady's estate. As Grady did not have a will and he and Gray were not married, she will not inherit his money. The attorney reveals that Grady had an investment account with a million dollars in it, which Gray knew nothing about. Gray realizes that she can no longer afford to rent the house that they had picked out. With the help of Grady's friends Dennis (Sam Jaeger) and Sam (Kevin Smith), she puts her things into storage and moves in with them. Fritz also comes to stay, which causes tension between him and Gray. Gray discovers that Grady transferred $3,000 every month to an unknown person.
Gray finds Grady's cell phone and listens to a string of messages from a woman asking about money. After noting that the phone number area code is for Los Angeles, Gray asks Fritz for answers, and he reveals that Grady had a son, whose mother depended on the money she received from him. Fritz tells Gray that the boy is eight and that he was conceived before she and Grady were involved. Meanwhile, Gray is upset further when Grady's mother, Mrs. Douglas (Fiona Shaw), asks her to return her engagement ring. She refuses and keeps the ring. The other woman, Maureen (Juliette Lewis), and her son, Mattie, turn up, trying to find out why Grady stopped sending money and doesn't answer the phone. Gray learns that Mattie is actually 4 years old and realises the affair happened while she and Grady were together. Gray confronts Fritz and slaps him, but he pins her arms against the wall and she begins a passionate kiss with him.
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