Freddie Prinze Jr.,
Jessica Biel,
Fred Ward,
Jason Gedrick,
Brittany Murphy
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This blend of sports and youthful romantic comedy is from director Michael Tollin, who previously produced the sports drama Varsity Blues (1999). Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Ryan Dunne, a ballplayer w... read more
Directed by: Michael Tollin
Release Date: August 24, 2001
DVD Release Date: December 4, 2001
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May 11, 2010Freddy and Matthew Lillard two of the worst actors since the millennium. Brittany Murphy awful, Jessica Biel good lawd shawty, but movie is pretty bad. Terrible Boston accents only make this movie worse.
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January 27, 2008Class consciousness sustains the primary drama in this well-intentioned little tale. Freddie Prinze Jr. plays a blue-collar kid from Cape Cod who joins a roster of college hopefuls in an effort to get signed by a professional baseball team. That portion of the story plays out rea... read more
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December 3, 2009Summer Catch is a really fun sports movie starring Freddie Prinze Jr., gorgeous Jessica Biel, Matthew Lillard as the comic relief....I find this guy hilarious and just too funny for words, Brittany Murphy, Marc Blucas and cameo by Beverly D'Angelo. Ryan (Freddie Prinze Jr.) want... read more
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July 25, 2008Aside from Jessica running around in this in underwear or bathing attire this movie totally sucked.
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June 13, 2007Really bad movie. The only reason I was interested was because of Freddie. The baseball aspect was awful though.
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April 27, 2009this movie didn't seem to know whether it was a comedy or a drama and couldn't seem to pull off either :p
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August 5, 2008First off: what is this fascination people have with Jessica Biel? I think she's really odd looking. Anyway. I saw this about a bajillion years ago, and have only the vaguest memory of watching it at all.
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February 25, 2008I wish I could gibe negative stars. This movie was awful. It wasn't even about baseball as the trailers said.
Critic Reviews
April 16, 2008
Joe Leydon, Variety
August 30, 2001
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Because I'm a baseball fan, I tend to be an easy mark for baseball-themed movies, but something as badly focused and feebly scripted as Summer Catch just makes me wish for the Fall. Full Review
August 28, 2001
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Depending wholly upon the blinkered empathy of daydreamy teen viewers, a typical FPJ movie skims over character, plot, and dialogue. Full Review
August 27, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Stars Freddie Prinze Jr. (strike one), features more male virgins trying to lose it (strike two) and disses the legendary baseball league in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, by filming this mess in North Caro...
August 24, 2001
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Will Ryan get signed by the majors? Will he win Tenley's heart? If you're even wondering, this movie's for you.
August 24, 2001
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
When it comes to the plot, well, there are more surprises in a box of crackerjack.
August 24, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Summer Catch is the equivalent of a full-course meal with no calories. It is a mirage of a movie, 100 minutes of nothing. Full Review
August 24, 2001
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
A very minor but extremely pleasurable summertime dramedy. Full Review
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