JD Salinger
Movies/Media relating to American author JD Salinger who is one of my favourite authors.
It includes references to Salinger's works in movies not about him.
It includes references to Salinger's works in movies not about him.
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- DirectorLuke HowardStarsKarl GernertAndreya LynhamAlbey NuttyStudent Film made in 2001. 'The Catcher' is an innovative reflection of the controversial best seller 'The Catcher In The Rye' by J.D Salinger. 'The Catcher' tells the story of Holden Caulfield, a 16 year old boarding school drop out, who after being expelled from yet another school, decides to take a little vacation on his own on the mean streets of London.From the plot I read on IMDB, it appears to be a re-imagining of "The Catcher In The Rye".
- DirectorNigel TommThis is 75 minutes and 6 seconds of pure blue screen. Nothing less and nothing more. New movie by Nigel Tomm demolishes the boundaries of new absurdism. In 1951, a novel 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J. D. Salinger was published. In 2008, a film 'The Catcher in the Rye' directed by Nigel Tomm was filmed. Intelligent. Eccentric and subversive. 'The Catcher in the Rye' by Nigel Tomm preserves and destroys, it lifts and anchors, it aids and hinders, it's convenient and frustrating. It has two sides. The most extravagant depths of your wildest imagination are packed in 75 minutes and 6 seconds of pure blue screen. Breathtaking.In name only
- DirectorMalcolm ClarkeStarsDJ QuallsRachel BlanchardColin FoxA troubled young man (Qualls) goes on a journey to meet an author whom he feels has a strong hold on his life.The plot is the main protagonist wants to meet Salinger.
- DirectorJames Steven SadwithStarsAlex WolffStefania LaVie OwenChris CooperIn 1969, the Holden Caulfield-obsessed Jamie Schwartz runs away from boarding school to find the reclusive author J.D. Salinger. Inspired by actual events, Jamie's search is a journey into the meaning of friendship, love and loss.Same plot as Chasing Holden really
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonJulia RobertsPatrick StewartA taxi driver with a penchant for conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of these theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.Mel Gibson's character buys the novel "The Catcher In The Rye" whenever he sees it but does not read it.
- DirectorStefan MalesevicStarsAdrijana BilalovicBiljana BilalovicIgor DjordjevicA Kosovo war veteran is having a hard time readjusting to his life after returning from the service. He and his wife, both in their thirties and living in Serbia, try to rescue their broken marriage by taking a vacation to a beautiful lake resort in Ohrid, Macedonia, but there is little compassion and trust left after his erratic episodes of strange behavior. His wife's mother is worried for her safety and advises her to come back home. He spends most of the time alone at the beach, while his wife stays in the hotel. On the beach he meets a young girl who could give a different perspective to his otherwise dark view of this world.Short fan movie based on "A Perfect Day For Bananafish."
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay LiottaIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.In the original novel, one of the characters was a fictionalized version of Salinger. He later sued and the character's name was changed for the film adaptation.
- DirectorMiguel ArtetaStarsJennifer AnistonJake GyllenhaalDeborah RushA discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.One of the main characters calls himself Holden after Holden Caulfield and is obsessed with Salinger's novel "The Catcher In The Rye".
- DirectorSarah AspinallStarsBarry BrownJerry BurtFrances GlassmoyerFamous recluse J D Salinger has hidden from the world since "The Catcher in the Rye" took the world by storm. Banned in schools, and horrifically inspiring the killing of John Lennon, the book had repercussions no one could have foreseen and which seemed to drive the author further into hiding. When a young woman revealed details of an affair she had with the elderly author, when she was just a teenager, the world was given a further glimpse of the bizarre secret life of this brilliant but deeply disturbed man.TV Movie on Salinger's reclusiveness.
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsDana AndrewsSusan HaywardKent SmithAfter being visited by an old friend, a woman recalls her true love, the man she met and lost years ago.The only authorized adaptation of a JD Salinger story ("Uncle Wiggly In Connecticut").
- DirectorDariush MehrjuiStarsNiki KarimiKhosro ShakibaiAli MosaffaHaunted by a book found in her dead brother's room, Pari wanders around to find answers for a meaningful life.Unauthorized loose adaptation of "Franny and Zooey".
- DirectorDanny StrongStarsNicholas HoultKevin SpaceyVictor GarberThe life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".Biography of Salinger.
- DirectorShane SalernoStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanEdward NortonJudd ApatowAn unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.Documentary about Salinger's life.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.Wendy is seen reading The Catcher in the Rye. Many critics speculate that this symbolizes her loss of innocence.
