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Summer Catch

Summer Catch

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20015.41h 44m

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.

Directed by Michael Tollin
Written by Kevin Falls, John Gatins
Produced by Sam Weisman, Brian Robbins
Box OfficeBudget: $34.0MRevenue: $19.7M

Top Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Ryan Dunne

Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel

Tenley Parrish

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Sean Dunne

Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard

Billy Brubaker

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

John Schiffner

Jason Gedrick

Jason Gedrick

Mike Dunne

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Dede Mulligan

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Rand Parrish

Marc Blucas

Marc Blucas

Miles Dalrymple

Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Valderrama

Mickey Dominguez

Themes & Keywords

beachsportsbaseballbikiniromanceflashbacklovesummercape cod

About Summer Catch

Summer Catch is a comedy, romance film released in 2001 exploring themes of beach, sports, baseball, bikini, romance, flashback. Directed by Michael Tollin, it stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, Fred Ward. 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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