"scotland's catcher in the rye"

Sep 3, 2007

It took me a year to come up with the following line. Kicking myself that it didn’t come sooner:

Scotland’s “Catcher In The Rye” isn’t a novel. It’s a film.

Meanwhile, I talked to somebody in the production team today. Apparently the opening weekend went great. Looks like we may have a small hit on our hands. Too early to tell definitively, but… General morale ’round the office is most excellent. Hurrah!
[Hallam Foe blog is here.]

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Dennis Howlett

17 years ago

Oh come on Hugh – that’s stretching credulity a little far don’t you think? Unless of course you can punt that line with success to the Guardian. If you do – I’ll be buying you wine. Seriously.

Russ Craig

17 years ago

I’m looking forward to seeing Hallam Foe. Although, I wonder if you noticed the irony as Catcher in The Rye was a malapropism whereby Holden had misheard Robert Burns’ “Coming Through the Rye”, thus making Coming Through the Rye the original Catcher in the Rye.
Is my thinking too geeky?

John Dodds

17 years ago

It came at the right time – Catcher In the Rye has far more resonance in the States than anywhere else.

Scott Smith

17 years ago

Damn if that doesn’t tell me exactly what the film is like — and it tells me I must see this film when it reaches the U.S.’s midwest.
Hugh, you’re even better than the Ad Men on AMC’s MAD Men series. :->

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hugh macleod

17 years ago

Dennis, it works for me. If it doesn’t for you, no big deal.
But granted, we’ll see if it still works for me in a month 😉
Russ, The Robert Burns poem is mentioned/referenced in the book.

Fraser

17 years ago

Hugh
It sure beats hearing people saying “Scotland’s always cold and raining” on the cheapie flight back home.
Cracking strapline though.
F.

Robin

17 years ago

I think the comparison is justified, although I kinda prefer “Scotland’s Holden Caulfield is Hallam Foe”

Philipp Schumann

17 years ago

Nice movie—went to see it in Berlin the other day, unfortunately dubbed into German (prefer original voices) though that might be a good sign the movie is on its way to success.
I guess the only connection between geek dinners and the Microsoft monster and Hallam Foe’s woes is—you, or more generally, “blogging”. But I also guess that’s alright. Been there, watched the movie, otherwise busy with my own stuff. So are you and everyone else. Fair enough! The “conversation”, “etc”. Er, off to more work.

Peter Jinks

17 years ago

Your line is not strictly accurate, Hugh. It IS a novel, and now it’s ALSO a film!

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hugh macleod

17 years ago

Technically you’re correct, of course, Peter.
I’m thinking more in terms of “Cultural Phenom” than the individual media per se.

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17 years ago

Nice, looks like a solid one for Netflix.

Dennis Howlett

17 years ago

It works for me and my money is good..as you know, wish you luck as always.

anja meyer

17 years ago

dear hugh,
just found your blog today via jen and i really like it. also loved hallam foe,which i saw at the berlin film festival this year- what a relief to see that film ,having seen the unbearable bordertown with jennifer lopez the day before. did i just get that right that you did the artwork ( or how do you call that in english? ) for that film? all the best from berlin, anja

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