Is their any movie that has the same plot of "The catcher in the rye"?

Question

or a movie of the "the catcher in the rye"

NO your not right the teacher said that "If you could find a movie having the same plot with "the cacther in the rye" we would get extra credit" So i just want the extra credit

Answer 1

Salinger has never authorized a movie of his greatest work - and likely never will.

"There will never be a movie made of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye because Salinger won't sell the rights. Most authors have literary agents, and most literary agents have associates in Los Angeles for film rights. If a filmmaker is interested in a book, the studio or filmmaker will go to the agent and ask if the rights are available. The author doesn't come in again until the agent has negotiated something."

But there's this:

Ghost World

I have heard it described as a "The Catcher in the Rye" for a new generation. As a fan of the work of J.D. Salinger, I can say that the reason that book captured the minds of teenagers upon its release was that every living teenager could relate to the main character. He wasn't high and mighty or popular or even well liked. Hell, he was even a lying hypocrite who was, unbeknownst to him, exactly the kind of person he claimed to hate so much. Such was the irony of the novel. But even though he was a liar and a hard person to like, we all could feel his pain as he wandered through a world that was full of "phonies" who weren't interested in true, human emotion, but were on a never-ending quest to try and sell us things. This is exactly what the main character in this film, Enid, is going through, and her realization that the world sees her not as an individual, but merely as a demographic to market to is heartbreaking. I can't say much more about this film except to recommend that you go and see it. It is truly one of the best films I have ever seen."

and if you don't really want a movie, you could try sparknotes for "The Catcher in the Rye", see 3rd link, please.

Here's a sample from the Plot Overview:

"The Catcher in the Rye is set around the 1950s and is narrated by a young man named Holden Caulfield. Holden is not specific about his location while he’s telling the story, but he makes it clear that he is undergoing treatment in a mental hospital or sanatorium. The events he narrates take place in the few days between the end of the fall school term and Christmas, when Holden is sixteen years old.

Holden’s story begins on the Saturday following the end of classes at the Pencey prep school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. Pencey is Holden’s fourth school; he has already failed out of three others. At Pencey, he has failed four out of five of his classes and has received notice that he is being expelled, but he is not scheduled to return home to Manhattan until Wednesday. He visits his elderly history teacher, Spencer, to say goodbye, but when Spencer tries to reprimand him for his poor academic performance, Holden becomes annoyed."

Answer 2

The thing is, it's a book for young adults, so the sex scenes and cursing (which has gotten the book banned in some places) would make a movie that only older teens would like, but they wouldn't be able to see it because of the R rating.

Answer 3

The plot is probably not identical, but IMDB has this to say about the film "Igby Goes Down":

Igby goes down is a personal tale about a 17 year old misfit boy who copes with his mother's cancer and his father's insanity by pursuing relationships with older women. Truly an intellectual, Igby is a modern day Holden Caulfield, and the world he lives in is far removed from the high standards of expectation he holds for it. Written by Dan Bloggs

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic seventeen year-old boy, is at war with the oppressive world of his East Coast "old money" family. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there, and he sets out to find it. After happily flunking out of several Prep Schools, Igby escapes into the bohemian underworld of Manhattan. His darkly comic trip--shared by a deviant cast of characters, including his terminally bored, part-time lover Sookie, his Godfather's trophy mistress Rachel, and smack-dealing performance artists Russel--veers from bizarre to tragic in Igby's ultimately noble attempt to keep himself from "going down."

I have not seen the movie personally, although now that I did the research for your question, I will check it out for sure. I loved "The Catcher in the Rye."

I hope one of these answers nets your the extra credit for your assignment, but please try to watch at least one of the films recommended, and judge for yourself.

Answer 4

No, but there is a similar book if it can get you extra credit : The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Answer 5

good question.... did a mini search on the net and looks like your outta luck...no movie ever made but someone owns the movie rights and seems he's looking to sell them.

Answer 6

hmm...

Something tells me you were told to read the book and don't want to..
So you're trying to find the movie, or a movie like it, so you can watch it, taking about 2 hours, and then lie and say you read it..

Am I right?