Long Shot (2017 film)

Long Shot
Long Shot
Directed by	Jacob LaMendola
Produced by	Jacob LaMendola; Mary Beth Minthorn; Milos S. Silber; Todd Wiseman Jr.;
Starring	Tasha Boggs; Juan Catalan; Melissa Catalan
Cinematography	Adam Newport-Berra; Gus Sacks;
Edited by	Matt Cascella; Jacob LaMendola;
Music by	Jay Wadley
Production; company	Hayden5
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	September 3, 2017 (Telluride Film Festival); September 29, 2017;
Running time	40 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Long Shot is a 2017 short documentary film about how Juan Catalan was arrested for a murder he did not commit. A TV show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, contains raw footage that was instrumental in proving his innocence.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The documentary was released on Netflix on September 29, 2017.

Synopsis

In August 2003, Juan Catalan was arrested for the murder of Martha Puebla in Los Angeles County, California.^[4] Puebla had been a witness at the hearing of gangster Mario Catalan (Juan's brother) a few days prior which he had attended. Police officers arrested him, as he fit the facial composite a witness described. He was cleared after footage from Curb Your Enthusiasm revealed that he was at a Dodgers game, and a phone call traced him to Dodger Stadium before the murder.

Cast

Tasha Boggs
Juan Catalan
Melissa Catalan
Miguel Catalan
Larry David
Bob Einstein
Kym Whitley
Leslie Dunn
Sam Fernandez
Eric Gagne
Robert Gajic
Tim Gibbons
Marcus Giles
Todd Melnik
Alma Oseguera
Martin Pinner
Juan Rodriguez
Beth Silverman

Release

It was released on September 29, 2017, on Netflix.^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of eight critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10.^[6]

References

^ "Long Shot review: a gem of a documentary explaining how Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm saved one man's life". The Telegraph. July 8, 2019.
^ "New Netflix True-Crime Doc Shows How 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Saved a Man From Death Row". Thrillist. July 8, 2019.
^ "'Long Shot' is a short ride through a truly amazing story". Thrillist. July 8, 2019.
^ "In 2003, Melissa Catalan Watched Her Dad Get Arrested for a Crime He Didn't Commit". Distractify. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
^ Long Shot. Netflix.
^ "Long Shot". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

External links

Long Shot on Netflix
Long Shot at IMDb

[1] "Long Shot review: a gem of a documentary explaining how Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm saved one man's life". The Telegraph. July 8, 2019.

[2] "New Netflix True-Crime Doc Shows How 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Saved a Man From Death Row". Thrillist. July 8, 2019.

[3] "'Long Shot' is a short ride through a truly amazing story". Thrillist. July 8, 2019.

[4] "In 2003, Melissa Catalan Watched Her Dad Get Arrested for a Crime He Didn't Commit". Distractify. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-28.

[5] Long Shot. Netflix.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-6] "Long Shot". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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