Written and directed by James Sadwith, and based on his own quest to find J. D. Salinger in his youth, Coming Through the Rye is a film about a teenager who writes a play adaptation of The Catcher in the Rye. Before staging the play, he seeks the approval of the reclusive author, played by Chris Cooper.
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