Long Shot (2017 film)

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Long Shot
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Directed byJacob LaMendola
Produced by
StarringTasha Boggs
Juan Catalan
Melissa Catalan
Cinematography
Edited by
  • Matt Cascella
  • Jacob LaMendola
Music by Jay Wadley
Production
company
Distributed by Netflix
Release dates
  • September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03)(Telluride Film Festival)
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Running time
40 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

Contents

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

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

  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.
  6. ↑ "Long Shot". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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