This summer couldn't be more crucial for Ryan Dunne (FREDDIE PRINZE JR.), a blue-collar kid with major league aspirations. Every year the hottest college ball players in the country descend upon Cape Cod to pursue their big-league dreams during the day and blow off steam in town at night. The first local boy in years to earn a slot in the Cape's elite Baseball League, Ryanís finally got his shot...but the temptation to score off the field is almost as intense as the pressure to perform on the diamond.
His eyes on the prize, Ryan tries to stay focused despite distractions like the local girls, who are all too ready to help the players cut loose. Among them are Dede (BRITTANY MURPHY), who impresses the team with her ability to pour a beer without using her hands, and the town's very own "Mrs. Robinson," who is infamous for her annual "initiation" of new recruits like naïve young second-baseman Mickey "Domo" Dominguez (WILMER VALDERRAMA).
As the friction builds between his loyal townie friends and his cocky teammates ‚ college superstars jockeying for the attention of pro scouts ‚ Ryan's rivalry with his hotshot teammate Eric Van Leemer (COREY PEARSON) nears the boiling point. His main ally is the teamís fun-loving catcher, Billy Brubaker (MATTHEW LILLARD), who's got Ryan's back ‚ both on the field and on the town.
Summer heats up when a blue-collar kid with major league aspirations falls in love with a wealthy debutante during a Cape Cod vacation in Summer Catch, a romantic comedy in the tradition of Bull Durham, starring today's top teen-appeal talent including Freddie Prinze, Jr. (I Know What You Did Last Summer, She's All That), Jessica Biel (7th Heaven) and Matthew Lillard (Scream, She's All That).
(25 votes)
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Fans of Freddie Prinze Jr. will no doubt enjoy Summer Catch, which features Freddie running through sprinklers on a baseball diamond wearing nothing but an orange thong. Freddie plays Ryan, an aspiring pitcher at baseball camp. Ryan grew up in the New England town that hosts the camp, mowing lawns with his landscaping father, so he's torn between his local friends and his new baseball buddies. Meanwhile, he's being pursued by a rich and beautiful local girl with the odd name of Tenley (Jessica Biel), whose father doesn't approve of her cavorting with the lawn boy. Ryan's an incredibly talented pitcher--everyone agrees, especially his bartending brother who also wanted to play ball but lacked the gift--but he's haunted by fear of failure and the recent loss of his mother. The strong supporting actors (including Matthew Lillard, Brittany Murphy, Brian Dennehy, Fred Ward, and Bruce Davison) do their best, but the script doesn't help. --Bret Fetzer
(24 votes)
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