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Long Shot

  • TV Movie
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
9.2K
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Long Shot (2017)
Juan Catalan was arrested for a murder he didn't commit. To save his life, all he had to do was prove he was one of 56,000 people at a Dodgers Game that night.
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When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he builds his case around raw footage from the popular TV show, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he builds his case around raw footage from the popular TV show, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he builds his case around raw footage from the popular TV show, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).

  • Director
    • Jacob LaMendola
  • Stars
    • Juan Catalan
    • Alma Oseguera
    • Todd Melnik
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    9.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacob LaMendola
    • Stars
      • Juan Catalan
      • Alma Oseguera
      • Todd Melnik
    • 27User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Juan Catalan
    Juan Catalan
    • Self
    Alma Oseguera
    • Self - Juan's Girlfriend
    Todd Melnik
    Todd Melnik
    • Self - Defense Attorney
    Beth Silverman
    • Self - Deputy District Attorney
    • (archive footage)
    Sam Fernandez
    Sam Fernandez
    • Self - General Counsel, LA Dodgers
    Tim Gibbons
    Tim Gibbons
    • Self - Producer
    Larry David
    Larry David
    • Self
    Kym Whitley
    Kym Whitley
    • Self - Actress
    Slobodan Gajic
    Slobodan Gajic
    • Self - Production Assistant
    • (as Robert Gajic)
    Tasha Boggs
    • Self - Nextel Employee
    Leslie Dunn
    • Self - Judge
    Mario Catalan
    • Self - Juan's Eldest Brother
    • (archive footage)
    Melissa Catalan
    • Self - Juan's Daughter
    Miguel Catalan
    • Self - Juan's Cousin
    • (archive footage)
    Bob Einstein
    Bob Einstein
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Eric Gagne
    Eric Gagne
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Marcus Giles
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Martin Pinner
    • Self - Detective LAPD
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Jacob LaMendola
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    User reviews27

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    7zkiko

    Beth Silverman: Ironically a criminal locking up innocent people.

    The system is so corrupt and filled with holes. And I really sat here praying and wishing so hard that that prosecutor Silverman one day will get hers, that she herself or one of her children will have to go through something like this. Just for her to know..to feel what it's like. She made me nauseous the way she looked the way she acted. A criminal ironically locking up innocent people. And there are probably millions of other people in the word like her. The system is flawed..in many, many ways. It made me so mad and most of all sad.
    9Calicodreamin

    Great doc

    This is a really great short documentary. The story unfolds as Juan and his lawyer try desperately to prove that he was at a dodgers game with his daughter and not off murdering a man. The show is well made and unfolds unexpectedly. A great watch and an amazing story.
    7punkfunk66

    A concise, interesting watch.

    They finally did a documentary that wasn't dragged out four times longer than it needed to. I hope there are more like this to come.

    Would've rated it closer to an 8 but the scoring system is terribly bad on here. Let's go IMDb. Change it to out of 100 or get some decimal points in there. Shake it up.
    8johnmartindj

    LONG SHOT is spot on

    Possibly the best short film I have seen in years. Exciting, suspenseful, quick paced, full of stars, villains, energy. Everything you would want from a thriller. I think everyone who has any interest in justice, criminal or otherwise would be satisfied by this 40 minute thrill ride.
    7trimblecali

    Could have been a little better

    This is definitely an interesting story, I think it could the storytelling could have been a bit better. I didn't feel as engaged in the story as I hoped.

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    • Trivia
      The title of this documentary, "Long Shot," has a double meaning. Crowd footage at a baseball game is likely to be filmed from a distance - the definition of a "long shot" in camerawork parlance. And there was only a very small chance that Catalan's lawyers would be able to find any footage exonerating him - so their defense strategy was figuratively a "long shot."
    • Quotes

      Larry David: Maybe, I don't know, every few years, somebody will bring it up or something and I'll tell the story. Maybe I'll tell it at a party, how I got a guy off of a murder. You know. Um. Impress a date with it, I don't know.

    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #4.40 (2021)

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cơ Hội Xa Vời
    • Production companies
      • Hayden 5 Media
      • Netflix
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      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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