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| Directed by | Jacob LaMendola |
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| Starring | Tasha Boggs Juan Catalan Melissa Catalan |
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| Music by | Jay Wadley |
| Production company | Hayden5 |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| 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.
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. 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.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of eight critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10.
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.