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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 |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Long Shot is a 2017 American 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]
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
- 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.[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
- "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. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- Long Shot. Netflix.
- "Long Shot". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 20, 2023.