Long Shot (2017 film)

Long Shot
Long Shot
Directed by	Jacob LaMendola
Produced by	Jacob LaMendola; Mary Beth Minthorn; Milos S. Silber; Todd Wiseman Jr.;
Starring	Tasha Boggs; Juan Catalan; Melissa Catalan
Cinematography	Adam Newport-Berra; Gus Sacks;
Edited by	Matt Cascella; Jacob LaMendola;
Music by	Jay Wadley
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	September 3, 2017 (Telluride Film Festival); September 29, 2017;
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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The documentary was released on Netflix on September 29, 2017.

Plot[]

In August 2003 Juan Catalan was arrested for the murder of Martha Puebla. ^[4] Puebla had been a witness at his brother's hearing 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 the Dodgers 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]

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.

External links[]

[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.

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