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Modern references to “The Catcher in The Rye”: Even though J. D. Salinger has always refused to let an official movie picture be based upon his work, it has been enormously popular, and cultural references to it can be found in anything from films to music, video games, and other novels. An example of this could be “King Dork” by Frank Portman. The protagonist of the novel is Tom Henderson, who, as a disillusioned high school student, shares many characteristics with Holden.The novel “Less Than Zero” by Easton Ellis has been said to be “the Catcher in The Rye of the MTV generation”.

As earlier mentioned, references in music are also abundant; for example the band “the Caulfields” (Holdens last name). Many other bands have written songs specifically about the book, including Guns 'N Roses with the song “Catcher in the Rye”, Pencey Prep, named after Holdens school (with many references to the novel in their songs) and even widely known bands, such as Green Day, who wrote the song “Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?”.

A couple of examples from the world of film are “Chapter 27”, revolving around the murder of John Lennon: In this movie the murderer identifies himself with Holden, and carries the book when he commits the act.“25th Hour” takes place in New York, in which the protagonist sees “Fuck you” written all over the walls. This is a clear reference to chapters 25 and 26, where Holden sees the exact same phrase written everywhere in the Museum of Art.“Conspiracy Theory” focuses on Mel Gibson's character, who is programmed to buy “The Catcher in The Rye” whenever he sees it, although he has never read it.In “Field of Dreams” the author Salinger gets kidnapped, a possible reference to the real Salinger and his isolation from the world.

In television:The Simpsons, a television series that normally includes many references to other works, has many references to Catcher in the Rye throughout. One of the examples is a banner hung across the streets that reads "We [heart] Phonies", which is a reference to Holdens disdain for Phonies. Also, in the Episode "Krusty gets Busted", he is arrested holding the novel, a reference to Chapmans (Lennon's assassin) obsession with the book. Again, there is a lot of references in television series, ranging from Will & Grace to Saved by the Bell.

Feeling older than you are One of the aspects of The Catcher in the Rye which are easily spotted in other works, such as songs and novels, is the conflict as a result of Holden feeling older than he really is (and other people seeing him as younger than he really is). As an example, a Blink182 song can be mentioned with the title “What’s my age again?” (The title obviously speaks for itself). This topic is also seen in non-fictional appearances: The following link leads to an article about parents worrying about their children growing up to quickly. They “act like young adults at the age of 11”. ( http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKIM33593220080303 )

It can be concluded that this topic has relevance, even concerning our society as a whole.

If one would need a longer list of references for a future assignment, here it is from Wikipedia:

In **Saved By The Bell**, Lisa asks a boy she likes, "What are you reading?" He responded with "Catcher in the Rye." Then she said "Oh I love baseball."In **8 Simple Rules**, both Paul and Bridget say that The Catcher in the Rye is their favorite book.In an episode of **American Dad!**, Roger reveals a secret message in The Catcher in the Rye, which tells the location of Osama Bin Laden, also commenting that it's a 'Filthy, filthy book'.In an episode of **Aqua Teen Hunger Force**, an alien frat member asks if another character is holding (as in marijuana), then, as a pun, he asks if "Holden Caulfield is coming to the party."In the Canadian TV show **Trailer Park Boys** the character Bubbles says " With me and kitties it's kinda like that book Catcher in the Rye, did you ever read that one? I'm kinda like the guy who looks after the kitties in the park."In the **Boy Meets World** episode "Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield", Shawn has written a poem called "An Unpublished Manuscript for J.D. Salinger". Without knowing the author, Cory asks, "And haven't we had just about enough of Catcher in the Rye? I mean, what's [Salinger] written lately?"In the December 5, 2006 episode of **The Colbert Report**, Colbert suggested that Robert Gates should have ended every sentence with a quote from The Catcher in the Rye.In the **Criminal Minds** episode "The Last Word", both murderers use character names from the novel to communicate with each other, in reference its alleged popularity with murderers.In an episode of **Dilbert**, a man working at the complaints department of a company uses the fake name Holdem Callfielder when answering the phone.In an episode of **Drake and Josh**, Drake is asked what his favorite 20th century novel is. He says his favorite novel is The Catcher in the Rye. His teacher responds with "Wrong."In Season 4 of **"Queer as Folk"**, Hunter reads "The Catcher in the Rye" for school, and has a brief conversation with Ben about it.In the **Full House** episode "Silence Is Not Golden", there is "a pointed endorsement" of the novel.The anime series **Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex** makes several references to the novel. The main story arc (the "Complex" episodes) involves the case of a cyber-terrorist known as the Laughing Man, named after Salinger's short story "The Laughing Man". The Laughing Man's logo reads, "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes," a quote from the novel. The logo resembles a baseball cap, inspired by the baseball team in the short story. In the episode "Escape" one of the Tachikoma or Think Tanks meets a little girl who tell a story called "The Secret Goldfish". That story is the one that Holden's brother wrote before moving to California. Finally, in one episode there is a left-handed catchers glove covered with writing a reference to the one Holden's brother Allie owned all though his glove was a fielders glove.In episode 25 of **The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy**, Mandy is seen reading The Catcher in the Rye.In an episode of **Hey Arnold!**, Arnold has the task of finding a reclusive children's author named Agatha Caulfield.In numerous episodes of **Gilmore Girls**, there are comparisons of Holden Caulfield and Jess, Stars Hollow's rebel. For instance, Rory says, "I guess that's what you have to do when you're trying to be Holden Caulfield".In the **My Life as a Teenage Robot** episode "The Boy Who Cried Robot", a man wearing sunglasses and a trenchcoat approaches a Bookmobile and asks the driver for a copy of The Catcher in the Rye. The driver grows irritated upon his request and responds, "Not today, Ed."In **"My Name is Earl"** Crabman creates many friends on BuddyBook, one being Holden Caufield. Crabman states that he lives in New York and his Occupation is "catcher"In several episodes of Recess, Mikey is shown writing poetry on his baseball glove. This is a reference to Holden's dead brother Allie, who wrote poetry on his baseball glove so he would have something to read while he was playing outfield.In an episode of **Roseanne**, Jackie walks in on Darlene, who is reading The Catcher in the Rye and the two discuss the book in relation to Darlene's feelings that she is in Holden's situation.In **The Simpsons** episode "Radioactive Man" (1995), in which Hollywood movie makers come to Springfield, there is a banner hung across the main street that reads "We [heart] Phonies", presumably a reference to Holden's disdain for "phonies". In the episodes "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" and "24 Minutes", Lisa's pet peeve is also said to be phonies. In the episode "Krusty Gets Busted", Krusty holds a copy of the novel upside down, which refers to Mark David Chapman's arrest and obsession with the novel. In Homer the Heretic when Marge tells Bart and Lisa that Homer doesn't mean what he had said when he said that he had the best day ever by not going to church, Homer replies, "Like fun I don't". "Like fun" is used by Sunny from Catcher in the Rye.In **Will & Grace**, Jack asks Karen to accompany him somewhere, to which she replies, "I can't honey, I'm going to my Christian Book Club. This week we're burning The Catcher in the Rye."**Phoebe Buffay**, a character from the sitcom Friends, is said to be named after Holden's sister.In the **Dawson's Creek** episode Stolen Kisses (2000) the character William 'Will' Krudski states that The Catcher in the Rye is his favourite book.**M*A*S*H** a wounded soldier talks about the book while he is in post-opWhile in Thailand Korean Pop group **SHINee** featured the items in their bags. Among the items they boy's carried was the book The Catcher in the Rye in Minho's bag.In the J-drama Smile Hana attempts to steal a copy of The Catcher in the Rye from a bookstore.[edit]Video games In the action-adventure game **Bully** (2006), the main protagonist, Jimmy Hopkins, shares a lot of traits with Holden Caulfield.In the action game **Postal²**, one of the errands is to return a library book titled "Catch Her in the Eye".[edit]Books John Fowles's 1963 novel **The Collector** uses The Catcher in the Rye as "one of the most brilliant examples of adolescence" in popular culture, possibly under a moral light. In it, Miranda encourages her kidnapper Clegg to read Catcher, thinking he might relate to Holden Caulfield's alienation.[15] However, Clegg finds Holden's actions unrealistic given Holden's wealth and status, and "[doesn't] see much point in it." In the film adaptation of The Collector, this conversation and Clegg's attitude toward the novel and popular culture is subdued. The Collector novel has itself been linked to several serial killers.Lawrence Block wrote a novel called **Burglar in the Rye** (1999) in his series on burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. The plot focuses on an auction of a reclusive writer's letters, and Bernie works to track down the character based on J. D. Salinger.In **The Realm of Possibility** by David Levithan, there is a chapter called "My Girlfriend Is In Love With Holden Caulfield" in which the narrator's girlfriend compares him to Holden.In his humor book **This Book Sucks** (based on MTV's Beavis and Butt-head characters), Mike Judge mentions the novel among a list of popular literature titles. The Beavis and Butt-head characters mistakenly believe that the main character (whom they believe is actually named "Catcher") calls everyone "phones".In Haruki Murakami's **Norwegian Wood**, many characters say that Watanabe, the protagonist, has a speech style very similar to Holden.In the **The Perks of Being a Wallflower**, by Stephen Chbosky, the narrator recommends this book to the reader.The Frank Portman novel **King Dork** is centered around 'life-changing' books, The Catcher in the Rye most prominently. The protagonist is arguably a Holden Caulfield-esque outcast, but at the same time hates The Catcher in the Rye. The protagonist criticises fans of the book, calling them the Catcher Cult, and says that pretending to love The Catcher in the Rye is a surefire way to get better grades. However, in the end he says that he likes the novel. An obvious reference to the book is King Dork's jacket cover, which is a 1985 Bantam copy of The Catcher in the Rye, ripped to shreds and scribbled over with the actual title of the book.In Neal Shusterman's 1999 novel **Downsiders**, some of the school freaks at Icharus Academy are mentioned to be "boys who dressed in black and carried around copies of The Catcher in the Rye."In W.P. Kinsella's 1982 novel **Shoeless Joe**, the main character discusses the significance of "Catcher in the Rye" and later kidnaps J.D. Salinger.In Francine Prose's novel **After** (2003), the main character is chastised for having the book in his possession because it is linked too strongly with violent behavior.In Galt Niederhoffer's novel **A Taxonomy of Barnacles** (2005), Bridget and Billy think about Holden's question as to the whereabouts of ducks during winter.[48]Ulrich Plenzdorf's **Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.** features a protagonist (Edgar Wibeau) that likes the book The Catcher in the Rye. Furthermore, his style of writing itself reminds the reader of Salinger's.Bob Uecker, who was a catcher in Major League Baseball and known for his sense of humor, titled his autobiography **Catcher in the Wry**.Author Megan McCafferty admits to drawing many similarities between the protagonist of her novel **Sloppy Firsts**, Jessica Darling, and Holden Caulfield. Like Holden, Jessica is very alienated and critical of society.In Dean Koontz's **Odd Thomas**, the opening paragraphs are very similar to The Catcher in Rye's.James Patterson's novel **Sail** has one character referring to his nephew as "Holden Caulfield for the 21st Century".Brett Easton Ellis' novel **Less Than Zero** is said to be "The Catcher in the Rye for the MTV generation".John Green (author) has compared his **Looking for Alaska** protagonist, Miles "Pudge" Halter, to Holden Caulfield.Caulfield is referenced as "one of history's most famous literary bullshitters" in the **Death Note** novel,Robert Rosen's biography **Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon** contains a description of Mark David Chapman's sentencing hearing, in which the murderer reads from The Catcher in the Rye. The section is called "Chapter 27," a reference to Chapman's belief that by killing Lennon he'd write the missing chapter of The Catcher in the Rye in Lennon's blood.John David California wrote 60 Years Later: **Coming Through the Rye** (2009), an unauthorized sequel in which 76-year-old Holden escapes a retirement home for a journey in New York. Comic strips The **Frazz** character Caulfield is named after Holden.In **St. Swithin's Day**, the teenage protagonist shoplifts a copy of The Catcher in the Rye from a bookshop so it can be found in his pocket "when this is all over."In Mike Allred's graphic novel **The Oddity Odyssey**, his character Madman can be seen reading a copy of The Catcher in the Rye.In **Eyeshield 21**, Taka Honjou of the Teikoku Gakuen Alexanders is seen reading the book. He is the ace wide receiver/cornerback of Teikoku and has never had to use his true ability.In **Foxtrot**, Jason claims his iguana Quincy ate Paige's copy of the book.[edit]Music Ace of Base's single Life Is a Flower contains the line "No catcher in the rye, can help you from yourself."Aesop Rock's song "Save Yourself" contains the line "Naw man it wasn't me, it was Holden Caulfield, brother / I just read and pulled the trigger."The Ataris' song "If You Really Want to Hear About It" from their album End is Forever takes its title from the novel's opening sentence. The final lines paraphrase those of the book with "Don't ever tell anyone anything or else you'll wind up missing everybody." Several other specific references are made within the lyrics.[51]The Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution's song "Here's to Life" on their debut EP A Call to Arms references Holden Caulfield by stating: "Holden Caulfield is a friend of mine, we go drinking from time to time", and later addresses Caulfield's author, J.D. Salinger: "Hey there, Salinger, what did you do? Just when the world was looking to you to write anything that meant anything, you told us you were through. And it's been years since you passed away, but I see no plaque and I see no grave, and I can't help believing you wanted it that way."Beastie Boys's song "Shadrach" contains the rhyme "Got more stories than J. D. got Salinger, I hold the title and you are the challenger."Belle and Sebastian's song "Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie" contains the line "give yourself up to the allure of Catcher in the Rye."Bloodhound Gang's song "Magna Cum Nada (Most Likely To Suck)" begins with "Why try? I'm that guy Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye, put away 'cause he wasn't all there."Bring Me The Horizon's song "Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody" on their album This Is What The Edge Of Your Seat Was Made For is a quote from the novel.Canibus's song "Box Cutter Blade Runner" includes the lines "Have you ever read a book called 'The Catcher and the Rye'? / It so happens I'm looking for a copy I could buy"The Caulfields was an alternative rock band in the 1990s.Clem Snide's song "End of Love" references the book in the line "And the first thing every killer reads / is Catcher in the Rye."Down By Law's song "Superheros Wanted."The Divine Comedy's song "Gin Soaked Boy" contains the line "I'm the catcher in the rye."Epik High's instrumental album "Soundtrack to a Lost Film" has a song titled "Holden Caulfield".Everclear At the end of the video for "the boys are back in town" the main cast of the film "detroit rock city" (from the movie sound track from which the song is taken, burst into a dressing room where art alexis is reading aloud an exert from the final pageEverlast's song "So Long" contains the line "So with a tear in his eye, he's gonna catch 'em in the rye."Five Iron Frenzy's song "Superpowers" on their album Our Newest Album Ever! contains the line "Sometimes I feel I'm Holden Caulfield, sometimes Jack Kerouac."Matthew Good's song "Waiting for the Great Destruction" from his album Left of Normal contains the chorus "Maybe at my funeral they'll say i found the answers / they'll say i had it coming / they'll say i was just sittin' around. Waiting for the Great destruction, I am waiting for Holden Caulfield to call."Green Day's song "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" on their album Kerplunk! is based on how frontman Billie Joe Armstrong could relate to Holden Caulfield as an outcast. Screeching Weasel responded to this with the song "I Wrote Holden Caulfield". "Basket Case", one of their most popular songs, is considerd to be related to the likesness of Caulfeild. The Catcher in the Rye is Billie Joe's favorite bookGuns N' Roses released a song on their 2008 album, Chinese Democracy called Catcher in the Rye. It originally featured Brian May on guitar, but his parts were replaced for the final version. The song is said to be about Mark David Chapman.Indochine's song "Des Fleurs Pour Salinger" (French for "Flowers For Salinger") portrays Salinger as a hermit trying to get away from the world's stupidity, and about the singer wanting to meet him. Near the end of the song, the following quote from the novel is whispered in French: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. I'd marry this girl, that was also deaf and mute [...] I'd live near the woods but not in the woods." ("Je ferais semblant d’être sourd-muet /Et j’épouserais cette fille /Sourde et muette /On vivra près d’un ruisseau, près des bois /Mais pas dans les bois...")Jedi Mind Tricks's song "Trinity" contains the line "The one who's seated, on the throne within in a forcefield/You'll get tossed and feel lost like Holden Caulfield/Raw deal..." Their song "Put Em In The Grave" contains the line "I'm like Mark David Chapman with a Salinger book/Stalk my enemy and let the fuckin' silencer cook."Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" mentions the novel as a historic item of note during his lifetime.[52][53]Lyte Funky Ones' (LFO) song "6 Minutes" contains the line "Sometimes I feel like the Catcher in the Rye/ Sometimes I wish that I could catch her eye/ Sometimes I wish that I could be that guy".Komeda's song "Catcher" on their album Kokomemedada refers to Holden Caulfield's fantasy. Lyrics include "Who will catch your fall? Who will do it all?" and "There ain't no catcher in the rye."The Lawrence Arms's song "The Disaster March" on their album The Greatest Story Ever Told contains the lyrics "There was a time and a place that was all full of mistakes. And a face that was all full of shit. I was frustrated and angry. I was more than alive. A catcher in the rye."The Max Levine Ensemble's song "Love, Capital L" contains the line "and that's how I came to see how Holden Caulfield was your prophet."Nothingface's song "Machination" contains the line "Read 'Catcher In The Rye' a million and one fucking times."The Offspring's song "Get It Right" contains the line "Like Holden Caulfield, I tell myself; There's got to be a better way."The Old 97's has a song called "Rollerskate Skinny" on their album Satellite Rides.Amanda Palmer's song "1.1.94" contains the line "It's very difficult when no one's there to catch you in the rye".Pencey Prep is named after the Holden's school. Several of their songs reference the novel.Piebald's song "Holden Caulfield" contains the lines "where do the ducks go in the wintertime" and "put my hat on and get out of here."Quarashi's song "Weirdo" references both the novel and the anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, which references the novel (see above).John Ralston's song "No Catcher in the Rye" on his album Needle Bed contains the line "Maybe there's no catcher in the rye."The Refreshments song "Good Year" states "I gave my Catcher in the Rye for your Cat's Cradle" The Bottle and Fresh Horses.Rollerskate Skinny, an Irish band who enjoyed success on Beggars Banquet and Warner Music Group in the 1990s, took their name from Holden's observation, "She's quite skinny, like me, but nice skinny, rollerskate skinny."Ruth Ruth's song "I Killed Meg the Prom Queen" contains the line "She read The Catcher in the Rye."Sarah Slean's song John XXIII contains the line "A plate of stars/Could never take the place of the Boy who swore to catch me/As I run through the rye."Rick Springfield's song "3 Warning Shots" on Venus in Overdrive was written as an open letter to Mark David Chapman, "Holden Caulfield's stable boy". Springfield, a longtime Beatles fan, said the song was an inspiration that came from seeing the film The Killing of John Lennon.Spandau Ballet's song Code of Love on the album True contains the line, "And when love comes along its just a catcher in the rye. Its hard to make those long term plans.".Streetlight Manifesto's reworking of the Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution song "Here's to Life" makes the same aforementioned references to Holden Caulfield and J.D. Salinger.Sundowner's song "Jackson Underground" contains the line "I was lost in the rye, so lost in the rye, I was lost in the rye."Third Eye Blind's song "Why Can't You Be" contains the line "Like J.D. Salinger/Why Do I Challenge-her"Too Much Joy's song "William Holden Caulfield" on their album Cereal Killers conflates the name of Holden Caulfield with the name of actor William Holden. It contains the lines "I'm afraid of people who like Catcher in the Rye / Yeah, I like it too, but someone tell me why / People he'd despise say, 'I feel like that guy' / I don't wanna grow up, 'cause I don't wanna die."Hailey Wojcik's upcoming EP will contain the song "Holden Caulfield", which she has been performing live.The comedy duo Adam and Andrew references the novel in their song, "Emo Kid" with the lyrics: "I'm just a bad, cheap imitation of goth/You can read me 'Catcher in the Rye,' and watch me jack off"Your Vegas references the novel in their eponymous song, "Your Vegas" with the lyrics: "The Catcher in the Rye / and the children on the ground / We're all in the lost and found." Streetlight Manifesto A Ska/Punk band makes a reference to Holden Caulfield in their 2003 song "Here's to Life". "Holden Caulfield is a friend of mine, we go drinking from time to time and I find it gets harder every time." The Lawrence Arms A Chicago area punk band mentioned the novel in their song "The Disaster March" with the lyrics "I was more than alive/A catcher in the rye". Plays In the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, Next to Normal, the character Gabe reads a paperback copy of The Catcher in the Rye on the top level of the stage. It remains on the floor of the top level until the end of Act I. Kyle Dean Massey, who played Gabe during the summer of 2009, said, "I read about a page a night." The musical, like Salinger's novel, deals with grieving with death as well as suicide.
 * Rebel Without a Cause (1955)** is widely regarded as one of the first American films to delve into teenage psyche, and there are several similarities to 'Catcher in the Rye', such as both works being told from the perspective of an aimless teenage boy with a troubled family life who is struggling with growing up. Other similarities include doomed teenage romance, living in a metropolitan area, and homosexual interpretations.In **The Collector (1965)**, which is based on the John Fowles novel (see below), Clegg cannot understand why Miranda likes the novel among her other tastes.In **Annie Hall (1977)**, Woody Allen says that he only has books with the word "death" or "dying" in them. Diane Keaton holds a copy of The Catcher in the Rye and says, "What about this one?"**The film, Taxi Driver (1976)**, follows Travis Bickle, who seems to be a representation of Holden Caulfield, only older and more confrontational. The list of similarities is long, from analyzing the fact that both of them obsess over women and try to protect the innocence of children, to the fact that both of them purchase a prostitute without actually having sex with her. They both live in New York City, and though they only see all of the filth in the city (as they are incredibly pessimistic), and vow to leave, neither of them actually departs. Mark David Chapman named "Catcher in the Rye" as the reason for his assassination of John Lennon, and the man who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, John Hinckley Jr., said that he was obsessed with "Taxi Driver," and he owned a copy of "Catcher" among other books.In **The Shining (1980)**, Wendy is seen reading the novel, a foreshadowing of alienation similar to that of Holden.The 1988 film **Field of Dreams** is based on the W. P. Kinsella book Shoeless Joe. In the film, one key subplot involves the main character, Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner), kidnapping noted radical book author Terence Mann (played by James Earl Jones). The Mann character is described as having written some of the most controversial books of the 1960s, including The Boat Rocker. In the original book that this film is based on, the Kinsella character actually kidnaps Salinger. According to the DVD extras, the author and the film producers acknowledge the fact that Salinger begrudgingly allowed his namesake to be used as a character in the book, but asked that he not be portrayed on film in Field of Dreams. So the producers and screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson, in consultation with the author Kinsella, changed the Salinger role to that of the fictional Mann. In a direct omage to the book, the Mann character initially denies, then admits, about using the name John Kinsella in one of his short stories, and that John Kinsella is the name of Ray's father. Salinger used both the name Ray Kinsella in a short story, and later the name Richard Kinsella as one of Holden Caulfield's classmates in The Catcher in the Rye.In the 1990 play and 1993 film **Six Degrees of Separation**, the impostor Paul gives an analysis on the novel in a monologue. According to him, the novel, a "manifesto of hate" against phonies, would have been the excuse or defense for Chapman and Hinckley's shootings.In **Singles** (1992), Linda describes her ideal man as "the perfect combination of Mel Gibson and Holden Caulfield and the sexual revolution would just sweep us both away."In **Threesome** (1994), the principals compare themselves to characters in "The Catcher in the Rye" ".In **Kicking and Screaming** (1995), a student describes the main character of a classmate's novel as having "a little Holden Caulfield crossed with Humbert Humbert... And then in that sort of pseudo-Russian novel ilk.".In **Jerry Maguire** (1996), Jerry publishes a memo the cover of which he claims has a resemblance to the cover of The Catcher in the Rye.In **Chasing Amy** (1997) and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), both by Kevin Smith, there are characters named Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards, the latter of whom is named after Ed Banky, the gym teacher in the novel.In **Conspiracy Theory** (1997), Mel Gibson's character is programmed to buy the novel whenever he sees it, though he has never actually reads it.In **Pleasantville** (1998), Bud is asked by one of the teenage residents of Pleasantville what the book is about, as all literature had been out of reach to the citizens, on account of its controversial themes in that period of time. Bud tells the crowd of people what the book is about, then later it is one of the many images painted on the Police Station wall by Bud and a friend.In **Rushmore** (1998), the protagonist, named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman), is based on Holden Caulfield, having similar characteristics and interests as Holden does.In **Cruel Intentions 2** (2000), Sebastian remarks that The Catcher in the Rye ruined him.In **Finding Forrester** (2000), William Forrester is the reclusive writer from New England who wrote 1 great book "Avalon Landing" and left the public wanting more and wanting answers. The plot has been used many times but references about youth and loss of Forrester's book can clearly be parallelled to Salinger's work. Also being Set in NYC and a very well known prep school are both main settings for CIR.**Chasing Holden** (2001) is named after Holden Caulfield. The protagonist Neil relates his life to Holden's, skips class to go to New York City, goes on a road trip to New Hampshire to find J. D. Salinger, and contemplates killing Salinger with a gun.In **Go** (2001), Tsubaki Sakurai asks Sugihara, "what are you reading? The Catcher in the Rye? Doesn't suit you."Screenwriter Mike White regards the novel as "part of a literary trend that goes back to Goethe's 'The Sorrows of Werther' (1774) ... I don't think Salinger discovered it. He just did the quintessential American version." He thought the influence of the novel may rise in Hollywood, and two of his 2002 films reflect this. In Orange County, protagonist Shaun searches for the professor who wrote the book that changed his life.In **The Good Girl**, protagonist Thomas Worther calls himself Holden and is seen reading the novel. Incidentally, Thomas Worther is portrayed by actor Jake Gyllenhaal, whose production company, Nine Stories Productions, is named after Nine Stories by Salinger.In **Big Fat Liar** (2002), Amanda Bynes's character is briefly seen tutoring a jock. Before Frankie Muniz's character walks in, she gives the jock a very brief thematic summary of The Catcher in the Rye, explaining that the story is not about "a catcher eating rye bread."**Igby Goes Down** (2002), originally intended to be a novel, has been interpreted as being inspired by The Catcher in the Rye, but director and screenwriter Burr Steers said it is not a direct influence and the story is more of an autobiography. On the influence of The Catcher in the Rye, Steers "liken[s] it to being a musician and being influenced by the music ingrained in you, like the Beatles."In Spike Lee's **25th Hour** (2002), based on David Benioff's 2001 novel The 25th Hour, the protagonist sees the words "Fuck You!" written on a mirror in the bathroom of a bar. He goes on a virulent tirade against the city of New York, its people, and his friends. Finally remorseful, he blames himself for throwing his life away. He tries desperately to rub out the words.In I Love Your Work, famous actor Gray Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) is confronted by a fan (Jason Lee) he's seen around a few times, which has disturbed him. The fan reaches inside his coat, causing Evans to punch him, leading to his arrest. After being released, during a conversation with his lawyer, Gray defends himself saying he thought he was going to be killed, but his lawyer says the fan only wanted him to sign his book. Gray replies 'it was Catcher in the fucking Rye!'In **Wedding Crashers** (2005), Jeremy, in reference to Arthur Schopenhauer, says that he and "the guy who wrote Catcher in the Rye," among others, are part of one being.In the film **Tropic Thunder** (2008), Cody Underwood (played by Danny McBride), the special effects technician, tells John Tayback (played by Nick Nolte), the fictional author of the book Tropic Thunder (on which the movie within the movie is based), that "Tropic Thunder is my Catcher in the Rye". Later, at the end of the film during the end credits, the song "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is played, the same song Holden Caulfield listens to as it's played by the carrousel in the final scene of The Catcher in the Rye.The movie **Adventureland** (2009) portrays a young man named James who experiences the troubles of growing up. James mentions that he could have lost his virginity plenty of times but it wasn't the right time just as Holden says in The Catcher in the Rye. Ryan Reynolds' character in Adventureland could be compared to Stradlater in The Catcher in the Rye. In the end of the movie James ends up going to New York almost as a transition to growing up.Featured in the movie **Chapter 27**, about the murder on John Lennon where the leading player thinks his story was predicted in the book and he is Holden Caulfield (the movie states that the real murderer Mark David Chapman thought his story was similar to that of Holden Caulfield).The Catcher in the Rye is mentioned in Disney's Treasure Planet by Ron Clements and John Musker when comparing Holden to Jim Hawkins from a deleted scene.[edit]Television