CGHayes@aol.com said: > Someone to play Holden is one of the most difficult questions. Holden = is 17 > while all the new young actors are about 20. I would have thought = someone like > Edward Norton would be great as Holden, or even, a younger Vince Vaughn. = But I > think DiCaprio would have been great, before he became less exclusive = with R+J > and Titanic. Now he's too much of a star to pull it off correctly. What = about > Ethan Hawke? But they're all too old, you would have to find a new face = in the > crowd, someone fresh, someone very talented. Jonathan Taylor Thomas is 16. Perfect! For a director, I think it's more important to understand Salinger than to understand Holden. I think Salinger was saying "Look at this Holden guy... = see how dumb he can be?" just as much as "Look at this Holden guy... he's your Messiah." Dave