J. D. Salinger’s Son, Captain America | Case File #114

Yes. The son of Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger, played Cap in the first-ever theatrical Captain America movie. In the early 90s, producers of such films as "Over the Top" and "Cutthroat Island" got the film rights to make a movie based on Marvel Comics' Captain America. After that a few years of development hell, they eventually made the movie, and cast Matt Salinger in the titular role. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we look at the bizarre intersection between contemporary literature and comics! -- Get the Mystery Treehouse Simple Code Hybrid Album and Comic! https://bit.ly/simplecodecomic Watch the Simple Code Comic Album Video Trailer! https://bit.ly/simplecodetrailer -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/6INdubx1dAEKNwuoWzs9Oo?si=z4ljoBAYTFqRXKWVzvWEfg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices