Catch and Release was filmed in the spring/summer of 2005, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a reprise in December 2005.t is the directorial debut of Susannah Grant, who wrote the film Erin Brockovich. It stars Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger and Juliette Lewis. After Gray Wheeler's (Garner) fiance fiancé, dies she seeks comfort in his. friends