Fishing With John - Criterion Collection
by John Lurie
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Actor: Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch, Matt Dillon, Tom Waits, Willem DafoeDirector: John Lurie
Brand: LURIE,JOHN
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 152 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-03-30
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
Movie Reviews of Fishing With John - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: It's no surprise that this really isn't about the fishing
Summary: 5 Stars
John Lurie, best known as an actor in films such as Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, and Permanent Vacation (all directed by Jim Jarmusch) and a founding member of the band The Lounge Lizards hosts this "fishing show" featuring a different friend and location for each episode. This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Fishing for shark in New York State with Jim Jarmusch? What do any of his guests know about fishing? Nothing. And that's why it works. It's about the awkward moments, furthered by the narration that at times is adding nothing to what is going on in the scene. Tom Waits is like a crazy drunken uncle that had a role based on him in "Apocalypse Now". I think this might be the best role Matt Dillon has ever had. I can only hope that John and his compatriots reminisce about this experience and do it again.
Summary of Fishing With John - Criterion Collection
John Lurie knows absolutely nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from undertaking the adventure of a lifetime on Fishing With John. Traveling with his special guests to the most exotic and dangerous places on earth, John Lurie battles sharks with Jim Jarmusch off the tip of Long Island, goes ice fishing with Willem Dafoe at Maine's northernmost point, braves the Costa Rican jungle with Matt Dillon, takes Tom Waits to Jamaica, and searches for the elusive giant squid with Dennis Hopper in Thailand.Originally produced for the Independent Film Channel, John Lurie's idiosyncratic take on the classical fishing program places the genre in entirely alien terrain--and that doesn't just refer to the strange and exotic locations. Best known to filmgoers for roles in Stranger Than Paradise and The Last Temptation of Christ, Lurie is also a composer, a saxophonist, the leader of the jazz group the Lounge Lizards, and a painter. Fisherman, however, is nowhere to be seen on his r?sum?, so this city-bred hipster's foray into rod and reel country is obviously another kettle of fish. Reeling in buddies Tom Waits, Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Dennis Hopper, and director Jim Jarmusch to join him on his fishing trips to such faraway locales as Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Thailand, Lurie takes his show completely out of the "how to" realm: imagine a talk show defined by its contemplative silences. Fishing with John teaches nothing about fishing. Instead, John simply enjoys the company of his buddies as they venture out into unfamiliar territory and drop a line in the water, tossing in a current of absurdist commentary (dryly intoned by Roy Webb) and surreal speculation for good measure. This is the ultimate fishing show for people who could not care less about fishing. --Sean Axmaker
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