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Fishing With John (The Criterion Collection) DVD

Unrated :: Criterion :: Released: 1999-03-30

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Fishing With John (The Criterion Collection) Summary 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 résumé, 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

Fishing with John [Criterion Collection] DVD Techincal Details Cast: Willem Dafoe, Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits
Director: John Lurie
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 147 mins
UPC: 037429136621
Binding: DVD
Studio: Criterion
Release Date: 1999-03-30
Region Code: 1
Specs: Color, Special Edition, NTSC

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