Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780780022072
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 0780022076
Label: Criterion
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: PMIDFIS060D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 30, 1999
Running Time: 152 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: 1992

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
John lurie knows absolutely nothing about fishing but that doesnt 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 hjim jarmusch off the top of long island and more. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 04/27/1999 Run time: 152 minutes Rating: Nr Director: John Lurie

Amazon.com:
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




Rating: - Is this fishing?
Lurie has captured something special with this project. By taking these fine actors out of their normal working environments, we are able to see past the typecast onscreen personas that we normally associate with the roles that they play. Lurie gives us a candid glimpse into the psyche of these men - who don't act a part but let their guard down and simply interact with their situation. Finely Done!

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Rating: - One of the most unique TV shows ever made...honestly...
I remember watching this DVD with a very good friend of mine, and we were both dumbfounded. It was one of the most unique, hilarious, and endlessly watchable TV shows EVER. It's really unclassifable. It's not really a fishing show; it's not a nature show; it's not a celebrity show; it's not a talk show. It's all four of those and then some. It has some of the funniest, most out of place (deliberately) narration ever (my favorite is when the narrator says "I wish I had a corn beef sandwich" in ... Read More

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Rating: - Yes, this style of dry humor isn't for everyone, but it is for me...
As an avid fisherman who's seen a lot of fishing shows, none come this close to putting me there. Mainstream fishing shows are akin to a prolonged Bass Pro or LL Bean commercial with more sponsor logos than NASCAR, going from one money-shot to another. Fishing with John is decidedly non-commercial, gritty and more true to life (hilarious dramatizations included). I've never seen a production that could capture and frame so well that awkward yet comfortable void that permeates human friendship, especially ... Read More

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Rating: - Gogo, Didi, and the Squidmonks
I've never seen anything like this. Take Gogo and Didi from "Waiting for Godot", put them in a boat with a script from a Monty Python sketch, and add a Zen narrator from Heaven. The soundtrack is great and the cameras are everywhere even though nearly all of it seems candid. Marvel at the fish dance of it all.

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Rating: - What could be more boring than a fishing show?
Sure, it was supposed to be a spoof on a fishing show. Imagine creating a home movie that spoof's your grandmother doing laundry and petting the cat. You wouldn't waste your time... which begs to question why these guys did. Willem Dafoe manages to once again bring a brilliant performance to an otherwise graham cracker production. I wouldn't return it to Amazon, but if John showed up at my doorstep and apologized, I would gladly accept. It gets two stars, because I reserve the 1 star rating for anything ... Read More

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