| Fishing With John - Criterion Collection |  | Director: John Lurie
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits
Studio: Criterion
Category: DVD
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 33,048
Format: Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 152 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: PMIDFIS060D
ISBN: 0780022076
UPC: 037429136621
EAN: 9780780022072
ASIN: 0780022076
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
Release Date: March 30, 1999
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 Hard to Describe January 30, 2010
A. H. Carrigan (Lansing, MI USA)
These shows are strange, funny, and genre-defying. In a way they foreshadow the current trend of "reality television", but they also feel quite personal, both in their homespun production qualities and by giving the viewer the sense of being let in on an inside joke. Very enjoyable.
 Go Fish! January 7, 2010
Dan Allen (Denver, CO USA)
Fishing with John is in the John Lurie/Tom Waits/Jim Jaramusch realm. It showed on IFC. That's where I first saw it. There's not many "TV" related things that I like, but this is one. It contains stories, plain and simple. Deadpan humor. Also the director who wrote "Smoke" comes to mind, Wayne Wang?? I would add this to the list of good TV. And there aint' much... So cool to have it all on DVD instead of VHS. Fishing With John - Criterion Collection
It's no surprise that this really isn't about the fishing August 4, 2009
S. taylor (chicago, il United States)
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.
Catch the big fish July 6, 2009
Nathan Andersen (Florida)
I'd love to go fishing with John. I wouldn't have to say much, it wouldn't matter that I had no skills and no real interest in catching fish. The point is just to be there, and if you can do that anywhere, why not in exotic and dangerous places? If there's no real danger, well, that's what fishing stories are for, and life is beautiful anyhow.
I've been a fan of John Lurie ever since I came across him in Stranger Than Paradise for the first time about 15 years ago. I was fascinated by his reticent brand of cool, that makes boredom an art. I even found myself pursing my lips when bored, emulating a look only he can pull off with aplomb.
The basic schtick here is to go somewhere the fishing is legendary, with someone famous and interesting and an expert guide. Then ignore the expert. Don't ask any serious or meaningful questions of the guest. Just hang out. Futz around. Enjoy. Much better than the bland canned creamy sauce they serve up on the usual celebrity interview shows.
Is this fishing? September 26, 2008
Eric J. Robertson (New York, NY)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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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