Fishing With John (The Criterion Collection)
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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.
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. 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. 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. Fishing with John teaches nothing about fishing. This is the ultimate fishing show for people who could not care less about fishing. --Sean Axmaker 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.
Product Info
- Actor
- Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.33:1
- Audience Rating
- Binding
- DVD
- Brand
- LURIE,JOHN
- Catalog Number List
- CatalogNumberListElement: 1366
- Director
- John Lurie
- DVD Layers
- 2
- DVD Sides
- 1
- EAN
- 9780780022072
- EAN List
- Format
- Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
- ISBN
- 0780022076
- Label
- Criterion
- Manufacturer
- Criterion
- MPN
- PMIDFIS060D
- Number Of Discs
- 1
- Original Release Date
- 1992-01-01
- Package Quantity
- 1
- Part Number
- PMIDFIS060D
- Product Group
- DVD
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_DVD
- Publisher
- Criterion
- Region Code
- 1
- Release Date
- 1999-03-30
- Running Time
- 147
- SKU
- 2-124881
- Studio
- Criterion
- Theatrical Release Date
- 1992
- Title
- Fishing With John (The Criterion Collection)
- UPC
- 037429136621
- UPC List
- UPCListElement: 037429136621
- ASIN
- 0780022076
- Sales Rank
- 55092
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