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Overview

User Rating:
3.9/10   4,502 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jill Mazursky (written by) &
J.J. Abrams (written by)
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Release Date:
30 May 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Even the fish are laughing!
Plot:
Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip. full summary | add synopsis
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Dumb But Innocent, And That's Not So Bad more (67 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gone Fishing (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild violence and language.
Runtime:
94 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34645) | Australia:PG | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:12 (video premiere)

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John G. Avildsen was the film's original director. He was fired after two weeks, paid his $2 million salary, and replaced by 'Christopher Cain'. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Gus and Joe find the treasure map in the back of the Barracuda, Gus says "Just like he said," while talking about the reward. But it's not a he, it is the lady from This Country's Criminals. more
Quotes:
Dekker: You guys married?
Joe, Gus: Yeah.
Dekker: Children?
Joe Waters: No, they're our age.
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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Dumb But Innocent, And That's Not So Bad, 2 June 2006
6/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This was "Dumb and Dumber" without the crudeness and profanity. That doesn't mean it's an award winner: it's pretty stupid, but it is refreshing to see a movie in which both Joe Pesci and Danny Glover star and never utter a profane word! Unbelievable! And you can add Rosanna Arquett to that list, too, and she wasn't exactly Mother Teresa in a lot of films.

The professional critics totally lambasted this film, which wasn't altogether fair, either. It is refreshing in its innocence (something critics know nothing about) and it has its funny moments. Best of all it's entertaining. Yes, this is "Lightweight" with a capital "L" but I've seen a whole lot of films that were the opposite and total garbage. At least you watch this with your kids and have some laughs. What's wrong with that?

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