Gone Fishin' (1997)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Christopher Cain

Writers (WGA):

Jill Mazursky (written by) &
J.J. Abrams (written by)

Release Date:

30 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Even the fish are laughing!

Plot:

Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

Plot Keywords:

Fishing | Boat | Fish | Swamp | Restaurant

Cast

Joe Pesci	...	Joe Waters
Danny Glover	...	Gus Green
Rosanna Arquette	...	Rita
Lynn Whitfield	...	Angie
Willie Nelson	...	Billy 'Catch' Pooler
Nick Brimble	...	Dekker Massey
Gary Grubbs	...	Phil Beasly
Carol Kane	...	Donna Waters
Edythe Davis	...	Cookie Green
Jenna Bari	...	Gena Waters
Samantha Brown	...	Tracy Green
Jeff DiLucca	...	Mack Waters
Jamil Akim O'Quinn	...	Gregory Green
Frank Nasso	...	Young Joe
Raynor Scheine	...	Glenn

Also Known As:

Gone Fishing (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild violence and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34645) | Australia:PG | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

The gun is in "The Bonita Banner," a biweekly paper published in Bonita Springs, FL, and distributed Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: One of the final scenes shows a "media frenzy." A lens enters from the left of frame, but instead of being a prop TV camera, it's a Panavision Primo lens from a 35mm film camera used to shoot the movie.

Quotes:

Gus Green: Hey, who cares about the knife? We have a map to two and a half million dollars in jewels! We're gonna be rich!
Joe Waters: Hey wait, wait, wait, Gus! GUS! "Who cares about the reward" is right, Gus. Who cares about the reward? Let's just take the two and a half million in jewels. We're millionaires. Millionaires, Gus. We're rich.
Gus Green: Joe, he stole that from 43 women.
Joe Waters: Yeah, I guess you're right.
Gus Green: But just think, alot of women means alot of rewards. It's alot of rewards!
Joe Waters: It's more than one reward. We're rich!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, No 21 In C: Andante, 2nd Movement

"Hey Joe, Is This Movie Good?" "I Don't Think So Gus."

This has got to be the worst comedy I have seen in a few years. Pesci and Glover must have been really desperate to take these roles. Their characters are mentally retarded people from New Jersey who win a fishing trip to the Florida everglades. Could've been a funny movie but everything from start to finish is predictable and NOT FUNNY! It gets even worse after you keep hearing the guys call each other by their first names in every other sentence. Here's an example of the dialogue throughout the entire movie:("Hey Gus, what should we do?" "I don't know Joe." "Gus, this is weird. They stole my car." "We can go find it Joe." "Will you help me find it Gus?" "Sure I'll help you find it Joe." "Thanks Gus." "No Problem Joe, Always glad to help Joe." "Thanks Gus. You know what Gus? You're a real pal!" "So are you Joe! A real pal.") Gus Gus Joe Joe Joe Gus Gus Joe Gus Joe Joe Gus.....on and on and on and on and on. Did the writer not pick up on this when he was writing the script? Maybe he did but he forgot to think about one thing....IT'S NOT FUNNY!!! * out of ****. Waste of talent. Pesci should get back in his mobster roles since he hasn't done a decent movie in 4 years. And Glover better start working on a Lethal Weapon 5. Get to work Boys!