Gone Fishin' (1997)

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

Director:

Christopher Cain

Writers:

Jill Mazursky, J.J. Abrams

Stars:

Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Two working-class buddies, Joe and Gus, win a contest and get a free fishing trip. When they arrive, everything goes wrong - hurricanes, stolen car, blow-ups and other catastrophes follow them.

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Plot Keywords:

fishing | boat | fish | swamp | restaurant | 

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Taglines:

Even the fish are laughing!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Grande Pescaria

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$53,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,784,123 (USA) (30 May 1997)

Gross:

$19,736,932 (USA) (19 September 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Candy and Rick Moranis were originally attached to the lead roles. But Candy died and Moranis retired shortly after talks began.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Young Joe: This summer's gonna be great, right, Gus?
Young Gus: Yeah, it can't get any worse than last summer.
Young Joe: That's for sure. See, last summer was a learning experience. For instance, we know where my father keeps his cigars.
Young Gus: Now, Joe, you shouldn't be smoking. Man, it's bad for you.
Young Joe: Rolled on the thighs of Cuban honeys. I swear, this summer's gonna be a ten.
Young Gus: Ten plus.
Young Joe, Young Gus: Borderline 11!

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Connections

Features Jeopardy! (1984)

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Soundtracks

"What Went Wrong"
Written and Performed by Peter Love, Roger Cain, Adam Kury, Scotty Kormos and Michael Lord

User Reviews

Gone Tarded

The previews for this movie made it look really funny. Especially the part where Glover's character says, "I don't want to squeal like a pig!" after a reference to the movie "Deliverance". However, I was extremely disappointed by the movie itself. When we got to the theater, we found only two other couples there, and they both left after about the first twenty minutes. Unfortunately, we stayed and watched the whole thing. The whole movie consisted mostly of two my favorite actors, Joe Pesci and Danny Glover, acting like retarded people and talking baby talk to each other. It is all this "baby talk" that makes the movie so unbearable to watch. I wanted to climb through the screen and slap them. I give this movie a borderline zeebo.