Go Fish (1994)

Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in ... See full summary »

Director:

Rose Troche

Writers:

Guinevere Turner, Rose Troche

Stars:

V.S. Brodie, Guinevere Turner, T. Wendy McMillan

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
V.S. Brodie	...	Ely
Guinevere Turner	...	Camille 'Max' West
T. Wendy McMillan	...	Kia
Migdalia Melendez	...	Evy
Anastasia Sharp	...	Daria
Mary Garvey	...	Student #1 (jury member)
Jennifer Allen	...	Student #2
Walter Youngblood	...	Student #3
Danielia Falcon	...	Student #4 (jury member)
Art Stone	...	Student #5
Elspeth Kydd	...	Angry Student
Tracy Kimme	...	Student #6 (jury member)
Brooke Webster	...	Mel
Mimi Weddell	...	Mimi
Scout	...	Haircutter

Storyline

Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in common. Can Max learn to look past the packaging?

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Plot Keywords:

directorial debut | all female crew | african american | black american | female professor | 

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Taglines:

The girl is out there

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and sexual dialogue

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Additional scenes are shown during the first part of the closing credits.

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Connections

Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995)

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Soundtracks

Someone
by Mila Drumke

User Reviews

At least it's not Claire of the Moon

I was really glad to finally see a lesbian movie that wasn't silly, stereotypical womyn-identified soft porn or obvious pandering to het men. Go Fish is funny, the women in it are like women we actually know or would want to know, and the characters have a healthy range of attitudes about sex. One commenter here observed that Go Fish portrays the lesbian community as hating bisexual women and any woman who tries to move in the lesbian community and also has any attraction to men, or would consider having sex with a man. I felt that the scene the commenter was talking about was an obvious social criticism of lesbian communities that have this reaction to women in their community who "go to the other side." I definitely recommend this movie to anyone who wants more from gay cinema than "Jeffrey," and is tired of the lame gestures toward lesbians usually offered.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ely & Max

Filming Locations:

Buck Town, Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$2,405,285

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,405,285

Company Credits

Production Co:

Can I Watch, Islet, KPVI

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1