Gone Fishin' (1997)

Directed by

Christopher Cain

Genre

screwball comedy film, crime film, buddy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 165 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two fishing buddies go on a trip and get into a series of mishaps. They bumble into trouble with a con artist and try to straighten things out.

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What happens

Gone Fishin' is a 1997 American comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling fishing enthusiasts. Nick Brimble, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, and Willie Nelson co-star. It is the only collaboration between Glover and Pesci outside of the Lethal Weapon franchise. Christopher Cain directed the film. J. J. Abrams and Jill Mazursky wrote the film's script. The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on May 30, 1997. It was panned by critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing just $19.7 million against its $53 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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