Fishing With John - Criterion Collection

Fishing With John - Criterion Collection


Media:DVD
Directed by:John Lurie
Starring:John Lurie, Willem Dafoe
Release date:27 April, 1999
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Fishing With John - Criterion Collection

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John Lurie at his best
From the improvised scenes to the incredible shots of foreign lands, this is the most entertaining DVD I have watched in a long time. John Lurie teams up with such strange bedfellows as Dennis Hopper to catch the "elusive giant squid" in Thailand and Willem Defoe in Maine with whom he went ice fishing. John is able to coax the most sincere moods from his guests while forcing them to act out his often child-like adventures.

The DVD includes the commentary with John Lurie which fills out the experience with the tales of how he came up with such interesting shots, the locals that helped (and sometimes didn't) and most of all the not-so-behind the scenes look at what his guests are really like. It was also surprising to see how well John is at editing the film to make a specific impression of time or mood.
Everyone should watch! Always will be a DVD I come back to on a rainy day.

Fishing With John - Criterion Collection -
A Nature Show Unlike Any Other
If you are a fan of indie cinema, you'll recognize John Lurie from a few films, in particular from Jim Jarmusch's legendary "Stranger Than Paradise." Lurie also happens to be a well respected Jazz musician. In his series "Fishing with John" he does neither act nor play jazz, he fishes.

John takes notable actors, directors and musicians out to exotic places and interesting, funny and sometimes downright weird things are said and done. The great part of this show is the guests, and how relaxed they seem to be, almost as if the camera isn't there. It's as if two guys, friends, for year and years, are going on a fishing trip. This is most apparent with Jim Jarmusch and Tom Waits, which are two great episodes. My favorite happens to be with Dennis Hopper. Hopper tells stories like nobody else, and I can't help but be interested in what this guy has to say.

- Fishing With John - Criterion Collection
AH...FISHING
A fishing show for people who don't like fishing shows. This disc contains all six episodes of the show FISHING WITH JOHN and a bonus video of the song "Big Heart" by The Lounge Lizards. This show follows the basic fishing show format -- a host and a guest going fishing -- but manage to go off in a completely different direction. John Lurie's guests in these episodes are: Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits, Matt Dillon, William Defoe and Dennis Hopper. The shows themselves are fascinating and the alternative audio commentary track with John Lurie is interesting and fun. Any fans of the works of any of the people mentioned above (or just alternative film in general) should find these shows very enjoyable. Fans of normal fishing shows (especially ones without a sense of humor) may want to stay away!
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