Fishing with John (1991)

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30m
Running Time

1
Seasons

6
Episodes

November 20, 1991
Release Date

Details.

Release Date
November 20, 1991

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
6

Running Time
30m

Genres

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This TV Show Is About.

sport
fishing
travel
jungle
Miniseries

Wiki.

Fishing with John is a 1991 television series conceived, directed by and starring actor and musician John Lurie, which earned a cult following. On the surface, the series resembles a standard travel or fishing show: in each episode, Lurie takes a famous guest on a fishing expedition. Since Lurie has no expert knowledge of fishing, the interest is in the interaction between Lurie and his guests, all of whom are his friends. Nothing particularly unusual actually happens, but the show is edited and narrated in a way to suggest that Lurie and his guest are involved in dramatic and even supernatural adventures.

The guests featured are film director Jim Jarmusch, actor Matt Dillon, musician Tom Waits, actor Willem Dafoe and actor-director Dennis Hopper. The series ran for 6 episodes, each featuring a different guest and locale, except for episodes 5 and 6 which both feature Hopper in Thailand. Each episode has voice-over narration by Robb Webb, which is sometimes bizarre and off-topic. The soundtrack is by Lurie, with several guest performers.

Fishing With John originally aired on Bravo in 1991, and re-ran on IFC in 1998. The Criterion Collection released a DVD of the complete series in 1999.

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