| Fishing with John | |
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| Format | Fishing show |
| Starring | John Lurie |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. The fishing television series Genre is rather self-explainatory they are Television programs revolving around recreational and sport Fishing. John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an actor musician painter and producer born in Minneapolis MN, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 147 min |
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| Original run | 1991 – 1991 |
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Fishing with John is a 1991 cult TV series directed by and starring actor and musician John Lurie. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The year 1991 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1991. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an actor musician painter and producer born in Minneapolis MN, USA. On the surface, the series resembles a standard travel or fishing show: In each episode, Lurie takes a famous guest on a fishing expedition. The fishing television series Genre is rather self-explainatory they are Television programs revolving around recreational and sport Fishing. Since Lurie has no expert knowledge of fishing, the interest is in the conversations between Lurie and the guests, all of whom are friends of Lurie. 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 deadpan, laconic style of the show is heavily influenced by the films of director Jim Jarmusch, who appears as the guest in the first episode. Jim Jarmusch (born January 22 1953 in Akron Ohio; ˈdʒɑrməʃ is an American independent Film director.
Besides Jarmusch, the guests featured are actor Matt Dillon, musician Tom Waits, actor Willem Dafoe and actor-director Dennis Hopper. Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Film -maker 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. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Each episode has voice-over narration by Robb Webb, which is sometimes bizarre and off-topic. The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, The soundtrack is by Lurie.
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Episode breakdown
| Episode | Guest | Locale/Description |
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| 1. | Jim Jarmusch | Fishing for shark off the coast of Montauk, New York State. Jim Jarmusch (born January 22 1953 in Akron Ohio; ˈdʒɑrməʃ is an American independent Film director. Sharks ( Superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of Fish with a full cartilaginous Skeleton and a highly streamlined body New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Out here, the shark is at the top of the food chain. |
| 2. | Tom Waits | Lurie and Waits fish for snapper in Jamaica. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Waits catches a fish and puts it in his pants, but then becomes grumpy. |
| 3. | Matt Dillon | Dillon and Lurie fish in San José, Costa Rica. Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated San José ( Spanish: San José; ˌsɑːn hɒˈsɛː is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and is at the heart of the sprawling Gran Area Metropolitana Supernatural events ensue. |
| 4. | Willem Dafoe | Ice fishing in northern Maine. William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Ice fishing is the Activity of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the Ice on a frozen body of Water The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Dafoe and Lurie run out of crackers and, the narrator tells us, starve to death. |
| 5. | Dennis Hopper | The narrator happily reports that Lurie is still alive. Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Film -maker Lurie and Hopper search for the mythical and elusive giant squid in Thailand, which also is apparently hunting them. The giant squid ( Genus: Architeuthis) is a deep-ocean dwelling Squid in the family Architeuthidae, represented by The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj |
| 6. | Dennis Hopper | Part two in Thailand. Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Film -maker The squid hypnotizes our protagonists with its "beach ball" sized eye. Deeper and deeper into Thailand, few are chosen. |
Availability
The entire series is available on DVD from The Criterion Collection and features a commentary track by Lurie on each episode. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Criterion Collection is a Privately held company that distributes "authoritative" consumer versions of "important classic and contemporary films" On disc based video formats an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers that plays in real time with video
References in popular culture
Scenes from the episode with Jim Jarmusch were used in the Spongebob Squarepants episode, Hooky. SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and Media franchise.
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