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Gone Fishin'

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Gone Fishin' (1997)

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Average Rating:2.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In this whopper of a fish tale, a pair of bumbling best friends on a doomed fishing trip in the Everglades manage not to catch a single one of the swamp's lunker bass--but in their angling... In this whopper of a fish tale, a pair of bumbling best friends on a doomed fishing trip in the Everglades manage not to catch a single one of the swamp's lunker bass--but in their angling escapades they do accidentally land a dangerous criminal! Willie Nelson cameos as the boys' fishing pro guru. [More]

Starring: Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Nick Brimble, Rosanna Arquette

Starring: Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Nick Brimble, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, Willie Nelson, Edythe Davis, Carol Kane, Gary Grubbs, Jenna Bari, Samantha Brown, Jeff DiLucca, Jamil Akim O'Quinn, Frank Nasso, Raynor Scheine, Robyn Hackett, James R. Greene, Steve Wise, Claudia Haro, Jonathan Avildsen, Bob Noble, Jeff Prettyman, Judy Clayton, Antoni Corone, Dana Adamstein, Valerie J. Boey, Joseph Scalora, Tommy DeVito, Leonard Termo, Alfred Nittoli, Gary Morgan, Lisa Hewlett Keen, Dave Corey, Baynor Foy Crane, Mark Futch, Al Guthery, John Griffen

Director: Christopher Cain

Director: Christopher Cain
Screenwriter: Jill Mazursky Cody, Jeffrey Abrams
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Julie Bergman Sender

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Film is so formulaic that virtually every plot point is telegraphed way in advance.

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This is a film that misses the boat right from the start through an improper mixture of fools.

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