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Fishing with John [TV Series]
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Musician and independent film personality John Lurie hardly seems like the sort of guy who would host a TV show about fishing. But then again, Fishing With John was hardly a typical nature program; Lurie and guests such as Tom Waits, Dennis Hopper, and Matt Dillon take to the water in search of adventure but usually end up with something else altogether. Discover how to catch fish using cheese and a pistol with Jim Jarmusch, let Tom Waits teach you new ways to store your catch, and build an ice fishing shanty with Willem Dafoe in these surreal, dryly witty outdoor escapades. Fishing With John aired in the U.S. on the Independent Film Channel. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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"At long last, I sat down today to watch the documentary 'Reel Paradise' which chronicles the final month of John Pierson's adventure running a movie theater in Fiji. As a long standing admirer of Mr. Pierson, I was excited when I first heard about this film, but since I couldn't find one in a store locally, I unfortunately put off viewing for a couple years. The film was certainly worth the wait, " [More]
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"The key word here is: DRY. If you weren't aware this was supposed to be funny, you might think this is the dumbest fishing show ever put to film. From the tongue-in-cheek theme song to the disconnected narration, everything about this series screams "GENIUS". Try and see this, if you can. The Criterion Collection as all of the episodes on one disc, and sadly, there are only a handful of them. But on the DVD commentary track, John Lurie hints to possibly doing more episodes " [More]
 

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