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Gone Fishin'

1997 · 94 min

A light, silly buddy comedy full of slapstick mishaps and goofy adventures that you can watch without thinking too hard.

Directed by
Christopher Cain
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Even the fish are laughing!
Overview
Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

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Directed by
Christopher Cain
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • crime
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • greed
Places
  • road trip
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Christopher Cain
Written by
Jill Mazursky, J.J. Abrams
Starring
Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, Willie Nelson, Nick Brimble, Gary Grubbs, Carol Kane
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
Dean Semler
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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