| Fishing with John | |
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| Created by | John Lurie |
| Starring | John Lurie Jim Jarmusch Tom Waits Matt Dillon Willem Dafoe Dennis Hopper |
| Narrated by | Robb Webb |
| Opening theme | "Fishing With John" by John Lurie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kenji Okabe |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Bravo IFC |
| Release | November 20 – December 25, 1991 |
| Related | |
| Painting with John | |
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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.[1]
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.[2] The Criterion Collection released a DVD of the complete series in 1999.
- ^ "The Criterion Collection: Fishing with John". 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ The New York Times article: "TELEVISION REVIEW; The Musician and the Sea: Fish Have Little to Fear."