Go Fish (film)

Go Fish
Film poster
Directed byRose Troche
Written byRose Troche
Guinevere Turner
Produced byRose Troche
Guinevere Turner
StarringGuinevere Turner
V.S. Brodie
CinematographyAnn T. Rossetti
Edited byRose Troche
Music byScott Aldrich
Brendan Dolan
Jennifer Sharpe
Distributed byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release date
  • June 10, 1994 (1994-06-10)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000[1] or $250,000[2]
Box office$2.5 million (US)[3]

Go Fish is a 1994 American comedy drama film written by Guinevere Turner and Rose Troche and directed by Rose Troche.[4] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994, and was the first film to be sold to a distributor, Samuel Goldwyn, during that event for $450,000.[5] The film was released during Pride Month in June 1994 and eventually grossed $2.5 million. The film was seen as groundbreaking for celebrating lesbian culture on all levels, and it launched the career of director Troche and Turner.[6] Go Fish is said to have proved the marketability of lesbian issues for the film industry.[5]

  1. ^ Warn, Sarah. "Back in the Day: "Go Fish"". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ McKenna, Kristine (July 10, 1994). "Crossover Hopes: Can 'Fish' and 'Priscilla' Find the Mainstream?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Dry, Jude (August 17, 2016). "Rose Troche Does VR: How A Major '90s Filmmaker Is Making New Technology Indie". IndieWire. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (June 10, 1994). "Review/Film; Girl Meets Girl, Laughter Included". Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Lesbian Film 'Fish' Reaches Mainstream". The Morning Call. August 12, 1994. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Go Fish". www.siff.net. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.