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Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

Even the fish are laughing!

19974.91h 34m

Overview

Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

Directed by Christopher Cain
Written by Jill Mazursky, J.J. Abrams
Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Julie Bergman Sender
Box OfficeBudget: $53.0MRevenue: $19.7M

Top Cast

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Joe Waters

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Gus Green

Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Arquette

Rita

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Angie

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Billy 'Catch' Pooler

Nick Brimble

Nick Brimble

Dekker Massey

Gary Grubbs

Gary Grubbs

Phil Beasly

Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Donna Waters

E

Edythe Davis

Cookie Green

J

Jenna Bari

Gena Waters

Themes & Keywords

seaboatfishingrogue

About Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin' is a comedy film released in 1997 exploring themes of sea, boat, fishing, rogue. Directed by Christopher Cain, it stars Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette. Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

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