Search - Gone Fishin' on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 03/04/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Total Copies: 5 Genres: Comedy, Road Movie, Adventure Comedy

Just how much trouble can two guys get into while trying to catch some fish? Joe Waters (Joe Pesci) and Gus Green (Danny Glover) are two guys from New Jersey who've known each other since childhood; they've always been friends, and they've always been inept to the point of posing a threat to life and limb (early on in the proceedings, we get to watch them blow up a factory by accident). Joe and Gus are avid fishermen, and as luck would have it, they win a trip to the Everglades to do some serious angling. They hitch their boat trailer to Joe's 1968 Plymouth and hit the road to Florida, but they run afoul of a con man named Dekker Massey (Nick Brimble), who quickly relieves Joe of his automobile. Not about to let the loss of their wheels stop them, Joe and Gus try to hitch a ride, and they get picked up by a pair of beautiful women, Rita (Rosanna Arquette) and Angie (Lynn Whitfield), who are also headed South. It seems that Dekker conned Rita's mom out of much of her valuables, and they're looking for him in hopes of getting them back; Joe and Gus get roped into helping them out, which leads to a number of misadventures involving guns, treasure maps, boat chases, and hurricanes. Sadly, the production of this comedy had tragic consequences when a stunt performer was killed and two others were seriously injured while filming a jump on a boat ramp. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Joe Pesci - Joe Waters
Danny Glover - Gus Green
Rosanna Arquette - Rita
Lynn Whitfield - Angie
Willie Nelson - Billy (Catch) Pooler

The 1997 comedy Gone Fishin' comes to DVD in this widescreen edition from Disney. The Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround soundtrack is available in English. English closed captions are accessible. There are no special features on this disc, but it's still likely to please the intended audience. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide