The $ 100,000 fish

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Movie
German title The $ 100,000 fish
Original title Gone Fishin '
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1997
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Christopher Cain
script Jill Mazursky ,
JJ Abrams
production Julie Bergman Sender ,
Roger Birnbaum
music Randy Edelman
camera Dean Semler
cut Jack Hofstra
occupation

The $ 100,000 Fish (Original: Gone Fishin ' ) is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Christopher Cain .

action

Gus and Joe, who have been friends since childhood, won a fishing competition from Billy “Catch” Pooler, which is why they take first prize, a fishing trip to Florida to the Gulf of Mexico . But already during a stopover in a restaurant they get to know Dekker Massey, a murderer and marriage swindler who steals their Plymouth Barracuda and runs away. Of course, they want it back and will find it later at a petrol station. And before Massey can teach them to have stolen from them, they find out that he is armed and flee away in their own car. In the car itself they find a bloody knife with which they hardly know what to do with, which is why they ignore it at first. It was only when they stayed at their Glades Glory accommodation and there was a report on Massey on television that evening that they would receive a reward of 100,000 US dollars for catching the killer that they had an idea of ​​what the knife was for.

But Massey is already on the way to snatch the two and the evidence, but intoxicated by the possible money, Joe and Gus prefer to buy an overpriced boat, which they then scrap in the greatest chaos. Unfortunately, they lose the murder weapon in the process, but this can be compensated for with the winding up of the treasure map, where Massey hides the booty of the betrayed women. After a few more accidents, including sleepwalking , an exploding hotel room, the loss of the map and Joe's lightning strike, both of them drive to Everglades National Park , where they retrieve the treasure. But they are overwhelmed and tied up by Massey. But "Catch" Pooler shows up, frees them and helps them hunt for Massey. After a wild chase with hovercraft , he intends to flee by seaplane, but since the angler Joe has his rod with him, he catches him and can then hand him over to the police as a prisoner. And although both are then celebrated as heroes and collect the reward, after paying for all the damage they caused, only $ 34 remains.

criticism

The film received almost exclusively negative reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes website counted 1 positive out of 22 professional reviews, which corresponds to a value of 5%. The film was also largely received with negative reactions from the general public, as 39% of 16,427 users rated the film positively. This in turn is more than confirmed by the online film archive IMDb , another platform on which normal users can submit their film reviews, because there 6203 users gave the film a poor 4.3 out of 10 possible points. (As of April 17, 2013)

Unfortunately, the two characters in the film are of the same character, "namely idiots", said Lawrence van Gelder in the liberal daily New York Times , which is why the film seems like "ballast" despite an "energetic but arduous" adventure. Overall, the film is just plain stupid and the two characters Gus and Joe are said to be "stupid [punished] that is far beyond any sensitive sonar."

Although there is a certain “buddy chemistry”, said renowned film critic James Berardinelli , it would be sad to see Joe Pesci and Danny Glover walk through an “uncomfortable, misguided [and] inferior” film. Basically, this is about " Dumb and Dumber meets Lethal Weapon , only without Mel Gibson " and it would have been "infinitely much better" if, instead of the adventure, the two actors had been shown in the boat for 90 minutes sit and fish.

The Washington Post saw many "scenes of forced infantile humor" in "this incredibly moronic comedy."

The lexicon of the international film said: "Uninspired and humorless, two veteran actors are shown who never achieved real fame and are now in a career slump with this unspeakably stupid comedy."

background

The stunt in which Joe and Guss jumped their damaged boat out of the lake at the Big Cypress Swamp and landed during a swimwear competition went wrong on December 19, 1995. The boat missed the ramp, and instead of jumping, it turned so that it rolled over and over. The uncontrollable vehicle hit a crowd and killed Janet Wilder and injured six people. She visited her husband, stuntman Scott Wilder, and father-in-law, stuntman Glenn Wilder, on the set.

publication

The film started in the US theaters on May 30, 1997 and was the best newcomer to number three in the box office, bringing in $ 5.7 million of its $ 53 million production costs. However, its total worldwide box office earnings were only 19.7 million US dollars, making the film a flop. In Germany the film did not come to the cinemas and was released on August 6, 1998 on VHS . The German DVD release took place on February 10, 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gone Fishin '(1997). rottentomatoes.com, accessed September 6, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Lawrence van Gelder: Gone Fishin '(1997) on nytimes.com, May 31, 1997 (English), accessed September 6, 2011
  3. ↑ James Berardinelli : Gone Fishin ' on reelviews.com (English), accessed September 6, 2011
  4. ↑ 'Gone Fishin' on washingtonpost.com , accessed September 6, 2011
  5. ↑ a b The $ 100,000 Fish in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed September 6, 2011
  6. ↑ Woman Killed in Film Stunt: Accident: Woodland Hills resident was with her stuntman husband when she was struck by a boat. on latimes.com December 20, 1995 (English), accessed September 6, 2011
  7. ^ 1 Killed in Disney Film Stunt on bbi.com from December 19, 1995 (English), accessed September 6, 2011
  8. ↑ Gone Fishin ' on boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed September 6, 2011