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This was "Dumb and Dumber" without the crudeness and profanity. That doesn't mean it's an award winner: it's pretty stupid, but it is refreshing to see a movie in which both Joe Pesci and Danny Glover star and never utter a profane word! Unbelievable! And you can add Rosanna Arquett to that list, too, and she wasn't exactly Mother Teresa in a lot of films.

The professional critics totally lambasted this film, which wasn't altogether fair, either. It is refreshing in its innocence (something critics know nothing about) and it has its funny moments. Best of all it's entertaining. Yes, this is "Lightweight" with a capital "L" but I've seen a whole lot of films that were the opposite and total garbage. At least you watch this with your kids and have some laughs. What's wrong with that?

Joe Waters (Joe Pesci) and Gus Green (Danny Glover) are two accident prone lifelong friends who share a mutual obsession with fishing. During the week before Thanksgiving, the duo set out to Florida having won a contest sponsored by Joe and Gus' idol, professional fisherman Billy "Catch" Pooler (Willie Nelson). As the duo begin their road trip, they have a chance encounter with a seemingly friendly stranger (Nick Brimble) who also claims to be a fellow fisherman, unaware in actuality he is conman Dekker Massey who has swindled dozens of women out of their money and even killed his last mark. Taking advantage of Joe and Gus' trusting simplistic nature, Dekker steals their car setting the duo on a string of misadventures that keep them from their only desire to do some fishing.

Gone Fishin' is a 1997 Walt Disney comedy that was one of a number of broad produced by Caravan Pictures for Disney during their working relationship. While Caravan churned out these kinds of films with conveyor belt regularity, Gone Fishin' is notable for being one of the most expensive of these films due to behind the scenes production problems. The film was an early effort from J. J. Abrams and despite the film being released in 1997, by that point Abrams was transitioning to TV with projects such as Felicity and the script was likely written years prior as it had previously been considered as a buddy vehicle for Rick Moranis and John Candy. The film was beset by budgeting and scheduling issues that resulted in the film's final budget coming in at $53 million, and a tragedy occurred on set when stuntwoman Janet Wilder was killed during a boat chase gone wrong. Disney understood Gone Fishin' was not going to make its money back, so the company dumped it into theaters in May 1997 when The Lost World: Jurassic Park was dominating the box office and the film only made $19 million in the United States with other countries getting the film as a direct-to-video release. Critical reception was equally dismal as the film was near universally panned by critics with one critic even making the hyperbolic statement that Pesci should return his Academy Award for Goodfellas for his involvement in Gone Fishin' and 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag. Gone Fishin' is pretty close to the naidr of the 90s wave of slapstick heavy family comedies that tried to ape the success of Home Alone as there's barely any laughs to be had in this film.

While Pesci and Glover are fine actors in the right material, the characters of Joe and Gus are so thin that they're pretty much the same braindead catchphrase spewing numbskulls copied across two actors. While buddy comedies featuring dimwitted characters are nothing new as there have been countless films of this type that work with that format dating as far back as Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy, but you still need to make the characters charming and Joe and Gus just aren't because they indulge in non-stop mumble speak of inane topics and are so massively unaware of the disastrous consequences of their actions that they feel more annoying than endearing. There's no real "jokes" in this comedy as the humor in this movie is primarily derived from exaggerated movements, mugging, and property damage....lots and lots of property damage, so unless you think buildings blowing up or cars and boats crashing is in and of itself a joke don't expect a whole lot of laughs to be had here. I could probably offer some leeway to this movie if it were just a harmless but dumb family comedy aimed primarily at children, but if children are the primary audience, why is the villain a sleazebag who fleeces women and has even killed one (complete with bloody knife) and why are there so many moments of Joe and Gus acting lecherous and making passes at women despite them being A) half their age and B) both Joe and Gus are married? This movie is too stupid for adult audiences, but it also covers topics that a lot of kids won't be interested in, not the least of which fishing itself as even the movie understands this and there's no actual fishing in the movie because it doesn't lend itself to slapstick hi-jinks.

Gone Fishin' is just a waste of time for all concerned. It's an unfunny comedy that has very little in the way of actual jokes and contrives two lead characters who are stupid, unlikable, and unaware to the point it is detached from any sort of grounding element, and 90% of the "humor" is from fast moving objects cause destruction but without creating any payoff or punch to it. Just don't watch it.

i don't know why people are talking smack about this film. It's funny and stupid at the same time. Joe Pesci and Danny Glover are going fishing before the Thanksgiving holidays and everything turns into a disaster. It's just funny.

I am a big fan of both Danny Glover and Joe Pesci and I think they make a great team. They were good together in the "Lethal Weapon" series and they're great here. Gone Fishin' is a hilarious movie that showcases both actors at their best. Danny Glover hasn't been so good since his last movie and won't be again until his next movie. Glover is truly one of Hollywood's greatest actors. Joe Pesci makes a big comeback after the terrible "8 Heads in a Duffelbag". This movie has non-stop laughs. I highly recommend this movie. I give it a 10! 10+! Boderline Living!

Well, this is pretty much your basic slapstick goof ball comedy. You have two fairly dim-witted people who aren't too keen on their surroundings and the havoc they wreak around them, and they get into a bunch if jiffies along the way. There, that was pretty much the lay down of the general story.

Now, the performances of Pesci and Glover, are as usual, right on. They both did a good job with their roles, and the chemistry between the two worked marvelous.

There are lots of situations throughout the movie that makes you cringe your toes in awkwardness, but the movie only managed to get a couple of laughs out in me. Lots of pulling on the smiles, but not really the type of comedy that makes you cringe over and laugh so hard you have tears trickling down your cheeks.

The supporting roles were nicely filled out as well, though many of the characters in the movie were somewhat quirky.

The movie is fairly wholesome to watch and good for an entertaining evening, but I say it is hardly the type of movie you return to again a second time, unless you are a die-hard Glover or Pesci fan.