Gone Fishin' (film)

Gone Fishin' is a 1997 American comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling fishing enthusiasts. Nick Brimble, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, and Willie Nelson co-star. It is the only collaboration between Glover and Pesci outside of the Lethal Weapon series. Christopher Cain directed the film. J. J. Abrams and Jill Mazursky wrote the film's script.

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Gone Fishin'
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Directed by	Christopher Cain
Written by	J. J. Abrams Jill Mazursky
Produced by	Roger Birnbaum Julie Bergman Sender
Starring	Joe Pesci Danny Glover Rosanna Arquette Lynn Whitfield
Cinematography	Dean Semler
Edited by	Jack Hofstra
Music by	Randy Edelman
Production companies	Hollywood Pictures Caravan Pictures Roger Birnbaum Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	May 30, 1997 (1997-05-30)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$53 million[1]
Box office	$19.7 million[2]

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The film was released on May 30, 1997. It was panned by critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing just $19 million against its $53 million budget.