John Lurie – Fishing With John (1991)

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Musician and independent film personality John Lurie hardly seems like the sort of guy who would host a TV show about fishing. But then again, Fishing With John was hardly a typical nature program; Lurie and guests such as Tom Waits, Dennis Hopper, and Matt Dillon take to the water in search of adventure but usually end up with something else altogether. Discover how to catch fish using cheese and a pistol with Jim Jarmusch, let Tom Waits teach you new ways to store your catch, and build an ice fishing shanty with Willem Dafoe in these surreal, dryly witty outdoor escapades. Fishing With John aired in the U.S. on the Independent Film Channel. — Mark Deming

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John Lurie originally wanted to use his friend Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea for the episode filmed in Costa Rica instead of actor Matt Dillon. But the Japanese producers that financed the series pressured Lurie into using Dillon because he was a bigger name celebrity. According to the audio commentary on the Criterion DVD, Lurie had only met Dillon once or twice before filming which explains why they are not as talkative with each other as Lurie is with the other guests.

Tom Waits was so displeased with his experience filming his episode he didn’t speak to John Lurie for two years afterwards.

“Cole Porter kicked me out of his house once. Said I was a caveman” – Dennis Hopper

Fishing With John - 1991 - Episode 1 - Jim Jarmusch.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	23 min 36 s
Size: 	509 MiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	702x480 ~> 702x526
Aspect ratio:  	4:3
Frame rate: 	29.970 fps
Bit rate: 	2 631 kb/s
BPP: 	0.260
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s
#2:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s (Commentary with John Lurie (1998))

https://nitro.download/view/607D15188035D56/Fishing_With_John_-_1991_-_Episode_1_-_Jim_Jarmusch.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/105A9594591E638/Fishing_With_John_-_1991_-_Episode_2_-_Tom_Waits.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/16A921C789652EC/Fishing_With_John_-_1991_-_Episode_3_-_Matt_Dillon.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/BDCA7A47FAABB6D/Fishing_With_John_-_1991_-_Episode_4_-_Willem_Dafoe.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/84CE5D007C08526/Fishing_With_John_-_1991_-_Episode_5_-_Dennis_Hopper.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/ED06FCFE95755A0/Fishing_With_John_-_1991_-_Episode_6_-_Dennis_Hopper.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:None