Fishing with John
Miniseries
19916 episodes
Episodes
E1Montauk with Jim Jarmusch
1991-11-20 · 30m
John Lurie fishes takes film director Jim Jarmusch fishing for shark near Montauk, Long Island, and shows Jarmusch an unusual way to catch a shark with a piece of cheese and a pistol.
E2Jamaica with Tom Waits
1991-11-27 · 30m
John Lurie takes Tom Waits fishing for snapper in Jamaica. Waits gets seasick on the old tug boat they rent, but he later manages to astonish Lurie by putting a live red snapper down his pants.
E3Costa Rica with Matt Dillon
1991-12-04 · 30m
John Lurie takes movie star Matt Dillon on a fishing trip to Costa Rica, where they meet a village elder who teaches them the Fish Dance and a guide who claims to be able to turn into a bird.
E4Maine with Willem Dafoe
1991-12-11 · 30m
J.ohn Lurie takes actor Willem Dafoe ice fishing in northern Maine. After constructing a shelter and drilling holes in the ice, their survival becomes questionable after Dafoe runs out of cheese crackers
E5Thailand with Dennis Hopper (1)
1991-12-18 · 30m
John Lurie takes movie star Dennis Hopper to Thailand in search of the elusive giant squid. After having no luck on the southern coast, they head north on a trawler to seek advice from the reclusive squid monks.
E6Thailand with Dennis Hopper (2)
1991-12-25 · 30m
John Lurie and movie star Dennis Hopper continue their search for the elusive giant squid in the coastal waters of Thailand. After stealing a boat from the squid monks, they soon find themselves hypnotised into a helpless state by the strange powers of the giant squid itself.