Two lifelong fishing buddies must overcome a series of obstacles to enjoy their ultimate fishing trip.Two lifelong fishing buddies must overcome a series of obstacles to enjoy their ultimate fishing trip.Two lifelong fishing buddies must overcome a series of obstacles to enjoy their ultimate fishing trip.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
- Young Joe
- (as Frank Nasso)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDanny Glover admitted to doing this film purely for the money.
- GoofsOne of the final scenes shows a "media frenzy." A lens enters from the left of frame, but instead of being a prop TV camera, it's a Panavision Primo lens from a 35mm film camera used to shoot the movie.
- Quotes
Gus Green: I was just thinking. Say, 100 years ago, we were goin' fishin'. This is what we would be doin'.
Joe Waters: What do you mean?
Gus Green: Yeah, think about it. This is how we'd get our boat to the water. Now, we can't let that guy ruin our Florida vacation, eh?
Joe Waters: Hey, maybe you're right.
Gus Green: Yeah, and a 1,000 years ago, we wouldn't have paved roads.
Joe Waters: Hey, that's right, Gus. It would be filled with rocks and everything, right?
Gus Green: Yeah. And the boats would be heavier.
Joe Waters: That's right. We've got the latest technology wood. This boat's light, right, Gus?
Gus Green: Yeah, and guess what, Joe? A million years ago, we wouldn't have wheels for our trailer.
Joe Waters: And we wouldn't even have the friggin' trailer, right Gus? And Gus, if it was that long ago, our brains would be smaller. We wouldn't think about of anything like that.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Gone Fishin' (2013)
- SoundtracksDown In The Everglades
Written by Totch Brown
Performed by Willie Nelson
Produced and arranged by Randy Edelman
Willie Nelson appears courtesy of Island Records
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?
- ccthemovieman-1
- Jun 1, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $53,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,745,922
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,784,123
- Jun 1, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $19,745,922
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1