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Dream With the Fishes

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62% Tomatometer 42 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Shy, neurotic Terry (David Arquette) spends his days spying on neighbors through binoculars. One night, he decides to jump off a bridge but can't bring himself to end it all. Nick (Brad Hunt), a cocky artist with a terminal disease, arrives on the scene, and they make a pact. If Terry helps Nick live out his fantasies in his final days, Nick will pay him back by killing him. The two head out on a road trip, where they drop acid, bowl naked, open old wounds and live life on the edge.

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Dave Kehr New York Daily News 02/13/2014
2/4
Despite the emphasis on Oedipal conflict, the film expresses no desire to enter the grownup world; happiness here is associated with eternal adolescence, following the '70s (and now, apparently, '90s) ideal. Go to Full Review John Hartl Seattle Times 02/13/2014
3/4
A throwback to the independent-minded, anything-goes movies that followed in the wake of Easy Rider in the early 1970s. Go to Full Review Desmond Ryan Philadelphia Inquirer 02/13/2014
2.5/4
Clearly, it wishes to be different, but anyone who fondly recalls the buddy films of the '70s will find it to be more of the same. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 10/14/2022
That outline might sound like a recipe for cutesy inspirational schmaltz. But Dream With the Fishes was—still is—slyly funny, mordant, surprising, and ultimately touching in ways that never feel sentimental. Go to Full Review Margaret Pomeranz sbs.com.au 02/13/2014
3/5
Dream With The Fishes is quite a moving but perplexing film. Go to Full Review Dan Webster Spokesman-Review (Washington) 02/13/2014
3/4
Dream With the Fishes is a personal kind of story told with a sensitivity that, while not exactly Oscar-worthy, does manage to touch on feelings most mainstream films don't even admit exist. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/01/2021 Great soundtrack too! See more 09/22/2015 a very black blk comedy that i found quite delicious See more 11/11/2012 The best independant film ever, the movie that made David Arquette, and Kathryn Erbe famous. (Kathryn later stared on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.) A true road movie about freeing yourself from your past and starting anew. And of course, how can anybody not love the scene of a cop wigging out on acid inside of a donut shop. Classic! See more 07/13/2009 By the time it ends you realize that all this while the film was only pretending to be plot less or may be I was dimwitted to not bother noticing it. See more 03/11/2009 This is really a great little film! I have to admit the soundtrack alone gave this film about death and dying a major edge for me. The performances are really good from the main actors as are some of the location shots in San Francisco. See more 10/14/2008 no dreams or fishes were harmed in the making of this movie. See more Read all reviews
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Finn Taylor

Director

David Arquette

Terry

Brad Hunt

Nick

Kathryn Erbe

Liz

Cathy Moriarty

Aunt Elise

Patrick McGaw

Don

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Dream With the Fishes

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Movie Info

Synopsis Shy, neurotic Terry (David Arquette) spends his days spying on neighbors through binoculars. One night, he decides to jump off a bridge but can't bring himself to end it all. Nick (Brad Hunt), a cocky artist with a terminal disease, arrives on the scene, and they make a pact. If Terry helps Nick live out his fantasies in his final days, Nick will pay him back by killing him. The two head out on a road trip, where they drop acid, bowl naked, open old wounds and live life on the edge.
Director
Finn Taylor
Producer
Johnny Wow, Mitchell Stein
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$556.7K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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