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Dream With the Fishes

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Dream With the Fishes (1997)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:11

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: An unlikely friendship blossoms between two misfits--Terry (David Arquette), a suicidal and generally pathetic voyeur, and Nick (Brad Hunt), his terminally ill neighbor (also the object of Terry's... An unlikely friendship blossoms between two misfits--Terry (David Arquette), a suicidal and generally pathetic voyeur, and Nick (Brad Hunt), his terminally ill neighbor (also the object of Terry's spying)--after Nick thwarts Terry's attempt to leap off a bridge. Drawn together by their proximity to death, the two men embark on a mission to buck the rules during their last days; bank-robbing, acid-dropping, nude bowling, and other quirky misadventures follow. [More]

Starring: David Arquette, Brad Hunt, Cathy Moriarty, Kathryn Erbe

Starring: David Arquette, Brad Hunt, Cathy Moriarty, Kathryn Erbe, Patrick McGaw, J.E. Freeman, Timi Prulhiere, Anita Barone, Allyce Beasley, Peter Gregory, Richmond Arquette, George Maguire, Kristina Robbins, Katherine Copenhaver, Gary Brickman, Nina Peschcke-Leon, Orril Fluharty

Director: Finn Taylor

Director: Finn Taylor
Screenwriter: Jeffrey D. Brown, Finn Taylor
Composer: Tito Larriva
Producer: David Arquette, Jeffrey D. Brown, Mitchell Stein, Johnny Wow

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May 6, 2003

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Brandon Judell

An enthralling whimsical trek.

comment Comment | Sep., 11 2005 11:30 AM

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 16 2005 01:27 PM

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3/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

Grows more human before pulling off its whammy of an ending that makes the whole thing more affecting than you imagined it could be.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 27 2004 10:33 AM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Jon Niccum

Quirky indie with a strong performance from Arquette.

comment Comment | Jun., 30 2004 01:03 PM

Lawrence Journal-World

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2/5

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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comment Comment | Mar., 27 2004 09:57 AM

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Dennis Schwartz

There was a potentially fine story there, but the filmmaker was too inexperienced to draw it out.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 10 2004 09:35 AM

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Greg Muskewitz

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Susan Tavernetti

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Jeff Strickler

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Margaret A. McGurk

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Philip Martin

...a remarkably good looking movie. It’s too bad the acting and the writing don’t live up to the stunning visuals.

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Barbara Shulgasser

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