Dream with the Fishes (1997)
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63% of critics liked it
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78% of users liked it
(1,323 ratings)
A dying man and a man who wants to die strike up an unusual bargain in this independent comedy-drama. Terry (David Arquette) is a suicidal voyeur who is depressed but lacks the courage to kill himself. While trying to work up the nerve to throw himself off a bridge, Terry is stopped by his neighbor… More A dying man and a man who wants to die strike up an unusual bargain in this independent comedy-drama. Terry (David Arquette) is a suicidal voyeur who is depressed but lacks the courage to kill himself. While trying to work up the nerve to throw himself off a bridge, Terry is stopped by his neighbor Nick (Brad Hunt), who doesn't know that Terry has been watching him have unsatisfying sex with his girlfriend Liz (Kathryn Erbe). Drug-addicted Nick has learned that he has only a few weeks left to live, so he makes Terry a deal: Nick will put Terry out of his misery if Terry will help Nick live out a few of his fantasies before his imminent date with death. Terry agrees, but discovers that Nick's ambitions include bowling naked with a group of loose women, taking a road trip while high on LSD, and committing armed robbery; Terry also discovers while hanging out with Nick that life might not be such a bad thing after all. Cathy Moriarty appears as Nick's Aunt Elsie, a former exotic dancer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Finn Taylor
- Written By
- Jeffrey D. Brown, Finn Taylor
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 20, 1997 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Brandon Judell, PopcornQ
An enthralling whimsical trek.
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Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Grows more human before pulling off its whammy of an ending that makes the whole thing more affecting than you imagined it could be.
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
Quirky indie with a strong performance from Arquette.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
There was a potentially fine story there, but the filmmaker was too inexperienced to draw it out.
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...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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Cast
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David Arquette
as Terry
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Brad Hunt
as Nick
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Kathryn Erbe
as Liz
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Cathy Moriarty
as Aunt Elise
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Patrick McGaw
as Don
- Allyce Beasley
- J.E. Freeman
- Anita Barone
- Timi Prulhiere
- George Maguire (I)
- James Carraway
