jerry
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The River Why is the best fishing movie I've seen in a while.
From The Baltimore Sun a good list:
1) Old Man and the Sea (1958). Spencer Tracy is nominated for an Oscar for bringing to life Hemingway's story about Santiago, a once-great fisherman who's down on his luck and needs a big catch to restore his reputation. Really suffers from stilted camera work.
2) Moby Dick (1956). A good friend once boiled the massive book down to its essence: I went to sea with a crazy captain. We were looking for a great white whale. Now everyone's dead but me. Call me Ishmael. Gregory Peck does the boiling down in this classic. If you can't sit through the book, try the movie.
3) Jaws (1975). Three Oscars. Robert Shaw as Quint. Score by John Williams. "You're gonna need a bigger boat." As outdoors editor emeritus Bill Burton would have puffed, "Enough said."
4) A River Runs Through It (1992). Pretty scenery. Oscar-winning cinematography. Early Brad Pitt. Terrific Tom Skerritt. This movie turns lots of folks on to fly fishing, temporarily.
5) The Perfect Storm (2000). The book is based on a true story and the movie is based on a book that is based on a true story. George Clooney doesn't even bother trying to learn a New England accent. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays sword boat Capt. Linda Greenlaw--kinda. Great special effects, though.
6) On Golden Pond (1981). In his last movie, Henry Fonda gives an Oscar-winning performance as a retired professor sorting through his final years and looking for "that crafty son-of-a-bitch" Walter, a humongous trout on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. Kate Hepburn gets an Oscar and Jane Fonda ain't bad, either.
7) Old Man and the Sea (1990). Anthony Quinn takes the Spencer Tracy role in convincing fashion in the made-for-TV movie. Better camera work.
8) The Sea Wolf (1941). Edward G. Robinson, as the tyrannical captain on a sealing ship in Jack London's classic tale. Robinson at his creepy best.
9) Grumpy Old Men (1993). Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Burgess Meredith and Ann-Margaret. Great ice fishing scenes.
10) Grumpier Old Men (1995). Add Sophia Loren to the cast and turn the frozen water to liquid. Lemmon and Matthau team up to try to catch "Catfish Hunter," a huge fish that has eluded anglers for two decades.
From The Baltimore Sun a good list:
1) Old Man and the Sea (1958). Spencer Tracy is nominated for an Oscar for bringing to life Hemingway's story about Santiago, a once-great fisherman who's down on his luck and needs a big catch to restore his reputation. Really suffers from stilted camera work.
2) Moby Dick (1956). A good friend once boiled the massive book down to its essence: I went to sea with a crazy captain. We were looking for a great white whale. Now everyone's dead but me. Call me Ishmael. Gregory Peck does the boiling down in this classic. If you can't sit through the book, try the movie.
3) Jaws (1975). Three Oscars. Robert Shaw as Quint. Score by John Williams. "You're gonna need a bigger boat." As outdoors editor emeritus Bill Burton would have puffed, "Enough said."
4) A River Runs Through It (1992). Pretty scenery. Oscar-winning cinematography. Early Brad Pitt. Terrific Tom Skerritt. This movie turns lots of folks on to fly fishing, temporarily.
5) The Perfect Storm (2000). The book is based on a true story and the movie is based on a book that is based on a true story. George Clooney doesn't even bother trying to learn a New England accent. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays sword boat Capt. Linda Greenlaw--kinda. Great special effects, though.
6) On Golden Pond (1981). In his last movie, Henry Fonda gives an Oscar-winning performance as a retired professor sorting through his final years and looking for "that crafty son-of-a-bitch" Walter, a humongous trout on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. Kate Hepburn gets an Oscar and Jane Fonda ain't bad, either.
7) Old Man and the Sea (1990). Anthony Quinn takes the Spencer Tracy role in convincing fashion in the made-for-TV movie. Better camera work.
8) The Sea Wolf (1941). Edward G. Robinson, as the tyrannical captain on a sealing ship in Jack London's classic tale. Robinson at his creepy best.
9) Grumpy Old Men (1993). Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Burgess Meredith and Ann-Margaret. Great ice fishing scenes.
10) Grumpier Old Men (1995). Add Sophia Loren to the cast and turn the frozen water to liquid. Lemmon and Matthau team up to try to catch "Catfish Hunter," a huge fish that has eluded anglers for two decades.
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