Dream With the Fishes (1997)
Directed by Finn Taylor
Genres - Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy |
Release Date - Jan 16, 1997 (USA - Unknown), Jun 20, 1997 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
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.
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bowling, deal [agreement], drug-addiction, robbery, suicide, voyeur