TV series
"Life is so beautiful. Every breath... everyday of our lives... ahhh... fishing."
Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
Fishing with John is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Musician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with friends.
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Episode 1
John Lurie fishes takes film director Jim Jarmusch fishing for shark near Montauk, Long Island, and shows Jarmusch an unusual way to catch a shark with a piece of cheese and a pistol.
Guest stars Jim Jarmusch
Episode 2
John Lurie takes Tom Waits fishing for snapper in Jamaica. Waits gets seasick on the old tug boat they rent, but he later manages to astonish Lurie by putting a live red snapper down his pants.
Guest stars Tom Waits, Leon Mordacai
Episode 3
John Lurie takes movie star Matt Dillon on a fishing trip to Costa Rica, where they meet a village elder who teaches them the Fish Dance and a guide who claims to be able to turn into a bird.
Guest stars Matt Dillon
Episode 4
J.ohn Lurie takes actor Willem Dafoe ice fishing in northern Maine. After constructing a shelter and drilling holes in the ice, their survival becomes questionable after Dafoe runs out of cheese crackers
Guest stars Willem Dafoe
Episode 5
John Lurie takes movie star Dennis Hopper to Thailand in search of the elusive giant squid. After having no luck on the southern coast, they head north on a trawler to seek advice from the reclusive squid monks.
Guest stars Dennis Hopper
Episode 6
John Lurie and movie star Dennis Hopper continue their search for the elusive giant squid in the coastal waters of Thailand. After stealing a boat from the squid monks, they soon find themselves hypnotised into a helpless state by the strange powers of the giant squid itself.
Guest stars Dennis Hopper
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
John LurieSelf
Robb WebbNarrator (voice)
Jim JarmuschSelf
Tom WaitsSelf
Matt DillonSelf
Willem DafoeSelf
Dennis HopperSelf
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