Go Fish (film)
| Go Fish | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rose Troche |
| Produced by |
Rose Troche Guinevere Turner |
| Written by |
Rose Troche Guinevere Turner |
| Starring |
Guinevere Turner V.S. Brodie |
| Music by |
Scott Aldrich Brendan Dolan Jennifer Sharpe |
| Cinematography | Ann T. Rossetti |
| Edited by | Rose Troche |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Release dates | June 10, 1994 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $2,408,311 (USA sub-total) |
Go Fish is a 1994 American lesbian-themed independent drama film written by Guinevere Turner and Rose Troche and directed by Rose Troche.[1]
Plot
Max is a young lesbian student in Chicago who has gone ten months without having sex. She and her roommate and college professor Kia are in a coffee shop when they run into Ely, a hippieish woman with long braided hair, whom Max initially dismisses. Max and Ely do end up going to a movie together. After the movie they return to Ely's place and, after some flirtatious conversation, they kiss. Suddenly a call comes in from Ely's (unseen on-screen) partner Kate, with whom Ely has been in a long-distance relationship for more than two years, which puts a bit of a damper on things.
Ely decides to cut off all her hair, ending up with a very short butch style. She runs into Max in a bookstore and Max almost does not recognize her.
Kia's girlfriend Evy returns home. Her ex-boyfriend Junior is there. Evy's mother confronts her, saying that Junior told her that he had spotted Evy at a gay bar. Evy's mother kicks her out and Evy flees to Kia's place and Max invites her to live with them.
Ely and her roommate Daria throw a dinner party and, after a spirited game of I Never, Max and Ely reconnect. They make plans to go out again and then begin kissing. They have several phone conversations, in the course of which Ely reveals that she's "sort of broken up" with Kate. They get together for a second date but they never make it out of the apartment. Max ends up trimming Ely's fingernails. This turns into foreplay and they have sex. Intercut with the closing credits are shots and short scenes of Max and Ely's burgeoning relationship.
Cast
- Guinevere Turner as Camille 'Max' West
- V.S. Brodie as Ely
- T. Wendy McMillan as Kia
- Anastasia Sharp as Daria
- Migdalia Melendez as Evy
- Scout (actor)|Scout as Hairdresser
- Dave Troche as Junior
Awards and nominations
- Berlin International Film Festival Teddy Award winner for Best Feature Film (1994)
- Deauville Film Festival Audience Award winner and Critics Award nomination for Rose Troche (1994)
- GLAAD Media Awards winner for Best Feature (1994)
- Gotham Awards Open Palm Award for Rose Troche (1994)
- Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best Supporting Female for V. S. Brodie (1995)
- Political Film Society Award for Human Rights nomination (1995)
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize nomination (1994)
References
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (June 10, 1994). "Go Fish (1994) Review/Film; Girl Meets Girl, Laughter Included".
External links
- Go Fish at the Internet Movie Database
- Go Fish at AllMovie