With derick martini, steven martini, amy hathaway, heather moudy. The native american overtones of the unwieldy title have nothing to do with what goes on in smiling fish and goat on fire. Movie listi moviesmiling fishitalian beauty martin scorsesetwo brotherscomedy moviesmovies showing1080p. Chris is goat on fire because he wants to get everything exactly right. Smiling fish and goat on fire dvd, canadian for sale. Rent smiling fish and goat on fire 1999 on dvd and bluray. Goat on fire and smiling fish is a first feature for american kevin jordan.
I heard quite a lot of prerelease buzz for smiling fish and goat on fire so naturally i planned on seeing it as soon as it hit theaters. Smiling fish and goat on fire is a film about brothers, made by brothers derick martini and steven martini who wrote, produced and portrayed two brothers, and directed by kevin jordan, writerdirector of brooklyn lobster. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. When smiling fish and goat on fire won the discovery award at last years toronto international film festival, it bore the title goat on fire and smiling fish. But boy, they did well for a 12 day shoot with a budget of 4050 grand and a total of thirteen producers im going to guess people got credits for favors andor. The heart of the film is henderson, but his role is secondary.
Like so many other american independent films, smiling fish and goat on fire, which opens today at the angelika film center mercer and houston streets, greenwich village, is a study in. While not quite the study of sibiling relationships as say, you can count. The featurefilm debut for martin scorsese protege kevin jordan, smiling fish and goat on fire won the film discovery at the 1999 toronto film festival. The story of two brothers is both funny and touching. The story of two brothers derick martini as chris, steve martini as tony who share a unique and affectionate bond, the title smiling fish and goat on fire reflects the nicknames given to them by their grandmother. Arlington road 1999 imdb jeff bridges movies, tim robbins. The martini brothers, smiling fish the happy go lucky younger bro and goat on fire the more serious older one do a wonderful job in their triple roles of acting, writing and producing. The two brothers who are the heroes of kevin jordans smiling fish and goat on fire are not native americans, but their grandmother was half indian, and she nicknamed themtony is smiling fish because he floats in the current, grinning, waiting for the world to drift his way. Rent smiling fish and goat on fire 1999 on dvd and blu.
Follows two brothers as they journey from problematic romantic relationships towards a new understanding of love, life and family. Jordan and the martini brothers met in their teens, when steven and kevin both attended professional childrens school. Youre right, the title isnt going to win any prizes. Smiling fish and goat on fire movie trailer directed by kevin jordan. Follows two brothers as they journey from problematic romantic relationships towards a new understanding of. Martin scorsese served as the executive producer and it won the discovery award at the toronto international film festival. Derick martini, steven martini, amy hathaway, heather moudy, wesley thompson, melba englander, bill henderson. Two brothers share a house in las fairfax district. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing smiling fish and goat on fire near you. Luckily, thats the most unfortunate thing about this indie. Both are in seemingly perfect relationships, that is until they fall in love with women who are wildly different than themselves. Smiling fish and goat on fire is a lowbudget romantic comedy about two orphaned brothers who both find two new women to woo after their girlfriends leave at the same time.
All three were actors, and often went on auditions together. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The movie did have its funny moments, but i have seen this type of independent romantic comedy soooo many times already. Smiling fish and goat on fire is a lopsided attempt again, i was more interested in everyones stories but the brothers. The film tells their fairly lightweight story of losing their current girlfriends and finding new ones. Release dates 4 also known as aka 5 release dates canada 16 september 1999 toronto international film festival premiere usa 10 march 2000 santa barbara film festival. Smiling fish and goat on fire is a film about brothers, made by brothers derick martini and steven martini who wrote, produced and portrayed two brothers, and. It kinda works, but it wont blow you away in the least. The two brothers who are the heroes of kevin jordans smiling fish and goat on fire are not native americans, but their grandmother was.
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