“go
fish” SYNOPSIS:
Based
on the Original Stage Play:
GO FISH
by:
Donnie Jarman
Adapted
for the screen by:
Donnie Jarman, George Le Porte &
Lawrence L. Simeone
Produced
by:
L.A. Pictures & George Le Porte
Directed
by:
Lawrence L. Simeone
Location:
The family cabin on a lake
The
Johnson’s, a 'grown up' middle-class family of four, have come together for a
reunion of sorts at the family fishing lodge.
See, Mom and Dad recently passed away. Alan, has been drifting and
living on his wits, Sammy's been waiting on smooth talking blue collar types at
the diner and has all but given up trying to find mister right, and Richard is
making his way up the food chain as an attorney in the shark infested waters of
Los Angeles,... but what about Timmy?
The
warm fuzzy memories of summers at the cabin are interrupted as the grown Johnson
siblings are forced to come of age and face the harsh, cold, facts of
life. Timmy is retarded. He’s
also very loveable. But with the parents gone, who will take care of him?
Things
are charged, to say the least, from the get go with the competitive brothers’
uneasiness the minute they arrive. It's
the loyalist, moral code of the street vs. the cold, corporate code of the
board-room, refereed by sister Samantha, whose been around the block a time or
two, maintaining her position as family peace-maker.
Richard's well-bred wife, Sheila, and Alan's ethnic girl-friend, Karman,
add 'color' to the 'reunion'.
The
'plot point' occurs as Timmy has a fit of anger over his favorite card game,
"Go Fish". All must table
their own feelings to attend to Timmy's convulsions.
In
the end, Alan and Samantha give in to Richard's pragmatic reasoning... all
agree, no one is fit or able to care for their brother.
There seems to be a peace in the house...an uneasy one, as it doesn't
seem just quite right.
In
closing, everyone happily goes out fishing one last time.
Richard and the others split from Alan and Timmy who sneak off to their
favorite, “secret spot, where the fish really bite”.
The
action is charged with twists and turns that will leave you laughing one minute
and crying the next. This American
drama is heartfelt and touching and will leave you feeling deeply moved at the
end.
