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Assisted Fishing (2012) [N/A]

Featuring:
Derek Haugen, Allyson Sereboff, Tim Whittet

Written by:
Joe Crouch

Directed by:
Joe Crouch


Release Date:
January 19, 2012

Original Title:
Assisted Fishing

Genres:
Comedy | Family

Production Companies:
StrataFilms

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 101

...Because old Farts are Funny!

Overview from TheMovieDB

Dewey Winfield is a lovable loser who wants nothing more than to beat the guy who has bullied him his whole life in a big fishing tournament. In order to win, Dewey will need the help of some eccentric senior citizens who are about to be evicted from their assisted living home. When they all go fishing, comedy ensues - tragedy strikes - and Dewey discovers that his hopes and dreams of winning the fishing tournament may not be the most important thing in life after all.

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Overview from Open Movies

The story centers around Dewey Winfield, a lovable loser, who wants nothing more than to beat the guy who has bullied him since childhood in a big fishing tournament. In order to come up with the tournament's entrance fee, Dewey takes a job watching over the eccentric characters at a run-down assisted living home. The seniors here have been living under an abusive caretaker and yearn for a chance to have some fun. The fun comes when Dewey offers to take them all fishing. However, he only makes the offer in order to impress Monica, a school counselor representing the adopt-a-senior program at the local elementary school. When Monica visits with little Billy, she mistakes Dewey for a caring, competent caregiver... Once on the boat, Dewey's true colors shine through - and Monica sees what a moron he really is. The stakes are raised when Dewey's incompetence brings attention from state authorities and the assisted living home is threatened with closure. With no family and no other place to go, the seniors face an uncertain future. When one of the seniors decides to help Dewey in a big way, a plan is developed to help him win the fishing contest. The seniors come together for one last time, and together with Dewey, they realize how much they really need each other.

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Assisted Fishing (2012) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.5/10

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Production

Additional Music:
John Havlicek

Boom Operator:
Jordan Hood-Taylor
Mallory Glidewell

Camera Operator:
Marta Weiss
Matt Cohen

Consulting Producer:
Matt Cohen

Dialogue Editor:
Joseph Pileggi

Director:
Joe Crouch

Director of Photography:
Martin Milligan

Editor:
Derek Haugen
Joe Crouch

Executive Producer:
Joe Crouch

Key Makeup Artist:
Lilit Alexandrian

Makeup Department Head:
Bill Myer

Producer:
Gary Walter Dion

Sound Mixer:
Jordan Hood-Taylor
Kelly Ambrow

Special Effects Supervisor:
Gary Walter Dion

Supervising Sound Editor:
Tim Sloan

VFX Supervisor:
Joe Crouch

Writer:
Joe Crouch

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