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The Annihilation of Fish
“A Crazy Love Story.”
6.3 / 10• 1999• 1h 42m•NR• English
DramaRomanceComedy
Storyline
A Jamaican widower recently released from a mental institution and a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini become the unlikely tenants of an eccentric widow in Los Angeles.
Cast & Crew
James Earl Jones
Fish
Lead
Lynn Redgrave
Poinsettia
Margot Kidder
Mrs. Muldroone
Sarah Benoit
Reno Minister's Wife
AG
Andy Garza
Wedding Groom
Tommy Redmond Hicks
New York City Minister
RF
Ronald F. Hoiseck
Reno Minister
Shannon Wilcox
Hippie Preacher's Wife
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Burnett's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Annihilation of Fish is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
