Kettle of Fish (film)

Kettle of Fish is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Claudia Myers and starring Matthew Modine and Gina Gershon.[1][2]

Kettle of Fish
Film poster
Directed byClaudia Myers
Written byClaudia Myers
Produced byAgathe David-Weill
Blythe Frank
Marc Lazard
Michael Mailer
Starring
CinematographyNeil Lisk
Edited byPete Beaudreau
Music byDavid Tobocman
Release date
  • April 27, 2006 (2006-04-27) (Tribeca)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Mel is a saxophonist in his forties who lives alone with a goldfish named Daphne and has not yet decided what to do with his life. After several adventures that usually end in one night, he decides that the Swedish Inga is for him and goes to live with her deciding to sublet her apartment for a month to Ginger, a slightly neurotic English biologist, who studies the love behavior of women. frogs. During a wedding engagement, Mel meets his bride, Diana, a beautiful woman, who is marrying to a yogurt magnate, and is deeply drawn to her.

The story with Inga soon reveals itself as all the others and Mel returns to her house where she has to negotiate with Ginger for the use of the apartment. Meanwhile, he sets out on the trail of the beautiful Diana, who he cannot forget thinking she is the woman of his dreams. After finally finding her, he begins to neglect his job as a player by being hired as an elevator attendant in the condominium where Diana lives, much neglected by her husband.

But even this time, he realizes that the story cannot go on, being deeply in love with Ginger. A deep sympathy arises between the two also because of Ginger's experiments involving Mel and her goldfish.

Cast

Music

The film's original jazz songs were composed by and performed on the tenor saxophone by Ryan Shore.

Ryan Shore performs the saxophone solos which were mimed on camera by Matthew Modine.

Reception

The film has an 18% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

References
  1. Scheib, Ronnie (27 April 2006). "Kettle of Fish". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. Burr, Ty (9 March 2007). "Hapless 'Kettle of Fish' proves far from fine". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. "Kettle of Fish". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


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