Plot
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A woman (Lynn Redgrave), who believes a dead composer is in love with her, falls in love with a man (James Earl Jones), who constantly fights an imaginary man named Hank.
| The Annihilation of Fish | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Burnett |
| Written by | Anthony C. Winkler |
| Produced by | Kris Dodge Paul Heller William Lawrence Fabrizio Eric Mitchell John Remark |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Ndiaga Demps Rick Robinson |
| Edited by | Nancy Richardson |
| Music by | Laura Karpman |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Annihilation of Fish is a 1999 American romance film directed by Charles Burnett and starring Lynn Redgrave, James Earl Jones and Margot Kidder. [1] [2] [3]
| This section needs an improved plot summary.(January 2024) |
A woman (Lynn Redgrave), who believes a dead composer is in love with her, falls in love with a man (James Earl Jones), who constantly fights an imaginary man named Hank.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 67% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. [4]
Merle Bertrand of Film Threat wrote, "Romantic comedies have become something of a tired staple in indie filmmaking, these days. Yet, odd as it may seem, it’s the unlikely interracial geriatric chops on display in The Annihilation of Fish that breathe new life into the genre." [2] Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "It’s hard to imagine what the filmmakers were thinking when they put this project together, in that it’s a picture about two oldsters with very little forward momentum, no subplots and the barest of production values. The stars and director Charles Burnett have names to reckon with, but they’ll all have to write this one off as a misguided bit of whimsy." [1]
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