Shooting Fish

Shooting Fish (1997)

Fat cats are too easy. Go for the big fish.

Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student as a secretary for their latest scam.

Date of release
1997-08-22
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (87)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Romance
Director
Stefan Schwartz

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0

Shooting Fish is a 1997 British romantic crime comedy film directed by Stefan Schwartz and co-written with Richard Holmes, starring Dan Futterman and Stuart Townsend as two con men with Kate Beckinsale as their unwilling assistant. The film was produced by Winchester Films and partly funded by National Lottery money administered through the UK Arts Council. Shooting Fish aimed to transfer well to international markets that were keen on British films following the success of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Production

The film was shot in the autumn of 1996 (August–October). Most filming took place at Shepperton Studios and outside street locations in north London. Alexandra Palace features in one notable scene. The gas holder in which Dylan and Jez live no longer exists, having been situated in Mill Hill East up to the early 2000s. The crematorium scene was filmed in Garston, west Hertfordshire.

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