Shooting Fish is a 1997 British film directed and co-written by Stefan Schwartz and co-starred Dan Futterman and Stuart Townsend as two con-men with Kate Beckinsale as their unwilling assistant. It was produced by Wincester 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, which it draws much influence from.

Plot Summary

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Dylan (Futterman) and Jez (Townsend) are two orphans who meet in their twenties and vow to achieve their shared childhood dream of living in a stately home. In pursuit of this dream they spend their days living in a disused gas works, spending as little money as possible and conning the upper classes out of their riches. But during one of their biggest cons, their lives are touched by Georgie (Beckinsale), who needs money to save the Down syndrome foundation that her brother attends. When a con goes wrong, the two find themselves in jail to be released only after their entire fortune is rendered useless because of a recall of £50 notes. It is down to an elaborate plan involving Dylan, Jez and (if they can persuade her) Georgie, to break them out of jail in order to save their dream.

External links

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• Content Film, parent company of Winchester Films

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@adpugh Boom, boom! You're clearly no stealthy salmon. Easy as shooting a fish a barrel!
leeb21 (Lee Buttery) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:32:34 -0000
@adpugh Boom, boom! You're clearly no stealthy salmon. Easy as shooting a fish a barrel!
Like shooting fish in a barrel. But still funny.
weezy04 (weezy04) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:16:25 -0000
Like shooting fish in a barrel. But still funny.
partying in Chicago is like shooting fish in a barrel! ;)
kneelorneil (neil lazo) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:51:54 -0000
partying in Chicago is like shooting fish in a barrel! ;)
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RT @elpachungis: GUYS 2NITE @ VANGUARD IT'S LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL
GUYS 2NITE @ VANGUARD IT'S LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL
elpachungis (Rudy Rubio) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:36:23 -0000
GUYS 2NITE @ VANGUARD IT'S LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL
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