Tarpon
Considered one of the first true fly-fishing films, Tarpon brings together famed American authors Richard Brautigan, Tom McGuane, and Jim Harrison with legendary flats guides Woody Sexton, Gil Drake, and Steve Huff as they muse about life, art, nature, and fishing the majestic Tarpon.
Shot in the wild panorama of 1970s Key West, the tarpon fishing and stunning cinematography transports the viewer to another era – a time and place where the line between philosopher, scoundrel, hippie, and eccentric was nearly indiscernible. Accompanied by original music composed for the film by a then up-and-coming young musician named Jimmy Buffet, and narrated by Jim Harrison from his own text, this 4K restoration from negatives rescued from a barn in Normandy in 2008 marks the first time TARPON is available to audiences in HD.
Cast
- Richard Brautigan
- Jimmy Buffett
- Jim Harrison
- Thomas McGuane
DVD Features
Bonus Features:
- Video Introductions by Diana Odasso and Ianthe Brautigan-Swensen.
- Video Essay by filmmaker Hunter Whaley.
- 16-page booklet with a new essay by author David N. Meyer II
Discs: 1
- "Tarpon is a timeless and beautifully executed film about life, sport and culture. You'll be moved, amused, outraged and, most of all, entertained."
- "This long-lost gem of a film has acquired cult status in the fly-fishing world, and with good reason. It has the most breathtaking footage of the tarpon-stalking experience that you'll ever see. Like the fish itself, this is a work of art."
- "Tarpon is a gem and, frankly, a window on better days. Without a profound respect for tarpon, this celebration of their majestic power and the enchantment of their pursuit, could never have been made. Tarpon fishing was and is a dream, and this may be the only time it's been captured."
- "I believe that Tarpon is the best film ever made that concerns itself with fishing."
- "This is mid-seventies cool at its finest: a cult film about cult authors catching cult fish in the legendary Florida Keys."
Awards & Recognition
Telluride Film Festival
Key West Film Festival