Dream with the Fishes (1997)

In the throes of desolation, young Terry finds himself teetering on the edge of life and death, contemplating suicide on a bridge. His courage falters at the pivotal moment when Nick, a stranger with an unflinching perspective on mortality, happens upon him. With a morbid proposition, Nick offers Terry a lethal dose of sleeping pills, a seemingly foolproof escape from his despair. In Nick's apartment, Terry grapples with his decision, hastily swallowing the pills, only to beg for salvation moments later. At the hospital, the revelation that the pills were merely vitamins incites Terry's rage, leading him back to Nick. But Nick has secrets of his own. He is terminally ill, living on borrowed time. He proposes a peculiar pact: Terry will finance Nick's final indulgences, and in exchange, Nick will assist Terry in his death wish. The unlikely duo embarks on a hedonistic spree, filled with bank heists and fleeting encounters with prostitutes. But as Nick's health deteriorates, he seeks solace in his past, rekindling a relationship with his estranged girlfriend, Liz, and mending fences with his father. His love for Liz deepens, culminating in a heartrending hospital-bed marriage as his life hangs in the balance. Witnessing these profound moments of love and reconciliation, Terry is forced to confront his own desire for life. Returning to San Francisco, he encounters a woman he had previously assumed to be his deceased wife. This woman, merely a neighbor, had been the unwitting subject of his voyeuristic tendencies. Pleading for forgiveness and returning a stolen memento, Terry begins to grapple with his renewed will to live. "Dream with the Fishes" is an existential journey, a poignant exploration of life, death, and the intricate dance between the two. It is a tale that challenges our perceptions of mortality and reveals the transformative power of human connection, even in our darkest hours.

Dream with the Fishes is a comedy movie featuring David Arquette.

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