Anatomy of a Junket: A River Runs Through It

Brett goes to Vermont to learn about the Blu-Ray release of A River Runs Through It and fly-fish with Tom Skerritt, it's an Anatomy of a Junket.

Paul MacLean in Helena

The true story of Paul MacLean's life differs somewhat from the one that appeared in his brother's book, A River Runs Through It. An article that appeared in the Helena Independent Record back in 2000 chronicles the true story of Paul MacLean's life and death.

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Eventually, all things merge into one

A River Runs Through It actor Arnold Richardson dies at 96.

HELENA, Mont. — Arnold Richardson was not the best-known Montanan to appear in a Hollywood movie, but his solitary bit part — as the elderly Norman Maclean in "A River Runs Through It" — remains one of the most iconic cinematic images of the state, partly responsible, for better or worse, for the explosion in the popularity of fly fishing in the 1990s.

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'Maclean' Runs Through It

John Maclean, author and grandson of the Rev. John Maclean, works at a desk in the family cabin . Between John Maclean and his father, Norman Maclean, five books have taken shape in the cabin, including “A River Runs Through It,” written by hand at the cabin by Norman Maclean.

John is also an author and journalist best known for his 1999 book, Fire on the Mountain, about the deadly South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain (in Garfield County, Colorado), in 1994.

LINK (Via: The Missoulian)

Steve Wagner of ESPN spends some time on the river with John Maclean -- surviving son of legendary author Norman Maclean.

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Inception Runs Through It

Vintage Fly Fishing - Barry Moser Wood Engravings

Paul Macleans fishing hat.

Neil Burn's (AKA Buster) can of worms.

These engravings appeared in the 1989 edition of A River Runs Through It which was designed and illustrated by renowned artist and printmaker Barry Moser.

LINK (Via:The University of Chicago Press)