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Overview
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John Cleese (story) and
Charles Crichton (story) ...
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Release Date:
15 July 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood. more
Plot:
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(33 articles)
'Eclipse' Actress' Site Gets Hacked, U2 And More Halloween Costumes In Today's Twitter-Wood
(From MTV Movies Blog. 26 October 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)
John Cleese creating 'Wanda' musical
(From digitalspy. 20 October 2009, 2:19 AM, PDT)
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The Kevin Kline Show! more (147 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Cleese | ... | Archie Leach | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Wanda Gershwitz | |
| Kevin Kline | ... | Otto | |
| Michael Palin | ... | Ken Pile | |
| Maria Aitken | ... | Wendy | |
| Tom Georgeson | ... | Georges Thomason | |
| Patricia Hayes | ... | Mrs. Coady | |
| Geoffrey Palmer | ... | Judge | |
| Cynthia Cleese | ... | Portia (as Cynthia Caylor) | |
| Mark Elwes | ... | Customer in Jeweler's Shop | |
| Neville Phillips | ... | Manager of Jeweler's Shop | |
| Peter Jonfield | ... | Inspector Marvin | |
| Ken Campbell | ... | Bartlett | |
| Al Ashton | ... | Warder | |
| Roger Hume | ... | Locksmith |
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Runtime:
108 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:PG | Spain:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16
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When Otto (Kevin Kline), suggests possible snitchers to George, he suggests Kevin Delaney, which are Kline's first and middle names. more
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Continuity: The position of Wanda's hands on Archie's shoulders and face as she kisses him in the apartment. more
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Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more
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Brief and simple: this movie is terrific entertainment! With its uniquely eccentric characters and delightfully absurd storyline, 'A Fish Called Wanda" unquestionably is one of the funniest films ever made. The exhilarating screenplay works on so many level (a diamond heist gone wrong, Brits vs. Americans, romantic comedy...) and the top-notch cast obviously had an excellent time doing this film-job. There's not a dull moment throughout the entire movie and every sequence contains at least two or three hilarious moments. The humor is very over-the-top at times but, what the hell, it remains a joy to behold. The cast is nearly perfect with John Cleese, Michael Palin and Jamie Lee Curtis at their absolute best. Still, there's one actor who deserves extra praise for his role here and that's Kevin Kline. His hyperactive, deranged and extravagant character Otto is one of the most brilliant roles in comedy cinema ever! His moves, grimaces and monologues will make you fall off your seat laughing. Kline won an Oscar for his role and, everybody who has seen "A Fish Called Wanda" will agree on the fact that this was a well-deserved price.