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A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin.
Jul 29, 1988 · With John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin. In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool the very proper barrister Archibald Leach.
Four conniving jewel thieves...three Yorkshire terriers...two heaving bosoms and one proper barrister all collide when a girl called Wanda (Curtis) tries to deceive her Nietzsche-quoting...
A Fish Called Wanda. British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and his hapless aide, Ken Pile (Michael Palin), draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda Gerschwitz (Jamie Lee...
At the London flat of Ken an animal lover with a large tank of tropical fish (the large angelfish is named "Wanda", after his flatmate George's sexy American girlfriend) and a nasty stutter, a meeting takes place with himself, the attractive Wanda, her lover George and her "brother" Otto.
In “A Fish Called Wanda,” for example, Michael Palin is desperately in love with a tank of tropical fish, and so Kline, who is equally desperate about discovering the whereabouts of some stolen jewels, eats the fish, one at a time, in an attempt to force Palin to talk.
Play Trailer. A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood. Overview. While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection. Charles Crichton. Director, Story. John Cleese. Writer. Reviews. Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on February 12, 2024.
A Fish Called Wanda (1988), one of the best-loved British comedies of the past 20 years, is a caper story full of wacky characters and clever twists. It sends up British stereotypes (inhibition, formality) and American stereotypes (intuitiveness, lack of sophistication).
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A Fish Called Wanda. An American flirts with a crook, a barrister and a mercenary to find diamonds in London. 3,965 IMDb 7.5 1 h 47 min 1988. X-Ray R.
