A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Product Information
Product Details: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
- Edition:
- DVD Canadian. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- R
- Release Date:
- 01/22/2008
- UPC:
- 883904102250
- Directed by:
- Charles Crichton
- Featuring:
- John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline. See all cast
Synopsis: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Synopis: In A FISH CALLED WANDA, veteran director Charles Crichton and scriptwriter-star John Cleese create a dazzling quilt from various strands of English and American comedy. The plot, in which four disparate characters attempt a daring heist, comes from Ealing caper comedies, such as Crichton's own THE LAVENDER HILL MOB. Cleese and Michael Palin, as the hit man with a stutter and a love of animals, come from the anarchic tradition of Monty Python. The movie pays savage tribute to another Ealing comedy, THE LADYKILLERS, as Palin attempts to kill a witness to the gang's getaway. The glamorous con woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) is from Preston Sturges's great comedy THE LADY EVE, while Kevin Kline provides his own unique feverish comic intensity.But, in the midst of this breathless comedy, something else happens. The barrister, Archie Leach (Cleese), who is defending one of the gang, is jolted out of his tight-laced British existence by Curtis's life force. And Curtis--like Barbara Stanwyck in THE LADY EVE--falls into her own trap: falling in love with the man she's conning. The 78-year-old Crichton never before had such rich material. He times everything in this brilliant comedy with the precision of a Swiss watch.Features: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Features: DVD Features:Keep Case
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Awards: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
- Academy Awards
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Kevin Kline
User Reviews: Fish Called Wanda
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Great Brittish comedy classic!!
, July 4, 2002I laughed as Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, and John Cleese provided the humor. What can I say about Jamie Lee Curtis..sexy and funny. Great for any DVD collection. -
English/American humor at it's best!!!!
, March 7, 2000Reviewer: maddux4cyoung - See all maddux4cyoung's reviewsThe John Cleese touch is evident in this ensemble comedy that earned Kevin Kline an Oscas for his performance as a wanna be intellectual hit man. Still hilarious after all this time!!!
