A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
- Starring:
- John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Crichton
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Comedy
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In A Fish Called Wanda, Jamie Lee Curtis plays an ambitious con artist who uses every ounce of her sexual wiles to obtain a fortune in jewels stolen by her gangster lover Tom Georgeson. First, she romances Georgeson's dimwitted but deadly henchman Kevin Kline (who won an Academy Award for his performance). Then, to clear the path for her getaway with Kline, Jamie woos Georgeson's starched-shirt attorney, John Cleese -- and it's Cleese whom she genuinely falls in love with. Michael Palin, Cleese's former Monty Python cohort, plays a stuttering mob flunkey who continually messes up his one big assignment: killing a little old lady (it isn't that he has any qualms about knocking off the old dear; it's just that her pet dogs keep getting in the way). A Fish Called Wanda was scripted by star John Cleese. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 108 mins
Complete Cast:
- John Cleese - Archie Leach
- Kevin Kline - Otto West
- Tom Georgeson - George
- Patricia Hayes - Mrs. Coady
- Pamela Miles - Mrs. Johnson
- Patrick Newman - Defense Counsel
- Roger Hume - Locksmith
- Robert Putt - Police Officer
- Sharon Twomey - Defense Counsel
- Clare McIntyre - Airline Employee
- Al Ashton - Warder
- Roland MacLeod - Vicar
- Robert McBain - Hotel Clerk
- Sophie Johnstone - Johnson Child
- Ken Campbell - Bartlett
- Waydon Croft - Prison Officer
- Mark Elwes - Shop Customer
- Andrew Maclachlan - Eebedee
- Tom Piggot-Smith - Johnson Child, 13
- Katherine John - Johnson Child, 10
- Kim Barclay - Nanny
- Jamie Lee Curtis - Wanda Gerschwitz
- Michael Palin - Ken
- Maria Aitken - Wendy Leach
- Jeremy Child - Mr. Johnson
- Michael Percival - Percival
- Charu Bala Chokshi - Indian Cleaner
- Llewellyn Rees - Sir Jake
- Stephen Fry - Hutchison
- Anthony Pedley - Irate Driver
- Roger Brierley - Davidson
- Geoffrey Palmer - Judge
- Cynthia Caylor - Portia
- Kate Lansbury - Magistrate
- Peter Jonfield - Inspector Marvin
- John Dixon - Prison Officer
- Robert Cavendish - Copper
- David Simeon - Court Clerk
- Neville Phillips - Shop Manager
- Imogen Bickford-Smith - Stenographer
- Tia Lee - Junior Barrister, Prosecution Counsel
- Director(s):
- Charles Crichton
- Writer(s):
- John Cleese, Charles Crichton
- Producer(s):
- John Cleese, Lee Rich, Michael Shamberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Violence, Suitable for Teens, Not For Children, Sexual Situations, Adult Situations, Nudity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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- 1988 - A Fish Called Wanda - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Supporting Actor
- 1988 - A Fish Called Wanda - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
