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A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 slapstick farce heist black comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to recover stolen diamonds hidden by their jailed leader.
- $7.5 million
- Michael Shamberg
Jul 29, 1988 · A Fish Called Wanda: Directed by Charles Crichton, John Cleese. 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 a very proper barrister.
- (149K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Charles Crichton, John Cleese
- 1988-07-29
A Fish Called Wanda is a British comedy film about three jewel thieves who plot to rob a safe with a fish in it, and a woman who loves the fish more than the jewels. Roger Ebert praises its humor, characters and teamwork, and compares it to other classic comedies.
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 Curtis) and weapons expert...
- (3.9K)
- Charles Crichton, John Cleese
- R
- Comedy
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.
A Fish Called Wanda. An American flirts with a crook, a barrister and a mercenary to find diamonds in London. 3,941 IMDb 7.5 1 h 47 min 1988. X-Ray R. Comedy · Cheerful · Outlandish · Campy. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.19. Buy movie. HD $14.69 $6.99. More purchase. options.
