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A Fish Called Wanda (1988) -- In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.

Overview

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Writers:
John Cleese (story) and
Charles Crichton (story) ...
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Release Date:
15 July 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime 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 | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations more
User Comments:
something's fishy (in a good way) more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA | UK
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
The poem Archie Leach recites in Russian for Wanda Gershwitz is Molitva (1839) by Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841). more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The wedge that Ken shoots out of the pulley was inserted from the wrong side, so that the weight on the rope would have loosened it rather than it holding safely. more
Quotes:
Otto: Don't call me stupid.
Wendy: Why on earth not?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV) more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
something's fishy (in a good way), 24 October 2006
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Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

Portraying a heist gone awry, "A Fish Called Wanda" goes all out in every way possible. Maybe the whole thing is little more than an excuse for a bunch of silly situations, but they have some great ones here. Whether it's John Cleese's dance, Kevin Kline's rips at England, Michael Palin's stuttering, or Jamie Lee Curtis's deadpan performance, they know how to do everything here. I can't describe how funny the movie is; you just have to see it. And you may very well die laughing - or if nothing else, you'll want to take a trip to England. Kevin Kline definitely deserved his Oscar. And of course, the cast teamed up again for the equally funny (maybe even better) "Fierce Creatures". This is a comedy classic in every way.

Oh, and in case Kevin Kline is reading this: Happy birthday! You're my favorite actor!

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