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Title: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
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| John Cleese | ... | Archie Leach | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Wanda Gershwitz | |
| Kevin Kline | ... | Otto | |
| Michael Palin | ... | Ken Pile | |
| Maria Aitken | ... | Wendy | |
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Tom Georgeson | ... | Georges Thomason |
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Patricia Hayes | ... | Mrs. Coady |
| Geoffrey Palmer | ... | Judge | |
| Cynthia Cleese | ... | Portia (as Cynthia Caylor) | |
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Mark Elwes | ... | Customer in Jeweler's Shop |
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Neville Phillips | ... | Manager of Jeweler's Shop |
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Peter Jonfield | ... | Inspector Marvin |
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Ken Campbell | ... | Bartlett |
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Al Ashton | ... | Warder |
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Roger Hume | ... | Locksmith |
In London, George Thomason, his seductive American girlfriend Wanda Gershwitz, and their associate Ken Pile are planning their latest crime, a diamond heist that should net them £13 million. They plan on leaving the country with the goods after the heist. On Wanda's recommendation, they enlist the help of her brother, Otto, a weapons expert, for this heist. In reality, Otto is not Wanda's brother, but her latest lover, a dimwit who gets off on his own body odor, who believes he's an intellectual because he reads Nietzsche, and who does not tolerate being called stupid by anyone. Wanda has one weakness in men which is how Otto was able to get her to be his lover: speaking Italian in seduction. Wanda and Otto plan to double cross George by having him arrested for the heist, while they abscond with the jewels. Wanda further plans to triple cross Otto by eliminating him from the picture after she has the jewels. They are able to get George arrested with him not knowing who tipped the ... Written by Huggo
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'The Fish Called Wanda' and 'Some Like It Hot' are the two best comedies that I have ever seen. They're both very unique films and represent one complete story and manage at same to be devastatingly funny films. They don't need sequels because they are both 'perfect' in their own right. I have seen these films so many times but they always surprise me again and again when I find out how good they are.
'The Fish Called Wanda' is not only well made but also happens to be funny. I call this movie 'the best', which may sound ironical, because Cleese and Palin have even been more funny as Pythons. Also ironical is that Jamie Lee Curtis says only one joke (Aristotle was not...) in the whole film. Kevin Kline is hysterically funny without one-liners and slap-sticks. It is the overall situation that makes the film complete. This is to say, that the film is not at all stuck up with gags but has absolutely right timing for every event. This feature makes the film even better than anything what Monty Python and the Marx Brothers have done. Or at least reaches the same level with them. This film proves that a movie can kill you in laughter using only everyday realism.
A Masterpiece from John Cleese, who proves here that he can be funny even without Pythonity. He actually did the same with 'Fawlty Towers', but as a single film is this the very best. It just works.