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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Cleese | ... | Rollo Lee | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Willa Weston | |
| Kevin Kline | ... | Vince McCain / Rod McCain | |
| Michael Palin | ... | Bugsy Malone | |
| Ronnie Corbett | ... | Reggie Sealions | |
| Carey Lowell | ... | Cub Felines | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Sydney Small Mammals | |
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Bille Brown | ... | Neville Coltrane |
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Derek Griffiths | ... | Gerry Ungulates |
| Cynthia Cleese | ... | Pip Small Mammals | |
| Richard Ridings | ... | Hugh Primates | |
| Maria Aitken | ... | Di Admin | |
| Michael Percival | ... | Ant Keeper | |
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Fred Evans | ... | Flamingo Keeper |
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Lisa Hogan | ... | Sealion Keeper |
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A massive corporate conglomerate, Octopus Inc., run by a shrewd and cruel tycoon named Rod McCain, purchases a UK-based leisure company, and also the failing London Marwood Zoo. To bring more business to the zoo, Octopus hires a new manager, Rollo Lee, who promptly comes up with a way to increase profits-do away with all the animals except for the ferocious ones. This new Fierce Creatures Policy shocks the Marwood zookeepers, led by the unendingly talkative Adrian "Bugsy" Malone. Eventually, Rod McCain's son Vince, along with the up-and-coming business executive Willa Weston, take control of the zoo and revoke the Fierce Creatures Policy. Vince instead comes up with many under-handed and vicious schemes to attract customers-unauthorized celebrity endorsements, shoddy, overpriced zoo merchandise, and using robotic animals instead of real ones. However, Vince is also stealing from the zoo's funds, and when his father finds out, he rears to turn the zoo into a Japanese-owned golf course.... Written by Josh Martin <jmartin@netarrant.net>
Plot Keywords:
zoo | black comedy | father son relationship | father and son played by same actor | farce |Taglines:
Don't pet them.Genres:
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Rated PG-13 for sexual innuendo and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 January 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,759,480, 26 January 1997Gross USA:
$9,381,260Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$9,381,260Company Credits
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2.39 : 1
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[Switches to rod's voice]
Vince: "You're no son of mine, you miserable little worm! You've been a disappointment to me since the day your mother farted you out of her womb!"
Rollo Lee: [Turning to face Willa] Brilliant!
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In A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Jamie Lee Curtis' character had the same name as the title fish. In this film, John Cleese's character Rollo has the same name as a lemur. See more »Goofs
The foam in Vince's champagne glass when he pours it and drinks it. See more »Quotes
Vince: I never have to listen to you again, do I? With your[Switches to rod's voice]
Vince: "You're no son of mine, you miserable little worm! You've been a disappointment to me since the day your mother farted you out of her womb!"
Rollo Lee: [Turning to face Willa] Brilliant!
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No animals were injured during the making of this movie, only humans. See more »Alternate Versions
The entire ending of "Fierce Creatures" was reshot after test showings. The original featured the elder McCain [Kevin Kline] being killed by a rhino and some business with a tiger costume. A scene in which Kevin Kline plays his own mother was also shot and cut. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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...WAY funnier than "A Fish Called Wanda".
I enjoy "Wanda", but "Fierce Creatures" should get the acclaim that earlier film does. It has a few weak moments of sentimentality, but they're quickly forgotten; nearly every scene is packed to bursting with witheringly literate putdowns and rejoinders, performances given just the right amount of push over the edge, and someone's best-laid schemes unraveling in hilariously improbable fashion. Kevin Kline oozes handsome, clueless yuppie smarm from every pore; John Cleese plays a take-charge-but-eventually-beleaguered Basil Fawlty variation with his usual timing mastery.
A should-be comedy classic that doesn't get the praise it's due.