A Fish Called Wanda Movie Review 1988

Absurd, high-speed farce about four criminals trying to retrieve $20 million they've stolen from a safety deposit box--and each other. Meanwhile, barrister Archie Leech (Cleese) falls in love with the female thief, Wanda (Curtis). Some sick, but tastelessly funny, humor involves Palin's problem with stuttering and some very dead doggies. Written by Monty Python alum Cleese and director Crichton, who understand that silence is sometimes funnier than speech, and that timing is everything. Wickedly funny.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Scams, Stings & Cons, Go Fish, Monty Python

Screenplay

Charles Crichton, John Cleese

Cast

John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, Tom Georgeson, Maria Aitken, Patricia Hayes, Geoffrey Palmer, Andrew MacLachlan

Cinematography

Alan Hume

Director

Charles Crichton

Music

John Du Prez

Producer

MGM, Prominent Features

Awards

Oscars 1988: Support. Actor (Kline); British Acad. 1988: Actor (Cleese), Support. Actor (Palin).