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A Fish Called Wanda

Crime Comedy

1988, Movie, 1h 49min

Screenwriter, costar, and “Monty Python” legend John Cleese revived the eccentric spirit of the classic British Ealing comedy (even enlisting a veteran of the studio, Charles Crichton, to direct) for this irresistible caper, one of the funniest and most delightfully offbeat films of the ’80s. Four conniving jewel thieves, three Yorkshire terriers, two brash Americans, and one proper British barrister all collide when a con artist named Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to deceive her Nietzsche-quoting boyfriend (a scene-stealing, Oscar-winning Kevin Kline), an animal-loving hit man (Michael Palin), and an embarrassment-prone counselor (Cleese) out of a fortune in jewels.

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Reviews

Critic Emma Cochrane

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The script is peppered with in-jokes. Cleese's character is called Archie Leach, Cary Grant's real name, as both actors share the dubious honour of being born in Weston-super-Mare.

Read full review at Empire

Jackson Holiday Wheeler

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Absolute classic! Must watch

6 years ago

Critic Noel Murray

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...a cult hit that broke beyond its intended cult.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

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A Fish Called Wanda is a comedy film that follows the story of a group of thieves who plan and execute a heist of a valuable collection of diamonds in London. The gang includes George, the mastermind, Ken, an animal lover with a stutter, Wanda, a con artist and Otto, a volatile anglophobe. The heist is successful, but things quickly go awry when Wanda and Otto betray George to the police and he is arrested. The remaining trio then tries to retrieve the hidden loot but it has vanished. Wanda suspects that George has moved it to a safe deposit box and decides to seduce his barrister, Archie Leach, to find out where it is. However, their liaisons are continuously interrupted by Otto's jealousy. The film follows the hilarious antics of the group as they try to outsmart each other and get their hands on the valuable diamonds.

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