A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Comedy,Crime English "A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood. " Divx 5 : 97 In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot. John Cleese Archie Leach Jamie Lee Curtis Wanda Gershwitz Kevin Kline Otto Michael Palin Ken Pile Maria Aitken Wendy Tom Georgeson Georges Thomason Patricia Hayes Mrs. Coady Geoffrey Palmer Judge Cynthia Cleese Portia (as Cynthia Caylor) Mark Elwes Customer in Jeweler's Shop Neville Phillips Manager of Jeweler's Shop Peter Jonfield Inspector Marvin Ken Campbell Bartlett Al Ashton Warder Roger Hume Locksmith Roger Brierley Davidson Llewellyn Rees Sir Jake Michael Percival Percival Kate Lansbury Magistrate Robert Ian Mackenzie Copper (as Robert Cavendish) Andrew MacLachlan Eebedee Roland MacLeod Vicar Jeremy Child Mr. Johnson Pamela Miles Mrs. Johnson Tom Piggot Smith Child Johnson (13) Katherine John Child Johnson (10) Sophie Johnstone Child Johnson (8) Kim Barclay Nanny Sharon Twomey 1st Junior Barrister (Defence Counsel) Patrick Newman 2nd Junior Barrister (Defence Counsel) David Simeon Clerk of Court (Old Bailey) Imogen Bickford-Smith Stenographer Tia Lee Junior Barrister (Prosecutor Counsel) Robert Putt Police Officer (Old Bailey) Waydon Croft 1st Prison Officer John Dixon 2nd Prison Officer Anthony Pedley Irate Driver Robert McBain Hotel Clerk Clare McIntyre Airline Employee Charu Bala Chokshi Indian Cleaner Stephen Fry Hatchison John Bird Clerk of the Magistrate's Court (uncredited) Robert Goodman Street thug (uncredited)

Producer:	Michael Shamberg
Writer:	John Cleese,Charles Crichton

Molto pericoloso, signorina, molto

'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.

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