A Fish Called Wanda
| Also known as |
- Add other possible names for this topic
A Fish Called Wanda is an acclaimed comedy film released in 1988 by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and directed by Charles Crichton, and stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin.
The film is a comedy about a jewel heist, planned by George Thomason (played by Tom Georgeson), and its aftermath. George's right-hand man is Ken Pile (Michael Palin), an animal lover with a bad stutter. They bring in two Americans, an alluring con artist, Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) and a "weapons man", Otto West (Kevin Kline), who fancies himself an intellectual but, as most of the other characters keep pointing out, is "just stupid" (even though he hates being called stupid). Wanda and Otto are lovers pretending to be siblings so that Wanda can work her charms on George and Ken.
The robbery is executed with perfect precision. After the robbery, however, Wanda and Otto betray George to the police. They belatedly learn that George has moved the loot to a new hiding spot in a...
full article at wikipedia
Film
| Initial release date |
- Jul 15, 1988
| Tagline |
- A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood.
| Directed by |
| Performances |
| Personal appearances |
| Dubbing performances |
| Produced by |
| Screenplay by |
| Story by |
| Cinematography |
| Edited by |
| Release date(s) |
| Costume design by |
| Other crew |
| Music by |
| Genres |
| Runtime |
|
runtime
|
|---|
|
| Languages |
| Country of origin |
| Notable filming locations |
| Estimated budget |
| Rated |
| Soundtrack |
| Film Series |
| Sequel |
| Prequel |
| Subjects |
| Film format |
| Production companies |
| Distributors |
| Other film companies |
| Netflix ID |
- 506538
User-created view »
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the
content on this page is typically distributed under
the Creative Commons
Attribution license or Public Domain.
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "A Fish Called Wanda" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
| Gallery | add an image | edit gallery |
Weblinks
Recent Discussions about A Fish Called Wanda
There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?
Start the Discussion