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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

6.9 Listal rating
7.8 IMDB rating

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Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) brings her new secret lover, Otto (Kevin Kline) to England to help her and her lover George and stuttering animal lover Ken (Michael Palin) steal $20 million in diamonds. Wanda and Otto then turn in George to the police so they can have the loot for themselves, but George has already moved the diamonds and only he knows whe ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
John Cleese

John Cleese

Archie Leach
Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Wanda Gershwitz
Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Ken Pile
Tom Georgeson

Tom Georgeson

Georges Thomason
Patricia Hayes

Patricia Hayes

Mrs. Coady
Mark Elwes

Mark Elwes

Customer in Jeweler's Shop


Written by (View all) :
John Cleese

John Cleese

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A Comedy Called Perfection!!

Posted : 8 months, 1 week ago at Oct 25 0:12
"I love robbing the English, they're so polite." How does one distinguish the difference between a masterpiece and just another ordinary comedy? For starters, an ordinary comedy is commonly clichéd beyond all comprehension - i.e. characters are standard, events are glaringly foreseeable and the structure is far too formulaic. In addition, an ordinary comedy usually features well-known actors who are so desperate for laughs that they overact (like Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, and so on) rather than dispersing clever, witty, cerebral dialogue. In an ordinary comedy the laughs are also predominantly forgettable. And finally, an ordinary comedy is funny but nothing further. It doesn't break new boundaries...it's just another comedy that'll be long forgotten and relegated to the $5 bargain bin...Read more

Under-appreciated brit com

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago at Apr 27 13:18
This is my favorite british comedy, even more so than the Monty Python classics. But I'm saddened that it's getting dissed here at listal. 6.8 average? come on, are people simply voting based on the silly title, or have they actually sat down and enjoyed this comedy-robbery-blackmail-double-crossing laugh-til-it-hurts fest? so many memorable lines... 'Oh no! It's K-k-k-k-KEN coming to K-k-k-k-KILL ME!!' I honestly can't decide who was the funniest; Cleese, Kline or Palin. All were brilliant. Curtis didn't really have a comic role or memorable lines, but she had total chemistry with the rest of the cast, which made this ensemble that much more enjoyable. Best part was where Otto (Kline) beats up Archie (Cleese) by putting a bag on his head and beating him, but when he tak...Read more

Rating : 10/10