A Fish Called Wanda (1988)


A Fish Called Wanda
7 Listal rating
7.6 IMDB rating
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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


Written by
John Cleese

John Cleese

(story) and


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A Comedy Called Perfection!!

4 years, 6 months ago at Oct 25 0:12
5 votes
"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-kn... read more

Under-appreciated brit com

6 years ago at Apr 27 13:18
4 votes
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 ... read more

80's Brit-Com

4 weeks ago at Apr 21 17:49
2 votes
There is no doubt- John Cleese is a funny guy, although he has his occasional misfires (most recently his animated works "Shrek Forever After" and "Planet 51.") Here he is not "Fawlty Towers" funny, but still manages to amuse and entertain, and he is backed up by a great cast, including Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline as a psychotic pseudo-intellectual dolt with a preference for m... read more
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Description: 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 onl ... (more)
Release date : 15 July 1988
UPC: 027616626622
Comedy (41), Crime (19), 1988 (12), 1980s (12), Heist (12), British (11), Speech Impediment (8), Courtroom (7), Fish (6), Character Name In Title (6), Disguise (5), Necklace (5), Marriage (5), Lawyer (5), UK (5), Animal Abuse (4), Dog (4), Naked Man (4), Stuttering (4), Screwball (4)
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80's Brit-Com

“There is no doubt- John Cleese is a funny guy, although he has his occasional misfires (most recently his animated works "Shrek Forever After" and "Planet 51.") Here he is not "Fawlty Towers" funny, but still manages to amuse and entertain, and he is backed up by a great cast, including Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline as a psychotic pseudo-intellectual dolt with a preference for mangling Nietzsche.

Manipulative Wanda (Curtis,)stuttering animal lover Ken (Palin,) nutcase Otto (Kline) and George, the one with the plan, all aspire to rob a jewelry store. Wanda, who is fiddling with all the mens' emotions, and Otto, her incompetent lover, decide to double cross George and steal the diamonds, but George anticipates their move, and entrusts the key to the safe to Ken.” read more

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"I once had a fish for a pet. But it wasn't named Wanda. I called it Abe Vigoda. And unless you grew up watching 70's television, that "joke" probably doesn't make too much sense. But if you do get that joke, then you're probably witty enough to get the ones in this movie."


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