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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Theatrical Version, Trivia, French, Subtitled
Four conniving jewel thieves...three Yorkshire terriers...two heaving bosoms and one proper British barrister. It all adds up to "a non-stop barrage of ...outrageous plot twists and over-the top performances" when a girl called Wanda tries to deceive her Nietzche-quoting boyfriend, an animal loving hitman and an embarrassment-prone counselor out of a fortune in jewels in this hilariously funny farce!System Requirements:Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. Directed By: Charles Crichton. Running Time: 1 Hour, 48 Min., Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2000 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
In A FISH CALLED WANDA, veteran director Charles Crichton and scriptwriter-star John Cleese create a dazzling quilt from various strands of English and American comedy. The plot, in which four disparate characters attempt a daring heist, comes from Ealing caper comedies, such as Crichton's own THE LAVENDER HILL MOB. Cleese and Michael Palin, as the hit man with a stutter and a love of animals, come from the anarchic tradition of Monty Python. The movie pays savage tribute to another Ealing comedy, THE LADYKILLERS, as Palin attempts to kill a witness to the gang's getaway. The glamorous con woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) is from Preston Sturges's great comedy THE LADY EVE, while Kevin Kline provides his own unique feverish comic intensity.But, in the midst of this breathless comedy, something else happens. The barrister, Archie Leach (Cleese), who is defending one of the gang, is jolted out of his tight-laced British existence by Curtis's life force. And Curtis--like Barbara Stanwyck in THE LADY EVE--falls into her own trap: falling in love with the man she's conning. The 78-year-old Crichton never before had such rich material. He times everything in this brilliant comedy with the precision of a Swiss watch.
Plot Summary
An odd quartet of thieves pulls off "the big jewel job," but only the brains of the operation knows where the gems are hidden. Unfortunately he's in prison and needs his stuffy defense counsel--and so do the other gang members--to go get the stash for them.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Dual Side - Single Layer | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital Mono - English | | Dolby Digital Mono - French | | Additional Release Material:
| Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer | | Additional Products:
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Release Information
|  | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 1/22/2008 |
| Running Time: 108 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1988 | | Catalog ID: 906266 | | UPC: 00027616626622 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1988) |  | Kevin Kline, Winner, Best Supporting Actor |
| Memorable Quotes| "I used to box for Oxford."----Archie (John Cleese)|"I used to kill for the CIA."----Otto (Kevin Kline) | | "To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people. I've known sheep that could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher I.Qs."----Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) to Otto | | "Wanda, do you have any idea what it's like being English? Being so correct all the time, being so stifled by this dread of, of doing the wrong thing, of saying to someone 'Are you married?' and hearing 'My wife left me this morning,' or saying, uh, 'Do you have children?' and being told they all burned to death on Wednesday? You see, Wanda, we're all terrified of embarrassment. That's why we're so dead. Most of my friends are dead, you know, we have these piles of corpses to dinner. But you're alive, God bless you, and I want to be, I'm so fed up with all this. I want to make love with you, Wanda. I'm a good lover----at least I used to be, back in the early fourteenth century. Can we go to bed?----Archie to Wanda | | "Not you, Ken; you've got a beautiful speaking voice----when it works."----Otto to Ken (Micahel Palin) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...A convulsively funny affair....It's a smart farce about ingrained cultural differences..." 07/15/1988 p.C1USA Today
"...Wildly out of control as well as wildly funny, this sleeper smash is also Oscar-nominated for script and direction..." 02/23/1989 p.3D |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  4.5 | | Plot |  5 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Memorable and funny movie Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Viewer from Texas
A must see movie if you are a comedy buff. Memorable quotes and funny moments are packed in this flick. Cleese, Curtis and Kline give a very good performance. Not one dull moment. Was this review helpful?  
3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Tuesday, August 24, 1999
drs_gatorhawk from
one of the funniest and most quotable movies ever...a classic Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 english comedy at it's finest Sunday, June 13, 1999
stmwthr from deer park new york
very good well made, played by the best of the
english well known for there sarcastic wit.... Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Classic British Comedy Tuesday, June 01, 1999
A Viewer from Portland, OR
A surprise hit at the box office, A Fish Called Wanda is a fun romp through a traditional caper plot. A romantic comedy which is full of ridiculous, funny momemnts which you'll remember forever. Was this review helpful?
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