A Fish Called Wanda poster

A Fish Called Wanda( 1988)

TV-MAComedyCrime
72%
User
Score

A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood.

Overview

While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jamie Lee Curtis

      Wanda Gershwitz

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      John Cleese

      Archie Leach

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      Kevin Kline

      Otto

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      Michael Palin

      Ken Pile

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      Maria Aitken

      Wendy

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      Tom Georgeson

      Georges Thomason

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      Cynthia Cleese

      Portia

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      Patricia Hayes

      Mrs. Coady

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      Geoffrey Palmer

      Judge

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      Mark Elwes

      Customer in Jeweler's Shop

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      Neville Phillips

      Manager of Jeweler's Shop

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      Peter Jonfield

      Inspector Marvin

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      Jeremy Child

      Mr. Ian Johnson

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      Stephen Fry

      Hutchison

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      Ken Campbell

      Bartlett

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      Al Hunter Ashton

      Warder

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      Roger Hume

      Locksmith

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      Roger Brierley

      Davidson

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      Llewellyn Rees

      Sir John

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      Michael Percival

      Percival

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      Kate Lansbury

      Magistrate

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      Andrew MacLachlan

      Eebeedee

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      Roland MacLeod

      Vicar

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      Robert Putt

      Policeman at Old Bailey

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      Pamela Miles

      Mrs. Hazel Johnson

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      Sharon Marino

      1st Junior Barrister

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      Patrick Newman

      2nd Junior Barrister

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      David Simeon

      Court Clerk

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      Barrie Holland

      Defence Barrister (uncredited)

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    A review by The Movie Diorama

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    Written by The Movie Diorama on Thu Jan 16 2020
    A Fish Called Wanda swimmingly sails through a screenplay fishing for eccentricity. You may or may not already know, that comedies are not my genre of choice. The heartless individual that I am fails to grasp humour in its entirety, finding the most unusual of gags hilarious yet the most mainstream of jokes unwaveringly pointless. “Classic” British comedy, despite being a patriotic Brit myself, is just one of those strands I’ve never tangled with. ‘Monty Python’ and 80s sitcoms reassure my darkened thoughts where most others would laugh out loud, for I am dead inside. Naturally, approaching ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    7500000.00

    Revenue

    188593712.00

    Keywords

    • infidelity
    • robbery
    • cheating
    • heart attack
    • heist
    • lawyer
    • silencer
    • courtroom
    • american abroad
    • animal abuse
    • stuttering
    • yelling
    • killing a dog
    • cutical scissors
    • run over by a steamroller
    • gag
    • excuse
    • barrel
    • zoophilia
    • screwball
    • heathrow airport
    • stolen jewelry