John Cleese,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Kevin Kline,
Michael Palin,
Tom Georgeson
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In A Fish Called Wanda, Jamie Lee Curtis plays an ambitious con artist who uses every ounce of her sexual wiles to obtain a fortune in jewels stolen by her gangster lover Tom Georgeson. First, she rom... read more
Directed by: John Cleese, Charles Crichton
Release Date: July 15, 1988
Keywords:
funny,
funniest,
kevin kline,
jamie lee,
lee curtis,
john cleese,
Kevin Kline ,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
John Cleese ,
Michael Palin
DVD Release Date: January 1, 1998
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June 29, 2008Kevin Kline is one of my all time favorites and he shines alongside Cleese, Curtis and Palin in an all time classic comedy.
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March 30, 2012Terrible funny and clever, A Fish Called Wanda it's a great comedy film with outstanding performances. Fresh.
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February 28, 2012fb733768972"A Fish Called Wanda" is classic comedy at it's finest. However, I mean this in the moments that fall aside the fact that many scenes offended me and some were even out of place. I understand that it is trying to gain an audience by delivering subtle and dry humour, which it does... read more
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January 16, 2012Though A FISH CALLED WANDA is often makes a grand show of comic violence, nonsense, and obscene vulgarity, it is massively hysterical, unique, and ultimately likable. There have been films such as THE BLUES BROTHERS, SPACEBALLS, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, and THE SIMPSONS MOVIE that ga... read more
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March 3, 2011A very funny action comedy movie with a great cast, especially Cleese. Not one of the best comedies of the 80s, as some people say, but it's worth watching, it's very funny and entertaining.
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November 13, 2010One of the funniest comedies, written by John Cleese and starring him and Monty Python alum Michael Palin, Wanda is a catch. Kevin Kline, the master of the confused belligerant, scores meteoric cult following with his bumbling repetoire, and Jamie Lee Curtis is perfect as the sed... read more
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October 14, 2010Funny, funny, funny, funny movie!! Not sure it gets much better than this...
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May 5, 2010"A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood."
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.REVIEW
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April 17, 2010Although some elements have held up well, time has erased most of the luster. Still amusing, but not nearly as funny as it seemed 22 years ago.
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March 9, 2010Funny brit humour with a bit of crime caper thrown in. The cast is excellent with Curtis, Kline, and Cleese leading the charge. Kline is great as Otto, the stupid muscle who fancies himself a philosopher. His over the top reactions are hilarious and really make the character f... read more
Critic Reviews
April 27, 2009
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
April 27, 2009
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Like many of the best English comedies, much of the humor here is based on character, good-natured high spirits, and fairly uninhibited vulgarity. Full Review
October 18, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
Though it is less tasteless, irreverent and satirical than the Python pics, film still is wacky and occasionally outrageous in its own, distinctly British way. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
It's not easy to describe the movie's accumulating dimness or to understand what went wrong. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It'll keep you amused enough to sit still and even remember it fondly. But it seems a light day's fishing for Messers Cleese and Palin. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
It's a deliciously dishy comedy, but like sushi an acquired taste. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The funniest movie I have seen in a long time. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
When it comes to comedians, everyone has their favorite. Mine is John Cleese. Full Review
April 17, 2012
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Kevin Kline won the Supporting Actor Oscar for this funny and enjoyable farce, based on original script by John Cleese and Charles Crichton Full Review
January 1, 2011
Elliot Panek, Common Sense Media
Crime caper with a wicked edge. Not for kids. Full Review
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