| Movie Name | A Fish Called Wanda |
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| Released | July 15, 1988 |
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| Genre | Crime, Gangster |
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| Runtime | 108 min |
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| Rating | R |
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| Director(s) | Charles Crichton |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Shamberg |
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| Writer(s) | John Cleese, Charles Crichton |
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| Distribution | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
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| U.S. Box Office | $59,991,944 |
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| Country | USA, UK |
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| Language | English, Italian, Russian |
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 A Fish Called Wanda is an Academy Award-winning comedy film released in 1988 by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and directed by Charles Crichton, and stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin.
The film is a comedy about a jewel heist, planned by George Thomason (played by Tom Georgeson), and its aftermath. George's right-hand man is Ken Pile (Michael Palin), an animal lover with a bad stutter. They bring in two Americans, sexy con artist Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee ..
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Cast:
John Cleese - Archie Leach
Jamie Lee Curtis - Wanda Gershwitz
Kevin Kline - Otto
Michael Palin - Ken PileMore... | Crew:
Original Music by
John Du -
Cinematography byMore... | Trivia:
Leach's daughter Portia is played by John Cleese's real-life daughter Cynthia Cleese, credited as Cynthia Caylor.The scene where Otto sits up in the background behind Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) is reminiscent of a scene in Halloween (1978), in which the character of Michael Myers sat up behind Curtis' character.John Cleese's character is called Archie Leach, which is Cary Grant's real name. More... | Awards:
ASCAP Award (ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards)
For:
Top Box Office Films - John Du Prez
Year: 1989
More... | Quotes:
Otto: Don't call me stupid.
Wendy: Why on earth not?
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Certification: Iceland:L / South Korea:18 / Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Canada:18A / Chile:14 / Finland:K-14 / Ireland:15 / Norway:15 / Singapore:M18 / Sweden:15 / UK:15 / USA:R / West Germany:16
Sound Mix: Mono
Color: Color (Technicolor)
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