Fish Called Wanda (A)
- Director: Charles Crichton; John Cleese
- Writer: John Cleese; Charles Crichton
- Producer: Steve Abbott; John Cleese
CGiii Comment
Suspend all belief...
Sit back and enjoy a comedy that is as stupid as it is clever.
There are genuine laugh-out-loud moments and the actors really do look as if they are enjoying themselves - immensely.
Kline's character is played to camp perfection.
Great entertainment.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In London, George Thomason, his seductive American girlfriend Wanda Gershwitz, and their associate Ken Pile are planning their latest crime, a diamond heist that should net them £13 million. They plan on leaving the country with the goods after the heist. On Wanda's recommendation, they enlist the help of her brother, Otto, a weapons expert, for this heist. In reality, Otto is not Wanda's brother, but her latest lover, a dimwit who gets off on his own body odor, who believes he's an intellectual because he reads Nietzsche, and who does not tolerate being called stupid by anyone. Wanda has one weakness in men which is how Otto was able to get her to be his lover: speaking Italian in seduction. Wanda and Otto plan to double cross George by having him arrested for the heist, while they abscond with the jewels. Wanda further plans to triple cross Otto by eliminating him from the picture after she has the jewels.
Cast & Characters
John Cleese as Archie Leach;
Jamie Lee Curtis as Wanda Gershwitz;
Kevin Kline as Otto;
Michael Palin as Ken Pile;
Maria Aitken as Wendy;
Tom Georgeson as Georges Thomason;
Patricia Hayes as Mrs. Coady;
Geoffrey Palmer as Judge;
Cynthia Cleese as Portia;
Mark Elwes as Customer in Jeweler's Shop;
Neville Phillips as Manager of Jeweler's Shop;
Peter Jonfield as Inspector Marvin;
Ken Campbell as Bartlett;
Al Ashton as Warder;
Roger Hume as Locksmith