A Fish Called Wanda (Special Edition, DVD)

When A Fish Called Wanda hit the big screens in 1988 it was way ahead of it's time . As with many movies it suffered a little from over-hype by the press and reviewers . As such it was a wee bit disappointing to me . However I only mean a very small wee ( gosh I hope you know what I mean :) ) The plot revolves around an American couples visit to England . Wanda a sex bomb of a con artist and Otto a jewel thief have planned , and are to carry out a diamond robbery in London . The plot involves a double cross , deceit and murder all of which is carried out in ludicrous circumstances . Michael Palin best known for Monty Python and more recently Pole ...  Read the complete review

Director: Charles Crichton Writers: John Cleese and Charles Crichton Actors: John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, Tom Georgeson Cinema Release Date: October 1988 Genre: Comedy Classification: 15+ Runtime: 108 minutes Awards: Kevin Kline - Oscar for best actor John Cleese - Oscar nomination for best original screenplay, John Cleese and Michael Palin – BAFTA awards for their roles and another 5 industry wins and 13 nominations The Gist of it… ****************** Wanda and her secret lover, Otto travel to England where they meet with Wanda’s (not secret) boyfriend George and stuttering Ken with a ...  Read the complete review

After the success of Monty Python's flying circus which put him on the map, John Cleese tried his hand at several movies and this for me was one of his best ones. Released way back in 1988, it basically tells the story of a British man called George(Tom Georgeson), his American girlfriend Wanda(Jamie Lee Curtis), her American lover Otto(Kevin Kline) and George's stuttering English accomplice Ken(Michael Palin). Together they rob a jewelrey vault. However, none of them trust each other and it's not long before Wanda and Otto betray George and get him framed for the robbery. Ken meanwhile gets involved and unwittingly hides the loot in his aquariam at home not ...  Read the complete review

An idea s truck John Cleese, the writer and star of this film. He thought people were bored with slow moving British comedies with characters that were brilliant, yet didn't have anyone quite mad enough to interact with and create huge laughs. How do we break out of this streak? Throw in two of the most colourful, sexy and (one in particular) insane characters but they need that huge self confidence that only comes with Americans; introducing Jamie Lee Curtis and Academy Award winner Kevin Kline, in roles that immediately turned them into fully capable comic actors. Barrister Archie Leach (John Cleese) becomes obsessed with the enticing charms of Wanda. She's ...  Read the complete review

...or Monty Python Mark VI. Well, it could have been, seeing as it starred John Cleese and Michael Palin from that illustrious, if increasingly dated looking, British comedy TV series. But in reality A Fish Called Wanda was about as far as it could get away from Cleese's roots, with him fairly liberally straying into the world of cost transatlantic comedy. It was almost odds on to be a box office smash just on the strength of Cleese's contribution alone, but then one might have thought the same about the exceedingly lacklustre Clockwise, and look what happened to that. Wanda, however, was something completely different (apologies). ...  Read the complete review