A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda

By Charles Crichton

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1988-07-13
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Director: Charles Crichton
  • Production Company: Prominent Features
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 4.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
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Description

Four career cons just committed the crime of the century. But when a double-cross leaves their loot in limbo, it’s up to one American temptress (Jamie Lee Curtis) to convince one English lawyer (John Cleese) to reveal its location. Monty Python veteran John Cleese co-wrote and co-stars in this hilarious tale of lust, sex, murder and seafood, which won an Academy Award for Kevin Kline for his performance as an unhinged hitman. Also starring Python veteran Michael Palin, A Fish Called Wanda is “a deliciously dishy comedy” (Washington Post).

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  • Brilliant!!!!

    5
    By Reckia6
    Great movie! Worth watching again and again and again. Everyone is brilliant in this but I think Kevin Kline steals every scene he is in and that is no easy feat. He has never been funnier. I wish some of his other characters in other films were more like Otto. A Fish Called Wanda is a comedic tour de force from beginning to end.

  • Keeps Getting Crazier and Funnier

    4
    By Omnipotentud
    Sure, it’s slightly dated, but it’s consistently funny as the situations get more outrageous. The viewer is pulled into this complex mania by a cast of admirably skilled actors.

  • One of my top 10 comedies ever

    5
    By Digosh1
    And sooo politically incorrect!

  • A product of its time

    3
    By t(h)inker
    As good as the individual performances are, the comedy itself is very much a product of its era, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. (Unfortunately, one might argue that stereotypes are the building blocks of this thing.) Despite some tempting one-liners, I found it much more entertaining in my early teens than as an adult. Also, don't be fooled, this really is a romcom.

  • A Man Literally Laughed to Death Watching this Film

    4
    By thePumamama
    Cleese spoke of this on the Colbert show of 23 July 2018. The man who laughed until he died was a Dutch dentist. Absolutely hilarious (though some of the humor is cruel.) Curtis is great, Kline is crazed, and the great John Cleese is magnificent.

  • One of the best..

    5
    By zidane2015
    One of the funniest comedies ever made, it's also a brilliant satire of the time, and unfortunately one of the last films Cleese wrote and starred in as a lead. Also one of the rare Oscars awarded for a comedy performance (Kevin Kline), giving you an idea of just how special this film is.

  • May I purchase, please?

    4
    By touchofevil
    Can't iTunes and MGM just get along? I'd like to buy not rent!

  • I want to purchase this, NOT rent!!

    5
    By kittycat262728
    One of my all time favorite movies! Such a classic!! I just wish it were available to purchase instead of renting. Please add a buy option!! This is like the only movie I’ve seen recently on iTunes that’s rent-only, not cool!!

  • Can we purchase it?

    5
    By Gandalf Stormcrow
    I don't think there have been many movies that I enjoyed this much, that I have watched so often. Brilliant!

  • Awesome movie!!!

    5
    By Frustrated in NC
    Would be great to be able to purchase instead of just rent!

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