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 romances Georgeson's dimwitted but deadly henchman Kevin Kline (who won an Academy Award for his ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1988 | Running Time: 98 minutes
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One of the best black comedies of the 1980s, A Fish Called Wanda revels in poking fun at stereotypes: neither British nor Americans are ever completely off the hook. Representing the Yanks, Jamie Lee Curtis finally received a role worthy of her ample comic sensibilities, and Kevin Kline's antagonistic wackiness secured him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. For the Brits, scene-stealer Michael Palin and lead/co-scripter John Cleese display a wit and spontaneity not seen since their Monty Python ...more
- John Cleese - Archie Leach
- Jamie Lee Curtis - Wanda Gerschwitz
- Kevin Kline - Otto West
- Michael Palin - Ken
- Al Ashton - Warder
- Kim Barclay - Nanny
- Cynthia Caylor - Portia
- Mark Elwes - Shop Customer
- Stephen Fry - Hutchison
- Andrew Maclachlan - Eebedee
- Pamela Miles - Mrs. Johnson
- Roger Brierley - Davidson
- Imogen Bickford-Smith - Stenographer
- John Dixon - Prison Officer
- Charles Crichton - Director
- Steve Abbott - Executive Producer
- John Cleese - Executive Producer
- Steve Abbott - Producer
- Michael Shamberg - Producer
- Lee Rich - Producer
- John Cleese - Producer
- Charles Crichton - Screenwriter
- John Cleese - Screenwriter
- John Wood - Art Director
- John Comfort - Associate Producer
- Priscilla John - Casting
- Hazel Pethig - Costume Designer
- Jonathan Benson - First Assistant Director











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