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A Fish Called Wanda is a comedy film written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton. Cleese stars in the film, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Georgeson, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin and Maria Aitken. The story revolves around an attempted jewelry robbery and its calamitous aftermath. Although A Fish Called Wanda opened in theaters on July 15, 1988, the film did not make it to number one at the box office until September 16 in the United States.Turner Classic Movies: Spotlight: A Fish Called Wanda The film grossed more than $100 million worldwide, while only costing $8 million to make.
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Fast Facts:
- Release date: July 15, 1988
- Distributor: MGM
- Director: Charles Crichton
- Producers: Steve Abbot, John Cleese, Lee Rich, Michael Shamberg, John Comfort
- Music: John Du Prez
- Running Time: 1 hr, 48 min
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Awards and Accolades
A Fish Called Wanda was nominated for three Academy Awards in 1988. John Cleese and Charles Crichton were nominated for Best Screenplay, while Kevin Kline won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Crichton was also nominated for Best Director; with the nomination, Crichton became the second oldest individual to be nominated for the award.Academy Awards Database: Oldest/Youngest Directing Nominees/Winners In the year 2000, A Fish Called Wanda ranked 21st on The American Film Institute list of the Top 100 Funniest Films of All Time.American Film Institute PDF: AFI's 100 Films, 100 Laughs (104 KB)
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is going to watch A Fish Called Wanda on DVD now :) Or maybe Kill Bill. Hm, which . . .
@bathinginluxury | November 09, 2009 02:59 AM -
Finished watching A Fish Called Wanda for the umpteenth time and for the first time realized that @stephenfry is in it. How did I miss that?
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A Fish Called Wanda is on and Kevin Kline just stole @stephenfry's boarding pass.
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Tour-de-force performances from an unparalleled comic cast highlight this much-loved hit that Roger Ebert calls "the funniest movie I have seen in a long time." Monty Pythoners John Cleese and Michael Palin (Search For The Holy Grail...
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Kevin Kline took home an Oscar for his performance as a self-absorbed lothario who prepares for lovemaking by drinking in his own "manly" musk, but it would be hard to single him out as the best thing about the film. The fact is, the entire...
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Tour-de-force performances from an unparalleled comic cast highlight this much-loved hit that Roger Ebert calls "the funniest movie I have seen in a long time!" Monty Pythoners John Cleese and Michael Palin (Search For The Holy Grail, The M...
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View All A Fish Called Wanda Questions (1802) | Ask a QuestionWill PETA calling fish sea kittens make you eat less seafood? (29 Answers)Something that perturbs me about this particular PETA campaign is how they inadvertently (and likely unintentionally) imply that organisms must be cute and cuddly in order to be of any ... read moreWhat do fish drink? (3 Answers)Fish drink water. But its only saltwater fish that actually "drink" water; meaning they suck it in through their mouths. Freshwater fish absorb it through their gills and their skin. read moreWould you want to own a pet thats half fish and half dog like this fishdog in the video? (2 Answers)Looks really cool! My one worry would be fishing nets, but the commercial showed how that's really not a problem. I guess commercial exploitation would be a great problem. But ... read moreWhat kind of fish eat the damsel fish? (1 Answer)I am not sure exactly what fish are predators of Damsel Fish, but I did find a list of fish that Damsel Fish are not compatible with (if you are ... read more
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