A Fish Called Wanda
"Low comedy at high speed, it pretends to be a caper movie about a smooth London jewel heist and its infinitely complex aftermath. Actually, it's a smart farce about ingrained cultural differences."
British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and his hapless aide, Ken Pile (Michael Palin), draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda Gerschwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) and weapons expert Otto West (Kevin Kline), for a massive diamond heist. When the job goes badly, Wanda attempts to seduce George’s stuffy lawyer, Archie Leach (John Cleese), to find out where George hid the diamonds. Meanwhile, Ken repeatedly attempts to kill an elderly woman (Patricia Hayes) who witnessed the robbery.
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John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline
Cast
Charles Crichton, John Cleese
Director
United Kingdom, United States
Country
English, Italian, Russian, French
Language
Comedy, Crime
Genre
R
Rating
1h 48m
Runtime
1988
Year
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