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A Fish Called Wanda

Year:

1988

Duration:

108 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

Charles Crichton

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1988-08-05

Filming Locations: Roehampton Church School, Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $7,500,000

Opening Weekend: $115,418 (USA) (17 July 1988)

Gross: $63,493,712 (USA)$21,406,336 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Cynthia Cleese

A Fish Called Wanda

John Cleese

Archie Leach

Jamie Lee Curtis

Wanda Gershwitz

Kevin Kline

Otto

Michael Palin

Ken Pile

Maria Aitken

Wendy

Tom Georgeson

Georges Thomason

Patricia Hayes

Mrs. Coady

Geoffrey Palmer

Judge

Mark Elwes

Customer in Jeweler's Shop

Neville Phillips

Manager of Jeweler's Shop

Peter Jonfield

Inspector Marvin

Ken Campbell

Bartlett

Al Ashton

Warder

Roger Hume

Locksmith

Roger Brierley

Davidson

Llewellyn Rees

Sir John

Michael Percival

Percival

Kate Lansbury

Magistrate

Robert Ian Mackenzie

Copper (as Robert Cavendish)

Andrew MacLachlan

Eebedee

Roland MacLeod

Vicar

Jeremy Child

Mr. Johnson

Pamela Miles

Mrs. Johnson

Tom Pigott Smith

Child Johnson (13)

Katherine John

Child Johnson (10)

Sophie Johnstone

Child Johnson (8)

Kim Barclay

Nanny

Sharon Twomey

1st Junior Barrister (Defence Counsel)

Patrick Newman

2nd Junior Barrister (Defence Counsel)

David Simeon

Clerk of Court (Old Bailey)

Imogen Bickford-Smith

Stenographer

Tia Lee

Junior Barrister (Prosecutor Counsel)

Robert Putt

Police Officer (Old Bailey)

Waydon Croft

1st Prison Officer

John Dixon

2nd Prison Officer

Anthony Pedley

Irate Driver

Robert McBain

Hotel Clerk

Clare McIntyre

Airline Employee

Charu Bala Chokshi

Indian Cleaner

Stephen Fry

Hutchison

John Bird

Clerk of the Magistrate's Court (uncredited)

Robert Goodman

Street thug (uncredited)

Rebecca Moore

Jury member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Director Charles Crichton's last film.

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When Otto (Kevin Kline), suggests possible snitchers to George, he suggests Kevin Delaney, which are Kline's first and middle names.

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In the robbery scene, it really was Kevin Kline who shot the crossbow at the sensor. Kevin got the shot off correctly on the second take.

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Goofs

When Otto shoots at Ken in the steam roller a central support bar for the steam roller's canopy blocks the shot from hitting Ken. Then when subsequent images of the steam roller are shown there is no central support bar.

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When Ken shoots the piece of wood that keeps the giant block of cement from falling, the rope/wheel slides down in the incorrect counter-clockwise direction.

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When Wanda pretends to answer the phone, her right arm hangs at her side. In the next shot, her right hand is on her left wrist.

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Quotes

Archie: I used to box for Oxford.

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Otto: [to Archie] You spineless bimbo.

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Otto: Asshole!

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