A Fish Called Wanda
UK / USA,
1988, 108 min
Screenplay:
John CleeseCinematography:
Alan HumeComposer:
John Du PrezCast:
John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Maria Aitken, Tom Georgeson, Geoffrey Palmer, Ken Campbell, Stephen Fry, Robert Putt, Patricia Hayes (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Barrister Archie (John Cleese) falls in love and tosses off more than his wig for sexy thief Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) - who can charm the pants off anyone! To make things worse, Wanda is already using her charms on fellow partner-in-crime Otto (Kevin Kline in an Oscar-winning performance), a dim-witted, intellectual psychopath who thinks the London Underground is a political movement! Meanwhile, Otto is making eyes at henchman Ken (Michael Palin), an animal loving multiple dog-killer, who is infatuated with a fish... called Wanda. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1989 - Kevin Kline (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1989 - Charles Crichton (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1989 - Charles Crichton, John Cleese (Best Original Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1989 - John Cleese (Best Leading Actor)
- 1989 - Michael Palin (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1989 - Best Film
- 1989 - Charles Crichton (Best Director)
- 1989 - Kevin Kline (Best Leading Actor)
- 1989 - Jamie Lee Curtis (Best Leading Actress)
- 1989 - Maria Aitken (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1989 - John Cleese (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1989 - Best Editing
Amanda Awards
- 1989 - Charles Crichton (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 1989 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1989 - John Cleese (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1989 - Jamie Lee Curtis (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)