A Fish Called Wanda
1988
****
Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, Maria Aitken, Tom Georgeson, Cynthia Cleese, Patricia Hayes
A criminal gang pull off a diamond heist in London. When the gang leader ends up in jail, his duplicitous American associates plan to exploit his attorney in order to find out where their boss hid the diamonds. This terrific comedy was scripted by John Cleese and it's full of memorable scenes. The characters and naturally the performances are unforgettable: John Cleese as the uptight barrister Archie, Michael Palin as the stuttering animal lover Ken, Jamie Lee Curtis as the sexy and crafty con artist Wanda, and the Academy Award winning Kevin Kline as the hilariously psychotic Otto. Some of the jokes have not dated so well in the intervening years. The same cast reunited later in Fierce Creatures.
