A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
	US theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Crichton
Screenplay by	John Cleese
Story by	John Cleese; Charles Crichton;
Produced by	Michael Shamberg
Starring	John Cleese; Jamie Lee Curtis; Kevin Kline; Michael Palin;
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Edited by	John Jympson
Music by	John Du Prez
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Prominent Features;
Distributed by	MGM/UA Communications Co. (United States); United International Pictures (international);
Release dates	July 7, 1988 (New York City); July 15, 1988 (United States); October 14, 1988 (United Kingdom);
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$7.5 million
Box office	$188.6 million

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to recover stolen diamonds hidden by their jailed leader. His barrister becomes a central figure – and jealousies rage – as femme fatale Wanda seduces him to locate the loot.

The picture grossed over $188 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1988. It received three nominations at the 61st Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Kline, which he would go on to win.^[4] A spiritual sequel, Fierce Creatures, was released in 1997. The British Film Institute ranked A Fish Called Wanda the 39th-greatest British film of the 20th century.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "A Fish Called Wanda (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 15, 1988. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
^ "A Fish Called Wanda". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012.
^ "'A Fish Called Wanda' turns 30: an oral history of a comedy classic". SBS. April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ McCall, Douglas (July 21, 2014). Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969–2012 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-78647-811-8 – via Google Books.
^ "British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films". Cinemarealm.com. 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

[bbfc-1] "A Fish Called Wanda (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 15, 1988. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

[2] "A Fish Called Wanda". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012.

[3] "'A Fish Called Wanda' turns 30: an oral history of a comedy classic". SBS. April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[4] McCall, Douglas (July 21, 2014). Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969–2012 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-78647-811-8 – via Google Books.

[5] "British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films". Cinemarealm.com. 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

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