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Information
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 108 min.
- Directors
- Charles Crichton, John Cleese
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Rating *
- 7.5
- Votes *
- 96,479
- Checks
- 24,845
- Favs
- 1,337
- Dislikes
- 145
- Favs/checks
- 5.4% (1:19)
- Favs/dislikes
- 9:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
In the late 80s, comedies about people behaving very badly indeed became popular, for some reason (today, that's more a television thing) and the best of these was A Fish Called Wanda. Hadn't seen it in years, but it's kept its edge, with memorable performances from all involved. While I'm a big fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus on TV, the films' relentless absurdity makes me lose interest in them rather quickly. But Cleese's script for Wanda is crisp and tightly-plotted and provides a more satisfying experience, at least, for me. 9 years 7 months ago -
Scratch47
Plot, dialogue and acting are all really worthy. 'You're the vulgarian, you fuck!' 14 years 3 months ago -
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