A Fish Called Wanda
Film
Michael Palin Turned Down Move To Hollywood...quite the right word. What happened was that, all these films that I made, like Time Bandits, and Brazil and A Private function, A Fish Called Wanda, they all did very well in America, but they were all made here (Britain). So I was being... In this article: Hollywood, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Time Bandits, A Fish Called Wanda, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Britain, and Brazil |
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Playbill.com | 6 days ago
Lights, Camera, Aitken! Director Puts a Hollywood Spin on As You Like It in DC; LaChiusa Adds Music
...a movie set in the Golden Age of Hollywood. This is my love letter to America." Aitken is remembered for her film performance as Wendy in "A Fish Called Wanda." Her U.S. regional directing credits include the Court Theatre Chicago, Sag...
In this article: Maria Aitken, Hollywood, West End, William Shakespeare, Michael John LaChiusa, London, BBC 3, and Williamstown Theatre Festival
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Independent.ie | November 13, 2009
Lights, camera, cheap thrills... kerching!
...to a large box office but as word of mouth grew -- sometimes helped by a more spaced-out marketing campaign -- so did their audiences. A Fish Called Wanda for example, took 10 weeks to reach number one at the US box office in 1988. There's...
In this article: Blair Witch Project, Open Water, Steven Spielberg, Shawshank Redemption, Hollywood, Citizen Kane, and Ang Lee
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 13, 2009
Paying the bills: John Cleese
...tentatively titled "May Divorce Be With You. " He also hopes to soon begin work with his daughter, Camilla, on a musical version of "A Fish Called Wanda," the hit 1988 film comedy he co-wrote. "Although I've accrued a lot of wealth and...
In this article: John Cleese, Monty Python, Eric Idle, Alyce Faye Eichelberger, Cornell University, Graham Chapman, San Diego, and DVD
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The Seattle Times | November 02, 2009
Get ready for a funny - and insightful - night in Seattle with John Cleese
...Monty Python troupe; his adventures as Basil Fawlty; and his solo movie career (including his lead role in the rib-tickler "A Fish Called Wanda"). Cleese also discussed his theories about merrymaking, and took questions from the audience.
In this article: John Cleese, Seattle, Basil Fawlty, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Minister of Silly Walks, British Film Institute, DVD, and Mr. Praline
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | October 30, 2009
On Demand picks
...by S.E. Hinton. Quietly fine performances by Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, and Diane Lane. (PG; runs through Nov. 12) A FISH CALLED WANDA Comcast Movies and Events) A Monty Pythonized heist caper that's really about...
In this article: French fries, S.E. Hinton, WWF, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Ralph Macchio, Kevin Kline, C. Thomas Howell, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Matt Dillon
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Wired: GeekDad | October 27, 2009
Happy 70th Birthday, John Cleese!
...for only twelve episodes, it is thought of by many as the best sitcom ever made. And who could forget his performance as Archie Leach in A Fish Called Wanda, or his guest-starring appearance on The Muppet Show? So from all of us at...
In this article: John Cleese, Monty Python, Silly Walks, Dead Parrot, Black Knight, Wired.com, Basil Fawlty, and Fawlty Towers
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Rolling Stone | October 21, 2009
John Cleese's Towering Legacy
...slow-burning, silly-walking hotelier Basil Fawlty, Cleese also has some feedback to offer the hospitality trade. A familiar face in film (A Fish Called Wanda, the Harry Potter, James Bond and Shrek franchises) and television (Will and Grace,...
In this article: John Cleese, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Bristol, Dead Parrot, First World War, James Bond, Basil Fawlty, and Harry Potter
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Reuters | October 15, 2009
A Minute With: John Cleese on appeal of Fawlty Towers
...create the series in the 1970s. The 69-year-old, also well known for his part in the Monty Python phenomenon and the 1988 movie "A Fish Called Wanda," has been on tour in Norway with a one-man show. The BBC is releasing "Fawlty Towers:...
In this article: Fawlty Towers, John Cleese, Monty Python, Michael Palin, California, and DVD
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USATODAY.com | October 14, 2009
The original troupers: Pythonesque to this day
...release of the remastered Fawlty Towers DVD (favorite scene: Fire Bell sequence in the "Germans" episode); a musical version of A Fish Called Wanda he's writing with daughter Camilla; a movie script with Lisa Hogan. Michael Palin, 66
In this article: Michael Palin, Monty Python, Python, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, Alan Partridge, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Terry Jones, and Eric Idle
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EW.com - PopWatch | October 14, 2009
John Cleese on 40 years of 'Monty Python,' 'Fawlty Towers,' and sex!
...cause a certain amount of discomfort. That was a bit wicked of me. I always felt Gilliam wasn't terribly happy about the success of A Fish Called Wanda. He felt he was the filmmaker in the group. But Fierce Creatures (Cleese's less successful...
In this article: Monty Python, John Cleese, Fawlty Towers, Terry Gilliam, David Kelly, The Office, Oscars, Entertainment Weekly, and American college
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Description from Wikipedia:
A Fish Called Wanda is a comedy film written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed by Charles Crichton and John Cleese (uncredited), and starring Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. The film is a comedy about a jewel heist and its aftermath.
- Name:
- A Fish Called Wanda
- Country of Origin:
- /
- Release Date:
- July 01, 0015
- Directed By:
- Charles Crichton
- Produced by:
- Michael Shamberg
- Written By:
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- Charles Crichton
- John Cleese
- Editor:
- John Jympson
- Cinematography:
- Alan Hume
- Music By:
- John Du Prez
- Distributed By:
- MGM
- Length:
- 108 minutes
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