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Showing posts with label Charles Crichton. Show all posts

4/06/2010

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

I recently enjoyed watching this film again the other day. It's considered a modern day screwball comedy, though it's over 20 years old now. I remember seeing it when it first came out but I didn't understand all the jokes and didn't quite get what was supposed to be so funny about it. Watching it again was a fun experience; it felt like I was watching a brand new film. The getaway scene after the heist is classic, and Ken's attempts to kill off the witness is simply hilarious, although some have found this film to be offensive. Starring John Cleese (who co-wrote), Jaime Lee Curtis, Michael Palin as Ken, and Kevin Kline as the jealous Otto.

Directed by Charles Crichton (The Lavender Hill Mob)