A Fish Called Wanda Movie Basics

Year of Release: 1988
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Charles Crichton
Screenwriter: Charles Crichton and John Cleese
Producers: Lee Rich, Michael Shamberg, Steve Abbott and John Cleese
Studio: MGM

A Fish Called Wanda Synopsis

John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin star in this 1988 black comedy about a group of unscrupulous gang of thieves (Kline, Curtis and Palin) and their lawyer (Cleese) who spend continually double cross each other as they try to get control of $20 million in diamonds.

A Fish Called Wanda Cast

Kevin Kline		-		Otto West
John Cleese		-		Archie Leach
Jamie Lee Curtis		-		Wanda Gerschwitz
Michael Palin		-		Ken
Tom Georgeson		-		George
Maria Aitken		-		Wendy Leach
Cynthia Caylor		-		Portia

A Fish Called Wanda Awards and Nominations

1988 Academy Awards®		Best Supporting Actor - Kevin Kline (Win)
		Best Director (Nom)
		Best Original Screenplay (Nom)
1989 Golden Globe Awards Awards®		Best Film - Musical/Comedy - (Nom)
		Best Actor - John Cleese (Nom)
		Best Actress - Jamie Lee Curtis (Nom)