A Fish Called Wanda

Classic British comedy co-written and directed by Charles Crichton. Archie Leach (John Cleese) is a repressed English barrister charged with defending gangster George (Tom Georgeson), who has just pulled off a multi-million jewel heist with the aid of the beautiful Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis), her psychotic ‘brother’ Otto (Kevin Kline) and stuttering animal rights activist Ken (Michael Palin). George was captured before he could tell his cohorts where he had hidden the gems, so Wanda sets out to seduce Archie in order to discover their secret location.

However, Otto's objections to her relationship with the up-tight lawyer ensure that the process is not a smooth one.

Critic Reviews:

• " Putting heart and heat into a film that could have easily slid by on silliness, Cleese proves himself a master actor. " – Peter Travers

• " It's almost as if each antihero is competing to be the most despicable of the lot. " – Mike Massie

• " A nutty caper film that is sometimes riotous, sometimes romantic, and sometimes merely confused. " – Molly Haskell