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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic Emma Cochrane
rated 10

The script is peppered with in-jokes. Cleese's character is called Archie Leach, Cary Grant's real name, as both actors share the dubious honour of being born in Weston-super-Mare.

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Jackson Holiday Wheeler
rated 8

Absolute classic! Must watch 

5 years ago

Cast & Crew

Stephen Fry
As Hutchison
John Cleese
As Archie Leach
John Cleese
Writer
Michael Palin
As Ken Pile
Jamie Lee Curtis
As Wanda Gershwitz
Kevin Kline
As Otto

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A Fish Called Wanda is a comedy film that follows the story of a group of thieves who plan and execute a heist of a valuable collection of diamonds in London. The gang includes George, the mastermind, Ken, an animal lover with a stutter, Wanda, a con artist and Otto, a volatile anglophobe. The heist is successful, but things quickly go awry when Wanda and Otto betray George to the police and he is arrested. The remaining trio then tries to retrieve the hidden loot but it has vanished. Wanda suspects that George has moved it to a safe deposit box and decides to seduce his barrister, Archie Leach, to find out where it is. However, their liaisons are continuously interrupted by Otto's jealousy. The film follows the hilarious antics of the group as they try to outsmart each other and get their hands on the valuable diamonds.

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A Fish Called Wanda was released in theaters on July 15, 1988.