A Fish Called Wanda
7.5
“A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood.”
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.
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Cast
31 people
Jamie Lee Curtis
Wanda Gershwitz
Known for
Halloween
Knives Out
John Cleese
Archie Leach
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Kevin Kline
Otto
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Michael Palin
Ken Pile
Known for
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Maria Aitken
Wendy
Known for
Fierce Creatures
Asylum
Tom Georgeson
Georges Thomason
Known for
Bleak House
The Hollow Crown
Cynthia Cleese
Portia
Known for
Fierce Creatures
Patricia Hayes
Mrs. Coady
Known for
The NeverEnding Story
Willow
Geoffrey Palmer
Judge
Known for
Tomorrow Never Dies
Peter Pan
Mark Elwes
Customer in Jeweler's Shop
Known for
Billion Dollar Brain
Neville Phillips
Manager of Jeweler's Shop
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
101 Dalmatians
Peter Jonfield
Inspector Marvin
Known for
Murder by Decree
Charles Crichton Director · John Cleese Screenplay John Du Prez Composer
Worldwide gross $189M · Budget $7.5M · United States release July 15, 1988
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Worldwide gross
$188,593,712
Gross vs. budget
25.1×
Production
Prominent Features
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Fish Productions
Production
Michael Shamberg Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Russian
Release dates
Canada · July 15, 1988
Theatrical
United States · July 15, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
November 10, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 22, 1988 · Theatrical
December 11, 2003 · Physical · Fox Home
Czechia
July 1, 1993 · Physical
Finland
February 3, 1989 · Theatrical
France
January 17, 1989 · Theatrical
January 19, 2026 · TV · Gulli
Germany
January 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Greece
January 27, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 8, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 21, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
September 2, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 12, 1989 · Theatrical
Poland
December 31, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
January 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 27, 1989 · Theatrical
February 5, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
January 20, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 1988 · Theatrical
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