Fierce Creatures
“Don't pet them.”
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
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Cast
72 people
John Cleese
Rollo Lee
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Jamie Lee Curtis
Willa Weston
Known for
Halloween
Knives Out
Kevin Kline
Vince McCain / Rod McCain
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Michael Palin
Adrian "Bugsy" Malone
Known for
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Ronnie Corbett
Reggie
Known for
Burke & Hare
Carey Lowell
Cub
Known for
Licence to Kill
Law & Order
Robert Lindsay
Sydney Lotterby
Known for
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Atlantis
Bille Brown
Neville Coltrane
Known for
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Killer Elite
Derek Griffiths
Gerry
Known for
Small Axe
Watership Down
Cynthia Cleese
Pip
Known for
A Fish Called Wanda
Richard Ridings
Hugh
Known for
Peppa Pig
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Maria Aitken
Di
Known for
A Fish Called Wanda
Asylum
Fred Schepisi Director · Robert Young Director John Cleese Screenplay
Worldwide gross $9.4M · Budget $25M · United States release January 24, 1997
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,381,260
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Jersey Films
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Fish Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · January 23, 1997
Theatrical
United States · January 24, 1997
Theatrical
Argentina
May 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 22, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Finland
July 11, 1997 · Theatrical
France
February 19, 1997 · Theatrical
Germany
June 19, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
July 25, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Israel
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Japan
September 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Kuwait
July 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 25, 1997 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 6, 1997 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Norway
April 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 1, 1997 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 27, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
March 19, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 25, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 28, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 14, 1997 · Theatrical · Cut for PG theatrically; uncut on video
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