Ein Fisch namens Wanda

Originaltitel: A Fish Called Wanda

1988
12
1 Std. 48 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

157.508

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.615

607

John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Ein Fisch namens Wanda (1988)

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Caper Dark Comedy Screwball Comedy Slapstick Comedy Crime

In London schließen sich vier sehr unterschiedliche Menschen zusammen, um einen bewaffneten Raubüberfall zu begehen, versuchen anschließend jedoch, sich gegenseitig zu hintergehen, um die Be... Alles lesenIn London schließen sich vier sehr unterschiedliche Menschen zusammen, um einen bewaffneten Raubüberfall zu begehen, versuchen anschließend jedoch, sich gegenseitig zu hintergehen, um die Beute für sich allein zu gewinnen.In London schließen sich vier sehr unterschiedliche Menschen zusammen, um einen bewaffneten Raubüberfall zu begehen, versuchen anschließend jedoch, sich gegenseitig zu hintergehen, um die Beute für sich allein zu gewinnen.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

157.508

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.615

607

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 Oscar gewonnen
- 9 Gewinne & 22 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Michael Palin's father stuttered, so Palin used a lot of his real-life experience when playing Ken Pile, including the fact that Ken's stutter is less pronounced around people he trusts (George Thomason and Wanda Gershwitz) and worse around people with whom he is uncomfortable (Otto West).

Patzer
When Otto fires his gun on the safe in the hideout, the gun makes the sound of a silenced weapon, but his gun is not equipped with a silencer.

Zitate
Wanda: [after Otto breaks in on Wanda and Archie in Archie's flat and hangs him out the window] I was dealing with something delicate, Otto. I'm setting up a guy who's incredibly important to us, who's going to tell me where the loot is and if they're going to come and arrest you. And you come loping in like Rambo without a jockstrap and you dangle him out a fifth-floor window. Now, was that smart? Was it shrewd? Was it good tactics? Or was it stupid?
Otto West: Don't call me stupid.
Wanda: Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I've known sheep that could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you're an intellectual, don't you, ape?
Otto West: Apes don't read philosophy.
Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it. Now let me correct you on a couple of things, OK? Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not "Every man for himself." And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up.

Crazy Credits
Archie and Wanda were married in Rio, had seventeen children, and founded a leper colony.

Alternative Versionen
Approximately 2 minutes were removed from the original run time by India's Censor Board to achieve an 'A' (adults only) rating (Cert No.: 1975).

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Dead Pool/Phantasm II/Midnight Run/Boyfriends and Girlfriends/Die Hard (1988)

Soundtracks
Nel blu, dipinto di blu
Written by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
Performed by Domenico Modugno

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Ausgewählte Rezension

9/10

Excellent caper comedy with a perfect cast

This is one of the best, if not THE best, caper comedies of the modern era. The writing is very witty and at the same time sometimes turgid. The cast is absolutely perfect; Cleese makes a great subdued lawyer who wants to be a bad boy, Curtis is wonderful and just keeps you guessing (as perhaps her own character is guessing, as to what it is SHE wants), and Kline is perfectly annoying as the Nietzsche-quoting American. This movie has strong shades of "The Big Sleep" and other Howard Hawks comedies, even going so far as to name Cleese's character "Leach" in honor of Cary Grant.

This film should appeal to those with no classic movie knowledge, but for those who have seen "To Catch a Thief" and other caper classics, this is even more of a treat. Romantic, funny, and slick.

Also big ups to Michael Palin for another memorable supporting performance.