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In an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle, John Cleese wrote Fierce Creatures with the purpose of reuniting the comedic cast of A Fish Called Wanda. Media mogul (Kevin Kline) owns a London zoo. He demands that the park raise more profit, so the new zoo director (Cleese) orders that only dangerous animals be displayed in order to maximize ticket sales. In a dual role, Kline also plays the mogul's son, who plans to run the zoo with the help of displaced employees (including Michael Palin) and zoo programmer Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis). The situation lends itself to comedic confusion and split-second timing, and for a few good laughs the film is a pretty safe bet. It's not as hilarious as A Fish Called Wanda (that's a pretty tall order), but Cleese knows comedy, and his efforts are worth a look. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By bernie
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As one knows all institutions should pull their own weight in today's economic environment. John Cleese as Rollo Lee is tasked with coming up with a money making scheme to save the Zoo. The theme is "Fierce Creatures" See the unique solution in action.
All the characters in this movie have some unique quirkiness to them. I am not going into detail as the surprises are best seen. However Rollo gets a kinky reputation by being seen with half-clad women (plural) and various compromising situations with animals.
Bottom line will the Zoo be saved? What happened to less fierce creatures and people? Will Willa find love or a reasonable substitute?
Look for Cynthia Cleese (daughter of John Cleese and Connie Booth) as Pip Small Mammals.
All the characters in this movie have some unique quirkiness to them. I am not going into detail as the surprises are best seen. However Rollo gets a kinky reputation by being seen with half-clad women (plural) and various compromising situations with animals.
Bottom line will the Zoo be saved? What happened to less fierce creatures and people? Will Willa find love or a reasonable substitute?
Look for Cynthia Cleese (daughter of John Cleese and Connie Booth) as Pip Small Mammals.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
The cast of A FISH CALLED WANDA reunites but lightning doesn't strike twice
29 Sep 2011
By The CinemaScope Cat
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When a British zoo is acquired by an Australian tycoon (Kevin Kline), he insists on an increase in revenues up to 20% or he will close the zoo. The new manager (John Cleese) institutes a fierce creatures only policy meaning the soft and cuddly animals will have to go. Almost ten years after the sleeper success of A FISH CALLED WANDA, its four stars reunited for this black comedy (an accidental homicide is played for laughs) with similarities to WANDA but it can't be called a sequel but not only is it an entirely new storyline but the actors are all playing different characters. This film which was started by Robert Young and completed by Fred Schepisi is erratic in its laughs. When it hits its mark, it can be hysterically funny but alas, most of the humor is rather lame with the laughs few and far between. Not surprisingly, Cleese provides most of the humor and poor Kline (who won an Oscar for WANDA) is stuck with the lame bits. Of WANDA's other two stars, Jamie Lee Curtis has very little to do except provide eye candy and Michael Palin is wasted. The winsome score is by Jerry Goldsmith. With Robert Lindsay, Maria Aitken, Carey Lowell and Ronnie Corbett.
The Universal DVD from Great Britain (unlike the pan and scan U.S. DVD) is a nice anamorphic wide screen (2.35) print.
The Universal DVD from Great Britain (unlike the pan and scan U.S. DVD) is a nice anamorphic wide screen (2.35) print.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Archbold Jake
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A Fish Called Wanda seemed to create a good team in Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese Michael Palin and Kevin Kline. Some viewers were a good deal more positive about the film than others.
Fierce Creatures is the follow up. It is set in a small zoo which is doing not much more than breaking even. The zoo appears to have been bought up as part of a job lot by a loud-mouthed Australian media magnate (who might that be!!) who is determined to close it down unless it can make real money.
Enter Kevin Kline the dim witted son who comes over to the UK to take charge. He is accompanied by Jamie Lee whose own job did not last the few minutes she was in the corporate headquarters. Willa (Wanda - get it?) falls for Jon Cleese who has just been appointed to run the zoo. Palin reprises his Wanda role, supported by Ronnie Corbett and several other Brits.
Farce follows and a good time is had by all. Perhaps the film might be regarded as sillier than, but possibly funnier than, Wanda but there is not too much in it either way.
Well worth a family viewinig.
Fierce Creatures is the follow up. It is set in a small zoo which is doing not much more than breaking even. The zoo appears to have been bought up as part of a job lot by a loud-mouthed Australian media magnate (who might that be!!) who is determined to close it down unless it can make real money.
Enter Kevin Kline the dim witted son who comes over to the UK to take charge. He is accompanied by Jamie Lee whose own job did not last the few minutes she was in the corporate headquarters. Willa (Wanda - get it?) falls for Jon Cleese who has just been appointed to run the zoo. Palin reprises his Wanda role, supported by Ronnie Corbett and several other Brits.
Farce follows and a good time is had by all. Perhaps the film might be regarded as sillier than, but possibly funnier than, Wanda but there is not too much in it either way.
Well worth a family viewinig.
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