Fierce Creatures (1997)

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Directed by

Fred Schepisi

Robert Young

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John Cleese
Rollo Lee

Jamie Lee Curtis
Willa Weston

Kevin Kline
Vince McCain / Rod McCain

Michael Palin
Bugsy Malone

Ronnie Corbett
Reggie Sealions

Carey Lowell
Cub Felines

Robert Lindsay
Sydney Small Mammals

Bille Brown
Neville Coltrane

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John Cleese
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Iain Johnstone
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Delightful and funny!

16 years, 10 months ago at May 1 11:00

PvtCaboose91

1 vote

"Mr. Sylvester Stallone didn't get where he is today by playing in Jane Austen."

Fierce Creatures is a charming, rather funny non-sequel to A Fish Called Wanda that reunites most of the original cast, but falls far short of matching up to its non-predecessor. In all fairness, A Fish Called Wanda was way too remarkably excellent and unbeatable that I never expected Fierce Creatures t... read more

An average movie

13 years, 1 month ago at Jan 17 9:26

johanlefourbe

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Back then, in the 80's, the same cast (John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin) worked together and made one of the most ridiculous and hilarious comedy ever, 'A fish called Wanda'. It was a deserved success and, 10 years later, they were back together and you would hope that it would be again a smash it. Unfortunately, even though it wasn't bad at all, this second flick was unf... read more

Not as good as Wanda but great to see cast return!

14 years, 11 months ago at Mar 10 18:42

SJMJ91

1 vote

Fierce Creatures is a really funny film featuring the same cast as A Fish Called Wanda. This film isn't a sequel of that because of the completely different story and characters within it. It was a funny film but wasn’t as clever as A Fish Called Wanda. It still has that typical clumsy slapstick comedy involved in the film. It was the original comedy style that made me laugh so much. But the thi... read more

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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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Tags: Comedy (12), British (8), 1990s (6), Animals (6), Zoo (6), Animal (5), Sequel (5), Gorilla (4), Product Placement (4), London (4), Money (4), Death (4), Greed (4), Father Son Relationship (4), Cult Movie Cast (3), Costume (3), Actor Playing Multiple Roles (3), Black Mood (3), Marketing (3), 1997 (2)

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" Directed by: Fred Schepisi and Robert Young Produced by: Patricia Carr, Steve Abbott, Michael Shamberg, and John Cleese Written by: John Cleese, William Goldman, and Iain Goldstone Based on the concept: "The Fierce Animal Policy" by: Michael Palin and Eric Idle Cinematography: Ian Baker and Adrian Biddle Edited by: Robert Gibson Music by: Jerry Goldsmith Distributed by: Universal Pictures"