Fierce Creatures

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Fierce Creatures

PG-13

1997

1h 33m

Comedy

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After multimillionaire Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) buys a London zoo, the staff is pressured to make higher profits or face closure. McCain assigns the lovely Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) to supervise the zoo, particularly its misguided director, Rollo Lee (John Cleese). In an effort to increase attendance, Lee decides that only aggressive animals should be displayed, horrifying insect specialist Adrian "Bugsy" Malone (Michael Palin). Amid the caged wildlife, romance and even murder ensue.

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Critics Consensus

Fierce Creatures reunites A Fish Called Wanda's talented ensemble for a comedy that, while not without its moments, suffers from diminishing returns.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

It lacks the hair-trigger timing, the headlong rush into comic illogic, that made Wanda so special. But it does have a charm of its own, and moments of wicked inspiration.

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

The spirited cast of Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Monty Pythonites John Cleese and Michael Palin is willing. But this tossed-together trifle about an unassuming British zoo taken over by a money-mad Murdochian media mogul is weak.

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Carrie R. Wheadon

Common Sense Media

Mar 20, 2012

2/5

Some funny moments peppered with lots of sexual innuendo.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 10, 2008

2.5/4

Chock full of wacky misunderstandings and bawdy innuendo...

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Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

May 7, 2003

3/5

A sporadically funny but very confused follow-up to A Fish Called Wanda.

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Apr 27, 2003

1/5

If you disliked "Wanda", you'll loathe this!

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Kylo S

Feb 4, 2018

A return of the cast from A fish called Wanda but none of the humour.

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Harry M

Nov 9, 2010

A pleasant comedy that delivers on a farcical level, boosted enormously by the charisma of John Cleese as well as an over-acting yet delicious Kevin Kline. The humour doesn't win any intelligence awards and can get slightly childish or derivative now and then, yet "Fierce Creatures" remains an above-par, enjoyable hour-and-a-half.

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Robert Young

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Fred Schepisi

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John Cleese

Rollo Lee

Jamie Lee Curtis

Willa Weston

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Michael Palin

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Synopsis

After multimillionaire Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) buys a London zoo, the staff is pressured to make higher profits or face closure. McCain assigns the lovely Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) to supervise the zoo, particularly its misguided director, Rollo Lee (John Cleese). In an effort to increase attendance, Lee decides that only aggressive animals should be displayed, horrifying insect specialist Adrian "Bugsy" Malone (Michael Palin). Amid the caged wildlife, romance and even murder ensue.

Director: Robert Young, Fred Schepisi
Producer: Michael Shamberg, John Cleese
Screenwriter: John Cleese, Iain Johnstone
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Jersey Films, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.2M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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