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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Genre:
Comedy,
Farce,
Crime Comedy,
Caper.
Director:
Charles Crichton.
Actors:
John Cleese,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Kevin Kline,
Michael Palin,
Tom Georgeson,
Maria Aitken,
Patricia Hayes,
Al Ashton,
Kim Barclay,
Imogen Bickford-Smith,
Roger Brierley,
Ken Campbell,
Robert Cavendish,
Cynthia Caylor,
Jeremy Child,
Charu Bala Chokshi,
Waydon Croft,
John Dixon,
Mark Elwes,
Stephen Fry,
Roger Hume,
Katherine John,
Sophie Johnstone,
Peter Jonfield,
Kate Lansbury,
Tia Lee,
Andrew Maclachlan,
Roland MacLeod,
Robert McBain,
Clare McIntyre,
Pamela Miles,
Patrick Newman,
Geoffrey Palmer,
Anthony Pedley,
Michael Percival,
Neville Phillips,
Robert Putt,
Llewellyn Rees,
David Simeon,
Tom Piggot-Smith,
Sharon Twomey.
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Storyline:
In A Fish Called Wanda, Jamie Lee Curtis plays an ambitious con artist who uses every ounce of her sexual wiles to obtain a fortune in jewels stolen by her gangster lover Tom Georgeson. First, she romances Georgeson's dimwitted but deadly henchman Kevin Kline (who won an Academy Award for his performance). Then, to clear the path for her getaway with Kline, Jamie woos Georgeson's starched-shirt at ...
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And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Genre:
Comedy,
Absurd Comedy,
Satire,
Farce.
Director:
Terry Gilliam,
Ian MacNaughton.
Actors:
Graham Chapman,
John Cleese,
Eric Idle,
Carol Cleveland,
Terry Gilliam,
Terry Jones,
Monty Python,
Connie Booth,
Michael Palin.
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Storyline:
Monty Python's And Now For Something Completely Different was first released in the US in 1973, but didn't really take off as a midnight-movie fixture until after the Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series began making the PBS rounds. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam are the Pythonites in attendance, together with semiregulars Carol Cleveland and ...
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Die Another Day (2002)
Genre:
Spy Film,
Action,
Glamorized Spy Film.
Director:
Lee Tamahori.
Actors:
Pierce Brosnan,
Halle Berry,
Toby Stephens,
Rosamund Pike,
Rick Yune,
Judi Dench,
John Cleese,
Michael Madsen,
Kenneth Tsang,
Will Yun Lee,
Emilio Echeverria,
Samantha Bond,
Colin Salmon,
Mikhail Gorevoy,
Lawrence Makoare.
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Storyline:
Pierce Brosnan makes his fourth appearance as suave super-spy James Bond in this espionage thriller, the 20th film in the official Bond series. While on assignment in North Korea, Bond is captured by government agents, where he's imprisoned and tortured for over a year. When Bond finally wins his freedom, not everyone is certain 007 is still capable of doing the job, but after Zao (Rick Yune), the ...
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Erik the Viking (1989)
Genre:
Comedy,
Parody/Spoof,
Satire,
Fantasy Adventure.
Director:
Terry Jones.
Actors:
Tim Robbins,
Gary Cady,
Mickey Rooney,
Eartha Kitt,
Terry Jones,
John Cleese,
Imogen Stubbs,
Antony Sher,
John Gordon Sinclair,
Samantha Bond,
Tim McInnerny,
Richard Ridings,
Freddie Jones,
Charles McKeown,
Danny Schiller,
Tsutomu Sekine,
Matthew Baker,
Frank Bednash,
Jim Broadbent,
Jim Carter,
Angela Connolly,
Sarah Crowden,
Dave Duffy,
Simon Evans,
Peter Geeves,
Matyelok Gibbs,
Colin Harper,
Bob Hoskins,
Neil Innes,
Harry Jones,
Sally Jones,
Paddy Joyce,
Tim Killick,
Bernard Latham,
Andrew Maclachlan,
John Scott Martin,
Barry McCarthy,
Julia McCarthy,
Graham McTavish,
Bernard Padden,
Gary Roost,
Susan Sarandon,
Cyril Shaps,
Jay Simpson,
Allan Surtees,
Sian Thomas,
Sandra Voe,
Tilly Vosburgh.
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Storyline:
An unusually principled young Viking becomes increasing uncomfortable with all the killing and plundering that goes with the job, and sets out on a magical journey in order to bring about world peace. Former Monty Python member Terry Jones attempts to have his story of Erik's seemingly hopeless quest operate as both witty, lunatic satire and sincere children's fantasy. However, despite a good cast ...
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Fierce Creatures (1997)
Genre:
Comedy,
Farce,
Comedy of Manners.
Director:
Fred Schepisi,
Robert Young.
Actors:
John Cleese,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Kevin Kline,
Michael Palin,
Robert Lindsay,
Maria Aitken,
Kate Alderton,
John Alexander,
John Bardon,
Nick Bartlett,
Alisa Berk,
Susie Blake,
Billie Brown,
Cynthia Cleese,
Terence Conoley,
Ronnie Corbett,
Tessa Crockett,
Jack Davenport,
Ron Donachie,
Valerie Edmond,
Peter Anthony Elliott,
Fred Evans,
Shawn Francis,
Jenny Galloway,
Jo Ann Geary,
Tom Georgeson,
Hilary Gish,
Jennie Goossens,
Derek Griffiths,
William Grove,
Kate Harper,
Leon Herbert,
Phillip Hill,
Holly Hoffman,
Lisa Hogan,
Gareth Hunt,
Nicholas Hutchison,
Mario Kalli,
Pat Keen,
Brian King,
Dennis Lill,
Leslie Lowe,
Carey Lowell,
Choy-Ling Man,
Tina Masskell,
Mac McDonald,
Iain Mitchell,
Kevin Moore,
Elizabeth O'Brien,
Anthony Pedley,
Michael Percival,
Francis Pope,
Tim Potter,
Kenneth Price,
Georgia Reece,
Richard Ridings,
Ricco Ross,
Julie Saunders,
Kerry Shale,
Peter Silverleaf,
Jacqui Thomas,
Kim Vithana,
Amanda Walker,
David Wood,
Stewart Wright.
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Storyline:
The starring cast of the hit A Fish Called Wanda reunited for this farcical comedy, which star and co-screenwriter John Cleese described as "not a sequel, but an equal." When London's Marwood Zoo is purchased by Octopus, Inc., the multi-national holding company run by New Zealand publishing tycoon Rod McCain (Kevin Kline), the staff is given a firm order: if the zoo is not turning at lea ...
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George of the Jungle (1997)
Genre:
Comedy,
Slapstick,
Jungle Film.
Director:
Sam Weisman.
Actors:
Brendan Fraser,
Leslie Mann,
Thomas Haden Church,
Richard Roundtree,
John Cleese,
Greg Cruttwell,
Abraham Benrubi,
Holland Taylor,
Kelly Miller,
John Bennett Perry,
Keith Scott.
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Storyline:
Jay Ward's fondly-remembered cartoon series about a klutzy king of the jungle gets the big-screen, live-action treatment in this comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. A young boy named George becomes lost in the jungles of the African nation of Bukuvu following a plane crash, where he's rescued and raised to manhood by an articulate ape called Ape (voice of John Cleese). George grows to become a stra ...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Genre:
Children's/Family,
Fantasy,
Fantasy Adventure,
Children's Fantasy.
Director:
Chris Columbus.
Actors:
Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint,
Emma Watson,
Kenneth Branagh,
Robbie Coltrane,
Richard Harris,
Warwick Davis,
Richard Griffiths,
John Cleese,
Jason Isaacs,
Alan Rickman,
Fiona Shaw,
Maggie Smith,
Julie Walters,
Shirley Henderson,
Julian Glover,
Miriam Margolyes,
Mark Williams,
Toby Jones,
Bonnie Wright,
Tom Felton,
David Bradley,
Gemma Jones,
Christian Coulson,
Sean Biggerstaff,
Alfred Burke,
Robert Hardy,
Matthew Lewis,
Rik Mayall,
Kathrin Nicholson,
Chris Rankin.
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Storyline:
Youthful wizard Harry Potter returns to the screen in this, the second film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular series of novels for young people. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) return for a second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Headmaster Dumbledore (Richard Harris), Professor Snape ( ...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Genre:
Children's/Family,
Fantasy,
Children's Fantasy,
Fantasy Adventure.
Director:
Alfonso Cuarón.
Actors:
Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint,
Emma Watson,
Gary Oldman,
David Thewlis,
Michael Gambon,
Alan Rickman,
Maggie Smith,
Robbie Coltrane,
Tom Felton,
Emma Thompson,
Julie Walters,
Timothy Spall,
Julie Christie,
Peter Best,
David Bradley,
Annalisa Bugliani,
John Cleese,
Violet Columbus,
Tess Bu Cuaron,
Warwick Davis,
Freddie Davis,
Alfie Enoch,
Pam Ferris,
Abby Ford,
Dawn French,
Jimmy Gardner,
Genevieve Gaunt,
Richard Griffiths,
Robert Hardy,
Lenny Henry,
Joshua Herdman,
Lee Ingleby,
Matthew Lewis,
Harry Melling,
Kandice Morris,
Devon Murray,
Kathrin Nicholson,
Oliver Phelps,
James Phelps,
Ekow Quartey,
Chris Rankin,
Adrian Rawlins,
Rick Sahota,
Sharon Sandhu,
Sitara Shah,
Fiona Shaw,
Jennifer Smith,
Geraldine Somerville,
Danielle Tabor,
Jim Tavare,
Jamie Waylett,
Bronson Webb,
Paul Whitehouse,
Bonnie Wright.
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Storyline:
After directing the first two movies in the Harry Potter franchise, Chris Columbus opted to serve as producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and passed the baton to Y Tu Mamá También director Alfonso Cuarón. Though "immensely popular" is an understatement when it comes to Harry Potter, Azkaban is somewhat of a departure from its predecessors, and particularly beloved among ...
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Genre:
Fantasy,
Children's/Family,
Children's Fantasy,
Fantasy Adventure.
Director:
Chris Columbus.
Actors:
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson,
Rupert Grint,
Maggie Smith,
Robbie Coltrane,
Alan Rickman,
Richard Harris,
Richard Griffiths,
Ian Hart,
John Hurt,
Warwick Davis,
Fiona Shaw,
John Cleese,
Julie Walters,
Sean Biggerstaff,
Zoe Wannamaker,
Tom Felton,
Harry Melling,
Matthew Lewis,
David Bradley,
Bonnie Wright.
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Storyline:
The best-selling novel by J.K. Rowling (titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in England, as was this film adaptation) becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from Chris Columbus, the winner of a high-stakes search for a director to bring the first in a hoped-for franchise of Potter films to the screen by Warner Bros. Upon his 11th birthday, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), who ...
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Rat Race (2001)
Genre:
Comedy,
Chase Movie,
Slapstick,
Ensemble Film.
Director:
Jerry Zucker.
Actors:
Rowan Atkinson,
John Cleese,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Cuba Gooding, Jr.,
Seth Green,
Jon Lovitz,
Breckin Meyer,
Kathy Najimy,
Amy Smart,
Lanei Chapman,
Vince Vieluf,
Paul Rodriguez,
Wayne Knight,
Dave Thomas,
Dean Cain,
Charlotte Zucker.
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A very loose remake of the classic multi-star comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), this madcap comedy is directed by Jerry Zucker, one third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy team and director of Ghost (1990). John Cleese stars as an eccentric casino owner who devises a contest pitting six teams against each other in a race to claim two million dollars from a locker in New Mexico. The co ...
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Shrek 2 (2004)
Genre:
Children's/Family,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Fantasy Comedy,
Children's Fantasy,
Fairy Tales & Legends.
Director:
Andrew Adamson,
Conrad Vernon,
Kelly Asbury.
Actors:
Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
Julie Andrews,
Antonio Banderas,
John Cleese,
Rupert Everett,
Jennifer Saunders,
Andrew Adamson,
Guillaume Aretos,
Kelly Asbury,
Wendy Bilanski,
Cody Cameron,
Kelly Cooney,
Larry King,
Christopher Knights,
Chris Miller,
Mark Moseley,
Latifa Ouaou,
Alina Phelan,
Joan Rivers,
David P. Smith,
Erika Thomas,
Conrad Vernon,
Aron Warner.
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Storyline:
The cranky beast with a heart of gold returns to the big screen in this sequel to the computer-animated smash hit Shrek. After massive green ogre Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) and his new bride, Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz), return from their honeymoon, they receive an invitation to visit Fiona's parents, King Harold (voice of John Cleese) and Queen Lillian (voice of Julie Andrews), who ar ...
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Shrek the Third (2007)
Genre:
Children's/Family,
Fairy Tales & Legends.
Director:
Chris Miller.
Actors:
Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
Antonio Banderas,
Julie Andrews,
John Cleese,
Rupert Everett,
Eric Idle,
Justin Timberlake,
Susan Blakeslee,
Larry King,
John Krasinski,
Ian McShane,
Cheri Oteri,
Regis Philbin,
Amy Poehler,
Seth Rogen,
Maya Rudolph,
Amy Sedaris,
Aron Warner,
Jasper Johannes Andrews,
Guillaume Aretos,
Kelly Asbury,
Zachary James Bernard,
Andrew Birch,
Sean Bishop,
Cody Cameron,
Kelly Cooney,
Walt Dohrn,
Dante James Hauser,
Jordan Alexander Hauser,
Tom Kane,
Christopher Knights,
Tom McGrath,
Chris Miller,
Latifa Ouaou,
Alina Phelan,
David P. Smith,
Mark Valley,
Conrad Vernon,
Kari Wahlgren.
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Storyline:
Shrek and Fiona's (Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, respectively) fairy-tale wedding has gone off without a hitch, yet just as the beaming newlyweds prepare to enjoy their blissful "happily ever after," the sudden death of King Harold (John Cleese) finds everyone's favorite ornery ogre being reluctantly fitted for the royal crown. Troubled to learn that not only will he be compelled to rule ...
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Silverado (1985)
Genre:
Western,
Revisionist Western,
Ensemble Film.
Director:
Lawrence Kasdan.
Actors:
Kevin Kline,
Scott Glenn,
Kevin Costner,
Danny Glover,
John Cleese,
Rosanna Arquette,
Brian Dennehy,
Linda Hunt,
Jeff Goldblum,
Todd Allen,
Ray Baker,
Jane Beauchamp,
Jerry Biggs,
Jerry Block,
Thomas Wilson Brown,
Kenny Call,
Zeke Davidson,
Dick Durock,
Jeff Fahey,
Ken Farmer,
James Gammon,
Patricia Gaul,
Sam Gauny,
Lois Geary,
Gene Hartline,
Jim Haynie,
Earl Hindman,
Brion James,
Richard Jenkins,
Jon Kasdan,
Meg Kasdan,
Jacob Kasdan,
Ross Loney,
Roy McAdams,
Marvin J. McIntyre,
Bill McIntosh,
Rusty Meyers,
Walter Scott,
Joe Seneca,
Pepe Serna,
Charlie Seybert,
Bob Terhune,
Bill Thurman,
Autry Ward,
Troy Ward,
Ted White,
Lynn Whitfield,
Brad Williams,
Sheb Wooley,
Amanda Wyss,
Ben Zeller.
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Storyline:
Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado is a fond hark back to the all-star, big-budget westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. The various plotlines converge at the town of Silverado, held in thrall by crooked sheriff Brian Dennehy and his behemoth "deputies." The four disparate heroes—Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Scott Glenn and Danny Glover—prepare to do battle against Dennehy for per ...
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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Genre:
Children's/Family,
Comedy,
Adventure Comedy,
Family-Oriented Adventure.
Director:
Jim Henson.
Actors:
Charles Grodin,
Diana Rigg,
John Cleese,
Robert Morley,
Peter Ustinov,
Jack Warden,
Peggy Aitchison,
Susan Backlinie,
Robert Barnett,
Chai Lee,
Erica Creer,
Peter Falk,
Della Finch,
Tommy Godfrey,
Dave Goelz,
Louise Gold,
Jim Henson,
Brian Henson,
Trevor Howard,
Kate Howard,
Peter Hughes,
Richard Hunt,
Valli Kemp,
Lynn Latham,
Cynthia Leake,
Denise Mc Kenna,
Kathryn Mullen,
Jerry Nelson,
Christine Nelson,
Frank Oz,
Bobby Payne,
Mike Quinn,
Michael Robbins,
Joan Sanderson,
Carroll Spinney,
Steve Whitmire.
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Storyline:
The Great Muppet Caper is the second Muppet film and it is considerably more complex than its predecessor, The Muppet Movie, which was essentially just a road movie. As the film begins, Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are reporters who have failed to bag a story of a London jewel heist, which happened under their watch. The real criminals managed to escape and frame Miss Piggy as the thief. Kermit ...
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