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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This hilarious tale of criminal incompetence and transatlantic eccentricity is easily John Cleese's finest achievement since Fawlty Towers. He excels as the uptight London barrister who becomes the dupe of scheming American thief Jamie Lee Curtis and her doltishly macho lover, Kevin Kline. But Cleese must share the credit for the film's international success with Charles Crichton, who, as the director of The Lavender Hill Mob, was the perfect choice for this sparkling blend of Ealing and Monty Python. Every piece of verbal or physical humour is a model of timing and restraint, whether it's Cleese's Russian-spouting striptease or the Oscar-winning Kline's merciless persecution of stuttering sidekick Michael Palin. This comedy also has an underlying darkness that recalls the work of Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder. And praise doesn't come much higher than that.

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Credits

Cast

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Archie LeachJohn Cleese
WandaJamie Lee Curtis
OttoKevin Kline
KenMichael Palin
WendyMaria Aitken
GeorgeTom Georgeson
Mrs CoadyPatricia Hayes
JudgeGeoffrey Palmer
PortiaCynthia Cleese
BartlettKen Campbell
HutchisonStephen Fry

Crew

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DirectorCharles Crichton

Details

Theatrical distributor
U.I.P. (UK)
Released on
1988-10-14
Languages
English | Russian | Italian | French
Guidance
Violence, swearing, a sex scene, nudity.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour

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