Fierce Creatures [Blu-ray]

Director: Fred Schepisi Fred Schepisi

Overview

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 least a 20% profit soon, it will be shut down. Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis), who was recently hired by McCain to oversee another firm that bit the dust, is assigned to keep a watchful eye over zoo director Rollo Lee (Cleese), who gets the idea that since people seem to enjoy aggressive, violent entertainment at the movies, the zoo should round up and execute all the cute, benign animals and replace them with more vicious specimens to boost attendance. Needless to say, talkative zookeeper Adrian "Bugsy" Malone (Michael Palin) is appalled at this suggestion and attempts to disguise the more timid beasts with fake fangs and daubings of artificial blood. Meanwhile, Rod and his son Vince (also played by Kevin Kline) want the animal displays to be more spectacular, and they hope to boost income by introducing corporate sponsorship with logos pasted on the cages, the staff uniforms, and even the animals themselves. An already complex situation is further tangled by the efforts of Vince, Rod, and Rolo to seduce Willa, whose obsession with the bottom line is compromised by her fondness for the gorillas. Fierce Creatures was originally shot in 1995, but when the original version tested poorly, producers John Cleese and Michael Shamberg opted to reshoot part of the film (most notably the ending), with director Fred Schepisi replacing Robert Young for the revised sequences.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/13/2019
UPC:	0191329091579
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	23,564

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Cleese	Rollo Lee,Pip Small Mammals
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	Actor,Neville Coltrane
Derek Griffiths	Gerry Ungulates
Richard Ridings	hugh primates
Maria Aitken	Di Admin
Michael Percival	ant keeper
Fred Evans	flamingo keeper
Lisa Hogan	sea lion keeper
Choy-Ling Man	parrot keeper
Tim Potter	vulture keeper
Jenny Galloway	aquarium keeper
Kim Vithana	tiger keeper
Sean Francis	Actor
Julie Saunders	rodent keeper
Susie Blake	woman in red dress
Pat Keen	woman's mother
Denis Lill	Actor,woman's husband
Gareth Hunt	Inspector Masefield
Ron Donachie	Sergeant Irving
Paul Haigh	Actor
Leon Herbert	octopus security guard
Stewart Wright	octopus security guard
Kerry Shale	frightened executive
Mac McDonald	TV producer
Amanda Walker	zoo secretary
Terence Conoley	man in straw hat
Tom Georgeson	sea lion spectators
John Bardon	sea lion spectators
Anthony Pedley	sea lion spectators
Jennie Goossens	sponsor
Georgia Reece	sponsor
Hilary Gish	sponsor
Kenneth Price	sponsor
Brian King	Sponsor
Peter Silverleaf	sponsor
Kevin Moore	hotel manager
Leslie Lowe	assistant hotel manager
Iain Mitchell	assistant hotel manager
Valerie Edmond	hotel maid
Nick Bartlett	policeman
Kate Harper	assistant hotel manager
Nicholas Hutchinson	Actor
Kate Alderton	student zoo keeper
Jack Davenport	Student Zookeeper
Jo Ann Geary	student zoo keeper
William Grove	student zoo keeper
Francis Pope	student zoo keeper
Jacqui Thomas	student zoo keeper
David Wood	student zoo keeper
John Alexander	gorilla performer "Jambo"
Peter Elliott	gorilla performer
Tessa Crockett	background gorilla
Phillip Hill	background gorilla
Holly Hoffman	background gorilla
Mario Kalli	background gorilla
Tina Maskell	Actor
Elizabeth O'Brien	background gorilla
Ailsa Berk	Actor,panda performer
Tim Rose	Actor
Darryl Worbey	Actor
William Todd Jones	Actor
Steve A. Clarke	Actor
Ricco Ross	TV Journalist
Shawn Francis	buffalo keeper
Nicholas Hutchison	TV reporter
Tina Masskell	background gorilla
Jerry Goldsmith	Conductor,Composer

Technical Credits

John Cleese

Iain Johnstone

William Goldman

Fred Schepisi	Director
Steve Abbott	Executive Producer,Producer
John Cleese	Producer,Screenwriter
Simon Crane	Stunts
Priscilla John	Casting
Greg Powell	Stunts
Michael Shamberg	Producer
Iain Johnstone	Screenwriter
William Goldman	Screenwriter
Patricia Carr	Producer
Kent Houston	Special Effects
Brian Blamey	Sound Effects
Graham V. Hartstone	Sound Effects
Nicolas Le Messurier	Sound Effects
Julia Duff	Casting
Chris Munro	Sound Mixer
Colin Miller	Sound Editor
Robert Young	Director

Editorial Reviews

This enjoyable farce is the second pairing of the cast of A Fish Called Wanda (1988). John Cleese is funnier than usual as the officious director of a failing foreign zoo, and the exotic wildlife on display will appeal to many viewers. Although the humor is uneven, certain scenes are hilarious, such as the sequence in which underwear-clad Kevin Kline is forced to hide quietly in a closet with a very large spider. Amiably goofy, although at times too cutesy for its own good, Fierce Creatures might please older audiences more than their hipper offspring.

All Movie Guide - Robert Firsching