A Fish Called Wanda Trivia

1. When Wanda shows up at Archie's house, Archie is both shocked and pleased. She stops him from kissing her right away, instead asking for a drink. What does she ask for?

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Answer: Whiskey

Watch closely and you'll see a continuity error in the film. First she asks for whiskey. Several moments later Otto (watching from outside) sees Wanda and Archie embrace, and Archie has a champagne bottle in his hand. Still later, after they have rolled around on the sofa for a while, Wanda says she's "hot" (really?) and wants something "cold". This is when Archie goes downstairs to get the champagne. There's quite a surprise waiting when he returns!

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Answer: Beyond Good and Evil

The book cover and title are clearly visable when Otto (Kevin Kline) is introduced during the opening credits. Otto quotes or misquotes from this work several times throughout the film, leading Wanda to conclude that even though apes (like Otto) might read philosophy, "They just don't understand it."

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Answer: Angel Fish

Although Ken names all of his fish, Wanda is the one he seems to love the best. It is never made clear why Ken likes Wanda the best, although you can infer that it is because she is the most beautiful fish in the tank, as Wanda is the most beautiful woman in his life.

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Answer: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin

Writing the film took John Cleese and director Charles Crichton six years. Cleese had worked with Kevin Kline on Lawrence Kasdan's hilarious parody Western 'Silverado' together (in which Cleese played the unlikely Sheriff John T. Langston); Palin was every Python's favourite Python and, after seeing 'Trading Places', Cleese was determined to land Jamie Lee Curtis for the non-title role of Wanda Gershwitz.

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Answer: John Cleese

Michael Palin portrayed Ken, Kevin Kline played Otto, and Tom Georgeson had the role of Georges Thomason.

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Answer: Phantom

Upon being told the horse is no good, Archie's response is "I thought you liked Phantom." Portia doesn't bring up the subject again; she's too busy whining about needing a nose-job.

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Answer: Swedish

Interestingly Wanda (the woman) is turned on by foreign languages. When Wanda is trying to get the location of the stolen diamonds from Archie she asks if he speaks Italian. He replies he is Italian and proceeds to speak Italian and then switches to Russian because he thinks Italian is not a beautiful language.

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Answer: Aristotle

Otto, who can barely speak English - never mind Italian - reads a lot of philosophy under the misguided apprehension that he is a genius. Among his other misconceptions are that the central credo of Buddhism is 'Every man for himself' and that the London Underground is a subversive political movement. Wanda: 'I've worn dresses with higher IQs!'

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Answer: brother

Lovers Wanda and Otto fool George and Ken into believing that they are brother and sister.

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Answer: blunder

It's obvious that Ken has no idea who Nietzsche is, as he responds, "...well you tell him for m-m-m-me..." I must admit, I've never read more than a few excerpts from the works of this 19th century German philosopher, and can't find this quote directly attributed to him, but there's no doubt that Otto thinks it's true. While I was researching this, however, I did come across this jewel: "Is man one of God's blunders, or is God one of man's blunders?"

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Answer: Portia

We hear her name when they are talking about her "need" for a new horse, and when talking about a new nose for her. When Otto hears what her name is he wonders why they named her after a car.

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Answer: Kevin Kline & Kline

Kline's first two names are Kevin Delaney.

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Answer: poster of a baby seal

Otto's blade hits the baby seal right between the eyes.

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Answer: Hong Kong

Archie tells Wanda they have gone to Hong Kong, and will be "gone for weeks". Only later, on their second visit, do they discover the flat has been sub-let to Ian and Hazel Johnson.

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Answer: Wanda

Wanda drives the first car, the black 'limo' with diplomatic plates, and nearly hits the old lady and her dogs. I think the fake moustache is a nice touch on Jamie Lee. After dumping the first car, George drives the second while Ken takes off on a motorcycle.

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Answer: Kevin Kline

He won for best supporting actor in 1988, over Alec Guinness, Martin Landau, River Phoenix, and Dean Stockwell. He has also won two Tony awards for "On the Twentieth Century" in 1978, and for "The Pirates of Penzance" in 1981.

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Answer: Tower Bridge

Immediately prior to cutting to Archie's concluding remarks in court, we see the impressive Tower Bridge over the River Thames. "A Fish Called Wanda" was filmed in 1988, prior to the construction of the London Eye.

From Quiz "A Fish Called Wanda" pt 2: KKKKen's Revenge

Answer: "Every man for himself"

We never actually hear Otto say this, but it is among a list of "facts" he has obviously told Wanda. Questioning their accuracy, she has "looked them up", and now takes the opportunity to point out his errors. Otto had also told her that Aristotle was Belgian, the London Underground is a political movement and that the Gettysburg Address was were Lincoln lived.

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Answer: George Thomason

Wanda and Otto are going to 'drop a dime' on George (the gang leader) then take off with the loot. When Otto calls the police to 'rat' on George, he is very precise. "The Hatton Garden robbery was pulled of by Mister George Thomason, who lives at Flat 3, Kipling Mansions, Murray Road, London, West Nine." Another great comic touch: Otto's 'over-the-top' English accent.

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Answer: A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood.

"Don't pet them." is the tagline for "Fierce Creatures", "A comedy that goes to your head." is from "Homegrown", and "Don't be cruel to animals." is one I made up. Overall, the tagline for this movie is a great summary of the plot. There is the murder of dogs, lust for a woman by at least three men (I suspect Ken also lusts for Wanda, but there is no viable proof), greed for the wealth of the stolen diamonds, revenge against those who double and triple cross their partners, and finally seafood, when Otto eats Ken's fish to get information from him.

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Answer: Charles Crichton

This was Charles Crichton's first film in twenty-five years, and his last. He was seventy-seven when filming began, and had trouble directing through his false teeth. John Cleese did much un-credited directing of the actors during rehearsal.

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Answer: 3

Each of Mrs Coady's dogs is accidently killed in separate incidents as Ken tries to kill their owner. The first is carried away by a Doberman, the second is run over and the third is squashed by a large white household appliance.

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Answer: disappointed

Thinking he's about to become fabulously wealthy, Otto shouts "DISAPPOINTED!", then flies off on a rage. What he doesn't know: Wanda was ready to knock him over the head until she saw the safe was empty.

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Answer: After running Otto over with a roller

Like most people who stutter, Ken stutters less when around people he trusts and feels comfortable around, like Wanda and George. They also stutter less when they are extrememly happy. Ken also stops stuttering afer Wanda kisses him.

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Answer: "I'll see you in court."

Although Archie has yet to commit technical adultery, he has just called his potential mistress 'Darling' in open court. While Maria Aitken's scintillating delivery of 'You can stick this marriage right in your bottom!' is one of the film's most excruciatingly funny and memorable moments, her final line is, in fact, 'I'll see you in court' (ironically, they are in court at the time).

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Answer: Frederick Nietzsche

It would seem that Otto's entire life's misguided philosophy is "based" on Frederick Nietzsche's book "Beyond Good and Evil".

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Answer: cruelty

Otto uses this quote to justify his torture of Ken as he tries to find the key. Otto gets this quote 'nearly' verbatum, from "Beyond Good and Evil"; "Almost everything that we call 'higher culture' is based upon the spiritualizing and intensifying of cruelty..."

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Answer: Mr. Bartlett

Bartlett is the lawyer, Leach is the barrister. Davidson is Archie's clerk, and Sir John is the client who arrives at Archie's office while Wanda is visiting. While the distinction between solicitor/lawyer and barrister does not exist in America, the two hold vastly different positions in Britain. The solicitor works directly with the client, and engages the barrister to argue the case in court.

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Answer: Otto

Kevin Kline actually performed this stunt and it only took him two takes. The main reasons George hires Otto are that Wanda vouches for him as her brother, and he needs a "reliable" and accurate trigger man.

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Answer: "Don't call me stupid!"

Otto honestly believes he is neither stupid nor jealous. Ahem, (no comment).

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