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| Fierce Creatures |
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  (6/10)
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Runtime: 93 |
| Public Rating: 7.00 (7 votes) |
Director: Fred Schepisi and Robert Young |
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| Genre: Comedy |
Year: 1997 |
| Writer(s): John Cleese and Iain Johnstone |
| Reviewed by: Beatnik |
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"No animals were injured during the making of this movie, only humans"
This movie stars the same cast as A fish called Wanda, but it's not a sequel. The story is completely different but as funny as its predecessor.
Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) works for Octopus Inc. (pun intended), a corporate conglomerate controlled by Rod McCain (Kevin Kline). His company buys the London Marwood zoo and Willa is sent over to England to run it. The zoo hires a new Manager, Rollo Lee (played by John Cleese), a former Hong Kong police officer. To make a profit, he devises a plan to attract more visitors and demands that only fierce creatures are allowed. The zookeepers, led by Bugsy Malone (Michael Palin) protest and they try to keep as many animals as possible, mostly using fake blood and a great deal of acting. Vince McCain (also played by Kevin Kline), son of Rod McCain, follows Willa to London and tries to seduce her. Willa revokes the fierce creature policy and Vince comes up with plans to get funding. Willa starts to like the zoo and Rollo in particular and they both want to safe the zoo. Rod McCain doesn’t think his zoo is profitable enough and he plans to use the property for a Japanese golf project. Vince embezzles the entire zoo funds and Rod finds out. In a plan to save the zoo, Vince dresses up as his father, who accidentally got killed a few moments before, saves the zoo and kills “himself”.
Although it’s the same cast as A fish called Wanda, the plot is totally different. Except for the few hints, there is no reference to the earlier film. Kevin Kline’s appearance of both Randy and Vince McCain is excellent. The name Octopus inc. is a reference to the big multinational corporations, only interested in making money. John Cleese, in the film mistakenly accused of having sex with the zoo animals, plays a rather good underdog character. He assumes his Hong Kong experience will save him in any situation but eventually has to give in to pure emotions and gut feelings, as he falls in love with Willa. Willa, a businesswoman trying to impress Rod McCain, is willing to do anything it takes to get the job done but she isn’t prepared for what she encounters in the zoo.
The plot is rather smart and funny. You have to be open-minded about some of the jokes, but that’s rather common in British comedies. The costume and make-up is fabulous (especially the animal suits the zookeepers wear or the make-up done on Kevin Kline, playing both father and son McCain). Bond fans might notice Carey Lowell, a Bond girl from License to kill, as one of the zookeepers.
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