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The tiny budget comedy that became a legend at the box office, "A Fish Called Wanda" won an audience beyond everyone's expectations and will likely do very well on this superb new DVD release.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Picture The quality of the transfer is good, with a solid clear image throughout and minimal grain.
Sound A precise well mixed 5.1 audio track makes the most of the music score, splitting it intelligently between all the speakers.
DISC ONE SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio Commentary John Cleese provides a thoughtful commentary for a film that was years in development, and certainly required a good few months from him to get in shape for the naked scene.
Throughout the writing process, Cleese had always assumed that Wanda would be English but after seeing Jamie Lee Curtis in "Trading Places" realised that she was one for the role. His instincts were right as she was able to help him with his very first romantic scenes by not allowing him to rehearse too much as she felt it just wouldn't work.
Cleese drifts off into silences as the film progresses but he works in, whenever possible, mentions of co-writer and director Charles Crichton, a man he clearly admired a lot.
Trivia Track MGM are increasingly using these subtitle-based trivia tracks on their special edition DVDs and long may that continue. A wealth of information is on offer, and the presentation of it can be quite witty. Such useless trivia as the fact that the fish was originally yellow but changed to black with white stripes, is yours to learn.
Rather funnier is the nugget that MGM held a screening of the film in Toronto for people with the surname 'Fish'. Something to bear in mind before you watch the film is the fact that a Danish doctor died laughing at the film. The official verdict on his death was that he had "died from mirth".
DISC TWO SPECIAL FEATURES
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance Made during the shooting of the film, this original 48-minute documentary about the movie is quite a strange but entertaining programme. Cleese is often on hand with comments about what he's trying to do, and claims that when he does too much comedy he gets bored.
A smart tactic by him on the shoot was to allow the actors to have input on their dialogue. That way he could freely suggest stuff about their acting. Plenty of the acting is on show too, with an immense amount of behind-the-scenes footage documenting how the film was put together.
Something Fishy This new retrospective 30-minute documentary on the movie contains interviews with all the lead stars. Jamie Lee Curtis seems to sum up the feelings of most with her initial impression that it was just "a little movie shot quickly". She still doesn't understand some of her lines, and Kevin Kline couldn't fathom the script at all the first time he read it.
Curtis looks a little pained when discussing problems that arose when she felt some of her performance was too forced, resulting in a loss of confidence. The solution was to follow her instincts as to how to play the role which enabled her to deliver the type of performance both she and everyone else was happy with.
Fish You Were Here: On Location This 16-minute featurette takes you around some of the locations used for the film. Mildly interesting, there's also some analysis of the film and trivia chat, but it's nothing you won't learn elsewhere on the disc.
Deleted and Alternate Scenes 26 scenes, including an alternate ending, sounds like a lot but most of the material here is very short. Each clip features an introduction by Cleese.
A Message from John Cleese Made to promote the release of the film, this four-minute speech from Cleese is a typically silly affair where he insists that we're all going to enjoy the massive amounts of sex and violence in the film.
Photo Galleries Packed image galleries with captions divided into: key stills, behind-the-scenes, deleted scenes, the stars, and publicity images.
Additional Extra Feature Trailer.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Region: 2
Chapters: 32
Ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Audio Tracks: English and German
Subtitles: English with multiple languages
Captions: English
Menus: Animated, with bubbling noises.
Special Features Subtitles: All of the special features come with subtitles.
