the film occurs as comedy just about a jewel thieving, aforethought by George Thomason (played by Tom Georgeson), and its aftermath. George's perfect-hand human is Ken Pile (Michael Palin), an animal lover by owning the bad stutter. It bring around 2 Americans, sexy con artist Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) and dim-half-witted hired gun Otto West (Kevin Kline), who come lovers pretending to become sib & so Wanda could operate her charms in George and Ken.

Fallowing a robbery, Wanda & Otto betray George to the law. It so buy retired that George has hidden a loot & won't reveal its location. Wanda decides a better way for the information is by seducing George's attorney, Archibald Leach (Cleese). (Archibald Leach is the birth title of Cary Grant). Otto, meantime, decides a better way is for Ken to talk, foremost by pretending to become crazy using him, & late by ligature him higher & threatening to eat his tropical fish (one of which is known as Wanda).

Ken is charged by George to silence a key witness, an old lady world health organization owns deuce-ace flyspeck Yorkshire terriers. Around his tries to assassinate her, Ken inadvertently kills a Yorkies instead, to his peachy dismay. Below the demise of her go little run, a woman dies of a heart attack.

Fallowing good deal betrayal & backstabbing, everybody races to a drome around an attempt for away by owning the money. Ken gets his retaliatiin on Otto, & Wanda & Archibald own fallen crazy & fly off into a sunset. George is left around pokey.

the moving picture was the major critical & commercial profits after it was freed & has remained a popular favorite since. Kline won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work. A chief cast reunited inside 1997 for Fierce Creatures, playing different roles & meeting less profits.

Inside 2004 the magazine Total Film named A Fish Known as Wanda a 41st greatest British film ever.