History Film / AFishCalledWanda

-->'''Wanda:''' ''(on witness stand)''' I looked at the clock because I was saying to myself, "It's five to seven. Where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"//

** When Otto realizes there's something fishy between Ken and Wanda (who are posing as brothers), Ken gets out of trouble by pretending to be gay and infatuated with Otto.
** When Archie's wife Wendy is about to discover his infidelity with Wanda, Ken saves the day by emerging from behind a door and inventing a cockamamie story about being a CIA agent looking for Russians spies.

* FawltyTowersPlot: The movie (starring [[Creator/JohnCleese Basil Fawlty,]] appropriately enough) is built upon hilariously convoluted lies.

* When Otto realizes there's something fishy between Ken and Wanda (who are posing as brothers), Ken gets out of trouble by pretending to be gay and infatuated with Otto.
** When Archie's wife is about to discover his infidelity, Ken saves the day by emerging from behind a door and inventing a cockamamie story about being a CIA agent looking for Russians spies.
** Archie tryies to recover Wanda's locket by robbing his own house.
** A locket that Wanda needs because it has a key inside it, but she passes it off as an item of great sentimental value and manipulates Archie by denying him her affection until it's recovered.

* FawltyTowersPlot: The movie (starring [[Creator/JohnCleese Basil Fawlty,]] appropriately enough) is built around convoluted lies. Archie trying to recover a locket and robbing his own house is one of the funniest.

** Don't call Otto stupid

** Don't call Otto stupid, or hurt Wanda (the fish).

''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 British comedy film starring Creator/KevinKline, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JohnCleese and Creator/MichaelPalin. The film is the final (and best known) film of legendary British comedy director Charles Crichton, and its screenplay was written both him and Cleese. Cleese also served as co-director, since studio executives were worried about the advance age of Crichton, who would retire after this film, his first since 1965.

* NeverMyFault: Another one of Otto's hats.

-->"Look, it's K-k-k-Ken, c-c-c-c-coming to k-k-k-k-kill me! [[FamousLastWords How are you gonna c-c-c-c-catch me, K-k-k-k-ken??]]"

* MadeOfIron: Otto survives being run over by as steamroller ''and'' being flung off the wing of a passenger jet airplane taking off.

* AFriendToAllLivingThings: Zigzagged with Ken. He deeply loves all animals (like his fish), weeps whenever a dog dies and cries and attends all of their respective funerals. All of these deaths occur whilst he's trying to kill their owner whom he has no problems with assassinating. [[spoiler: He cheers when he succeeds in offing her.]].

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Ken.

* AFreindToAllLivingThings: Zigzagged with Ken. He deeply loves all animals (like his fish), weeps whenever a dog dies and cries and attends all of their respective funerals. All of these deaths occur whilst he's trying to kill their owner whom he has no problems with assassinating. [[spoiler: He cheers when he succeeds in offing her.]].

* AFriendToAllLivingThings: Zigzagged with Ken. He deeply loves all animals (like his fish), weeps whenever a dog dies and cries and attends all of their respective funerals. All of these deaths occur whilst he's trying to kill their owner whom he has no problems with assassinating. [[spoiler: He cheers when he succeeds in offing her.]].

* AFriendToAllLivingThings: Zigzagged with Ken. He deeply loves all animals (like his fish), weeps whenever a dog dies and cries and attends all of their respective funerals. All of these deaths occur whilst he's trying to kill their owner who he has no qualms about killing. [[spoiler: He cheers when he succeeds in offing her.]].
* AffablyEvil: Wanda is so charming that it is easy to miss just how ruthless she ''really'' is, at least prior to genuinely falling for Archie. Ken also counts; a timid animal lover who has no qualms about trying to bump off a little old lady, and laughs once he's finally done it.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Otto unsuccessfully eavesdropping on Archie and Wanda from behind a window of their love nest.

* {{MI6}}: Otto isn't fooling Wendy with his cockamamie story about being a CIA operative...
-->'''Wendy:''' My father used to work for the Secret Service, Mr. Manfred St. John-Smithson...

''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 British comedy film starring Creator/KevinKline, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JohnCleese and Creator/MichaelPalin. The film is the final (and best known) film of legendary British comedy director Charles Crichton, and its screenplay was written both him and Cleese. Cleese also served as co-director, since studio executives were worried about the adavance age of Crichton, who would retire after this film.

''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 British comedy film starring Creator/KevinKline, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JohnCleese and Creator/MichaelPalin. The film is the final (and best known) film of legendary British comedy director Charles Crichton, and its screenplay was written both him and Cleese. Cleese also served as co-director, since studio executives were worried about Crichton's advanced age.

''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 British comedy film starring Creator/KevinKline, Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/JohnCleese and Creator/MichaelPalin. The film is the final (and best known) film of legendary British comedy director Charles Crichton, and its screenplay was written both him and Cleese.

* Otto, after betraying George, gets mad when he discovers that George moved the loot to another location.

** HypocriticalHumor follows.
--->'''Archie:''' You really are the vulgarian.
--->'''Otto:''' YOU'RE the vulgarian, you ''fuck''!

* VillainousRescue: When Archie's family comes home early during his affair with Wanda, [[CrazyJelousGuy Otto, who was there the whole time]] and is hiding behind a door, runs interference long enough to allow Wanda to slip away.