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** Like any pre-9/11 movie, the lack of security at an airport is uncomfortable today. But going further back, keep in mind this film was released just a few months before Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up by terrorist bomb on board. Pan Am 103 made its final stop at Heathrow.
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** Like any pre-9/11 movie, the lack of security at an airport is uncomfortable today. But going further back, keep in mind this film was released just a few months before Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up by a terrorist bomb on board. Pan Am 103 made its final stop at Heathrow.
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*** Originally there was a scene where Wendy (after overhearing Otto talking about Archie and Wanda's affair) is visibly upset and angry with Archie, but without revealing why to him. The creators decided to cut this scene when they realised it made Wendy seem UnintentionallySympathetic.
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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] The gang consists of Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/MichaelPalin, and... Tom Georgeson. No points for guessing who goes down for the crime.
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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] {{Inverted|Trope}} The gang consists of Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/MichaelPalin, and... Tom Georgeson. No points for guessing who goes down for the crime.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: In the airport at the end, a young Creator/StephenFry appears as the man Otto robs.
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* ValuesDissonance: In the very end, Archie lovingly tells Wanda, "Behave yourself from now on, or I'll break your neck." It's supposed to be seen as Archie finally taking an equal place in their relationship, but the casual threat of physical violence to his girlfriend doesn't come across well in modern times.
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** The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue states that Ken becomes the master of ceremonies at London Sea World. Considering the revelations about [=SeaWorld's=] mistreatment of animals that have come out in TheNewTens, it's unlikely that animal lover Ken would be too enthusiastic about that job. Though, given the irreverent nature of said epilogue, this could simply serve to make it more HilariousInHindsight depending on how you look at it.
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** The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue states that Ken becomes the master of ceremonies at London Sea World. Considering the revelations about [=SeaWorld's=] mistreatment of animals that have come out in TheNewTens, it's unlikely that animal lover Ken would be too enthusiastic about that job. Though, given the irreverent nature of said epilogue, this could simply serve to make it more HilariousInHindsight depending on how you look at it.from a BlackComedy perspective.
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** The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue states that Ken becomes the master of ceremonies at London Sea World. Considering the revelations about [=SeaWorld's=] mistreatment of animals that have come out in TheNewTens, it's unlikely that animal lover Ken would be too enthusiastic about that job. Though, given the irreverent nature of said epilogue, this could simply serve to make it more HilariousInHindsight.HilariousInHindsight depending on how you look at it.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Like any pre-9/11 movie, the lack of security at an airport is uncomfortable today. But going further back, keep in mind this film was released just a few months before Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up by terrorist bomb on board. Pan Am 103 made its final stop at Heathrow.
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** The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue states that Ken becomes the master of ceremonies at London Sea World. Considering the revelations about [=SeaWorld's=] mistreatment of animals that have come out in TheNewTens, it's unlikely that animal lover Ken would be too enthusiastic about that job. Though, given the irreverent nature of said epilogue, this could simply serve to make it more HilariousInHindsight.
** Like any pre-9/11 movie, the lack of security at an airport is uncomfortable today. But going further back, keep in mind this film was released just a few months before Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up by terrorist bomb on board. Pan Am 103 made its final stop at
** The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue states that Ken becomes the master of ceremonies at London Sea World. Considering the revelations about [=SeaWorld's=] mistreatment of animals that have come out in TheNewTens, it's unlikely that animal lover Ken would be too enthusiastic about that job. Though, given the irreverent nature of said epilogue, this could simply serve to make it more HilariousInHindsight.
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* GainaxEnding: Otto somehow survives being run over by a steamroller, gets his entire body out the cement just his feet had been stuck in, gets on the wing of an airplane taking off, manages to survive falling off (or flying all the way to Rio!), and becomes Minister of Justice of South Africa? Plus a then-30-year-old Creator/JamieLeeCurtis going on to have seventeen children? [[note]]In the DVDCommentary, Cleese refers to the onscreen text at the end as "jokes" so they're probably not meant to be taken seriously.[[/note]]
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*** Is the wife really that bad to him because *she* doesn't care? When Archie is kissing her, she says "that's so unlike you" and she seems happy, even delighted. It's not that strange that she wouldn't be very affectionate if she never seems to be on the receiving end of attention. When she thinks she got a gift from him, her reaction is genuinely thankful;
*** And the big one: she overhears Otto claiming Archie robbed his own house and is "porking" Wanda. She seems to give Archie the benefit of the doubt and not jump to conclusions. She only threatens divorce after Archie confirms her suspicions *and* humiliates her in public by calling Wanda "darling".
*** And the big one: she overhears Otto claiming Archie robbed his own house and is "porking" Wanda. She seems to give Archie the benefit of the doubt and not jump to conclusions. She only threatens divorce after Archie confirms her suspicions *and* humiliates her in public by calling Wanda "darling".
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*** Is the wife really that bad to him because *she* '''she''' doesn't care? When Archie is kissing her, she says "that's so unlike you" and she seems happy, even delighted. It's not that strange that she wouldn't be very affectionate if she never seems to be on the receiving end of attention. When she thinks she got a gift from him, her reaction is genuinely thankful;
*** And the big one: she overhears Otto claiming Archie robbed his own house and is "porking" Wanda. She seems to give Archie the benefit of the doubt and not jump to conclusions. She only threatens divorce after Archie confirms her suspicions*and* '''and''' humiliates her in public by calling Wanda "darling".
*** And the big one: she overhears Otto claiming Archie robbed his own house and is "porking" Wanda. She seems to give Archie the benefit of the doubt and not jump to conclusions. She only threatens divorce after Archie confirms her suspicions
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** The producers were worried about how this film would perform at the box office, particularly in the U.S. It was a British made, British set comedy made with a veteran British director, written by a British writer, with a British cast known primarily for television work plus two familiar but not A-list American actors (who were not particularly known for comedy roles either). Using the budget carefully It took Creator/JohnCleese and director Charles Crichton four years to get the film made with and persuade Creator/{{MGM}} to take a chance and distribute it. Fortunately it proved to be a huge sleeper hit and made a tidy profit for those involved.
** Creator/MichaelPalin thought the script was awful when he first read it and recorded his low opinion of it in his diary.
* ComedyGhetto:Kevin Kline's Oscar Creator/KevinKline's UsefulNotes/AcademyAward was a rare win for a comedic role.
** The producers were worried about how this film would perform at the box office, particularly in the U.S. It was a British made, British set comedy made with a veteran British director, written by a British writer, with a British cast known primarily for television work plus two familiar but not A-list American actors (who were not particularly known for comedy roles either). Using the budget carefully It took Creator/JohnCleese and director Charles Crichton four years to get the film made with and persuade Creator/{{MGM}} to take a chance and distribute it. Fortunately it proved to be a huge sleeper hit and made a tidy profit for those involved.
** Creator/MichaelPalin thought the script was awful when he first read it and recorded his low opinion of it in his diary.
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