{"id":51035,"date":"2017-10-08T20:48:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T00:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=51035"},"modified":"2017-10-08T20:48:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T00:48:34","slug":"a-fish-called-wanda-swims-to-blu-ray-in-a-new-collectors-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=51035","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Fish Called Wanda&#8221; Swims To Blu-ray In a New Collector&#8217;s Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A_Fish_Called_Wanda-882x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"882\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A_Fish_Called_Wanda-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A_Fish_Called_Wanda-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A_Fish_Called_Wanda-768x892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A_Fish_Called_Wanda.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/a-fish-called-wanda\/760137044086\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">A Fish Called Wanda<\/a><\/em> is fascinating because it blends the charm of Ealing Studios classics with a zany Monty Python-esque sensibility. Originally released nearly 30 years in ago in 1988, the film was a critical and commercial success. In the film, sexy femme fatale Wanda <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Jamie%20Lee%20Curtis%7C243793&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a>, sublimely stupid sadist Otto (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Kevin%20Kline%7C821246&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Kline<\/a>, who won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance), and stuttering icthyophile Ken (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Michael%20Palin%7C724610&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Palin<\/a>) all plan to double-cross each other after a jewel heist in London. To get the upper hand, Wanda schemes to seduce Archie (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=John%20Cleese%7C260198&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">John Cleese<\/a>, who also scripted), a bumbling barrister whom she believes can lead her to the loot that has somehow gone missing. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the film&#8217;s original trailer:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3xxdYfUvi9g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The movie has just been released on Blu-ray in a new collector&#8217;s edition from Arrow Films that includes the following special features:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2022 Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative, produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release<br \/>\n\u2022 High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation<br \/>\n\u2022 Original English mono audio (uncompressed LPCM)<br \/>\n\u2022 Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing<br \/>\n\u2022 Commentary by writer and star John Cleese<br \/>\n\u2022 Brand-new appreciation by Vic Pratt of the BFI National Archive<br \/>\n\u2022 Brand-new interviews with composer John Du Prez, production designer Roger Murray-Leach, executive producer Steve Abbott and makeup supervisor Paul Engelen<br \/>\n\u2022 John Cleese\u2019s Final Farewell Performance, a 1988 documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda featuring interviews with actors Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline and director Charles Crichton<br \/>\n\u2022 Something Fishy, a 15th anniversary retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Cleese, Curtis, Kline and Palin, executive producer Steve Abbott and director of photography Alan Hume<br \/>\n\u2022 Fish You Were Here, a documentary on the film\u2019s locations hosted by Robert Powell<br \/>\n\u2022 24 deleted\/alternative scenes with introductions by Cleese<br \/>\n\u2022 A Message from John Cleese, a tongue-in-cheek introduction recorded for the film\u2019s original release<br \/>\n\u2022 Gallery<br \/>\n\u2022 Trivia track<br \/>\n\u2022 Theatrical trailer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For fans of the film, this new release is the definitive presentation of the film. And if you somehow have never seen it before, here&#8217;s the perfect opportunity to check out the most buoyant comedy of the 1980s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fish Called Wanda is fascinating because it blends the charm of Ealing Studios classics with a zany Monty Python-esque sensibility. Originally released nearly 30 years in ago in 1988, the film was a critical and commercial success. 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