The performance of humor in foreign film and television works is generally classified into: British humor and American humor. Usually, American humor is relatively plain and exaggerated in performance. The jokes are relatively obscure, and he likes to do serious things in a serious way of acting.
A crime comedy of "A Fish Called Wanda", enough to make you feel the uncompromising British humor in the smiling faces and guns, and show the arrogance of Americans in the absurd story and the stubbornness of the British.
The simple and stubborn stutterer is willing to like fish, and he named his favorite fish "Wanda", which happens to be George's coquettish American lover also called Wanda. Ken, George, Wanda, and Otto, an American lover recruited by Wanda, rob a multi-million pound diamond and commit a crime soon, Otto and Wanda inform the police and put George in jail. But the diamond has long been transferred by George. In order to find the diamond, Wanda tries to seduce Archie, George's lawyer, who falls in love and falls out with his wife. Otto forced Ken to reveal where the diamond was hidden, took the diamond first, and took Wanda with him. Archie rushes to the airport in a huff and fights with Otto, who is almost buried under the wheel of Ken who comes to retaliate, watching Archie and Wanda fly to Rio de Janeiro together.
Like all black humor, the film gives a very dark ending. Not only did the four robbers not enjoy prison, but they each performed their own duties. Wanda and the lawyer Archie gave birth to 17 children and took out 1 million to set up a leprosy foundation, Ken, who loves fish farming, became the chairman of the World Ocean Commission, and Otto went to South Africa to be the Minister of Justice.
Although the film was shot in 1988, some of its humorous moments are still intriguing even today. The cold humor about the conflict between British and American cultures in the film is hilarious, and the four liars who stole the diamonds are also endowed with unique personalities and rich jokes. As one of the most hilarious comedies of the 1980s, "A Fish Called Wanda" is worthy of being a "vulgar" farce that captivated elegant people.
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