comedy

A box office smash, nominated for three Academy Awards (winning one for Kline's outstanding supporting turn as the psychotic Otto), A Fish Called Wanda has stood the test of time and can be rightfully called a comedy classic.

crime–comedy

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 crime–comedy film written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton.

comedy,crime

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1998 Hollywood comedy,crime film released on Jul 15, 1998.

Some Like comedy farce-comedy Hot

Some Like comedy farce-comedy Hot, A Fish Called Wanda A farce is a subgenre that features exaggerated situations, slapstick humor, mistaken identities, and chaotic, rapid-fire events.

A Fish which co-starred Called Wanda,

Terry Gilliam appeared in the comedy film A Fish Called Wanda, which co-starred and was co-written by John Cleese, for which Terry Gilliam won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[7]

modern British comedy

A Fish Called Wanda - is linked to the classic modern British comedy in not one but two ways.

a classic comedy

Now 25 years old (!), A Fish Called Wanda is a classic comedy, though perhaps not as much as a classic comedy's initial success might have suggested a classic comedywould be.

a 1998 Hollywood comedy

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1998 Hollywood comedy,crime film released on Jul 15, 1998.

as a much darker comedy

A Fish Called Wanda started off as a much darker comedy, but test audiences in America were apparently uncomfortable with the film’s cruelty, and lack of romantic payoff, so Crichton and Crichton's cast went in for a few re-shoots.

genre-film type

The story is of the genre-film type.

a wonderfully funny film, certainly worthy of a wonderfully funny film's cult status

A Fish Called Wanda is a wonderfully funny film, certainly worthy of a wonderfully funny film's cult status.

A Fish Called Wanda ,crime film released on Jul 15, 1998.

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1998 Hollywood comedy,crime film released on Jul 15, 1998.

fantasy

The film is a fantasy tale of a woman whofalls in love with a fish-man creature captured in South America in the 1950s.

an obvious homage to the Eailing comedies

A Fish Called Wanda is an obvious homage to the Eailing comedies, the Eailing comedieshas the wit and sardonic dark humour found in the genre, and the Eailing comedieshas been given a modern spin which works phenomenally well and is delivered by a stellar ensemble cast.

genre-film

The story is of the genre-film type.

romantic dramedy

the Fish comes off as a romantic dramedy, centered around several romantic relationships but without being happy enough or having enough funny moments to qualify as a romantic comedy.

modern American and British humour

A Fish Called Wanda’ is a prime example of successfully bridging the gap between modern American and British humour, by making modern American and British humour a joint Anglo-American production.

Fiction Drama

The genre of the film is Fiction Drama.

melodrama

The story is a melodrama, and a melodrama was often cited as an archetype of the genre.

literary fiction

The genre has its origins in contemporary literary fiction, and became a cinema cause célèbre with the Swedish adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium novels, and the controversial US remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.