zoom_in Click to enlarge

Fierce Creatures

▲ ▼

description Fierce Creatures Overview

Fierce Creatures is a 1997 comedy featuring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. Written by John Cleese and directed by Robert Young and Fred Schepisi, it shares thematic similarities with *A Fish Called Wanda*. Filming took place at Jersey Zoo, established by Gerald Durrell.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

info Fierce Creatures Specifications

Country	United Kingdom
Year	1997

help Fierce Creatures FAQ

Is Fierce Creatures a sequel to A Fish Called Wanda?

Fierce Creatures is not a sequel but reunites the same principal cast from A Fish Called Wanda: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The 1997 film was marketed as an 'equal' rather than a direct follow-up.

Where was Fierce Creatures filmed?

Portions of the film were shot at Jersey Zoo (now Durrell Wildlife Park) in the Channel Islands, which was founded by naturalist Gerald Durrell. The zoo setting was central to the film's story about a corporate-owned wildlife park.

Who wrote and directed Fierce Creatures?

John Cleese co-wrote the screenplay with Iain Johnstone and served as co-director alongside Robert Young and Fred Schepisi. This was a departure from A Fish Called Wanda, which Cleese co-wrote with Charles Crichton directing.

What is Fierce Creatures about?

The film follows a British zoo taken over by a corporate media conglomerate that demands the facility show only 'fierce creatures' to boost profits. John Cleese plays Rollo Lee, the new director caught between corporate demands and animal welfare.

swap_horiz

Looking for Fierce Creatures alternatives? Compare top competitors ranked & scored

arrow_forward