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1997·Comedy·1h 33m
7.0
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Directed by Robert Young and Fred Schepisi
greed
zoo
dark comedy
marketing
business
animals
lemur

Cast

John Cleese
John Cleese
Rollo Lee
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Willa Weston
Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
Vince McCain / Rod McCain
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Adrian "Bugsy" Malone
Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett
Reggie
Carey Lowell
Carey Lowell
Cub
Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay
Sydney Lotterby
Bille Brown
Bille Brown
Neville Coltrane
Derek Griffiths
Derek Griffiths
Gerry
Cynthia Cleese
Cynthia Cleese
Pip
Richard Ridings
Richard Ridings
Hugh
Maria Aitken
Maria Aitken
Di

Crew

Fred Schepisi
Fred Schepisi
Director
John Cleese
John Cleese
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Ian Baker
Ian Baker
Director of Photography
Adrian Biddle
Adrian Biddle
Director of Photography
John Cleese
John Cleese
Producer
Michael Shamberg
Michael Shamberg
Producer
Greg Powell
Greg Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Roger Murray-Leach
Roger Murray-Leach
Production Design
Stephenie McMillan
Stephenie McMillan
Set Decoration
Callum McDougall
Callum McDougall
Unit Production Manager
Chris Munro
Chris Munro
Sound Mixer

Popular Reviews

24 reviews
Koudelka
Koudelka
Fierce Creatures
Great slapstick, plus I learned a new term for Musk: pronoid.
Great slapstick, plus I learned a new term for Musk: pronoid.
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Alexander Manrique
Alexander Manrique
Fierce Creatures
Literalmente me reí hasta lagrimear. Ya es una de mis comedias favoritas, la disfrute demasiado.
Literalmente me reí hasta lagrimear. Ya es una de mis comedias favoritas, la disfrute demasiado.
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Bridget
Bridget
Fierce Creatures
I want to go to the Kevin Kline school of acting
I want to go to the Kevin Kline school of acting
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Jake McCoy
Jake McCoy
Fierce Creatures
Anecdote about this one. This came out around the same time they were rereleasing the original Star Wars trilogy so when I went to see that with my parents and best friend at the time and it was sold out this is what we chose to see instead. What a pleasant surprise that was and I think this was when I first fell in love with Jamie Lee Curtis (hadn’t seen Halloween yet at the time).

First time watching it since those days and was worried it wouldn’t hold up but man it did. Still got some good laughs out of it. Just as good as A Fish Called Wanda
Anecdote about this one. This came out around the same time they were rereleasing the original Star Wars trilogy so when I went to see that with my parents and best friend at the time and it was sold out this is what we chose to see instead. What a pleasant surprise that was and I think this was when I first fell in love with Jamie Lee Curtis (hadn’t seen Halloween yet at the time).

First time watching it since those days and was worried it wouldn’t hold up but man it did. Still got some good laughs out of it. Just as good as A Fish Called Wanda
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Samantha
Samantha
Fierce Creatures
Not as good as 'A Fish Called Wanda' but not bad either.
Not as good as 'A Fish Called Wanda' but not bad either.
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