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
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
John Cleese
Rollo Lee
Jamie Lee Curtis
Willa Weston
Kevin Kline
Vince McCain / Rod McCain
Michael Palin
Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone
Robert Lindsay
Sydney Lotterby
Ronnie Corbett
Reggie Sealions
Carey Lowell
Cub Felines
Bille Brown
Neville Coltrane
Derek Griffiths
Gerry Ungulates
Cynthia Cleese
Pip 'Small Mammals'
Richard Ridings
Hugh Primates
Maria Aitken
Di Admin
Crew
Fred Schepisi
Director
John Cleese
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Adrian Biddle
Director of Photography
Ian Baker
Director of Photography
Michael Shamberg
Producer
John Cleese
Producer
Greg Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Roger Murray-Leach
Production Design
Stephenie McMillan
Set Decoration
Callum McDougall
Unit Production Manager
Simon Crane
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
Alexander Manrique
6.4★ · 07/25/23
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.
Bridget
5.4★ · 09/26/22
I want to go to the Kevin Kline school of acting
I want to go to the Kevin Kline school of acting
Jake McCoy
8.0★ · 12/01/21
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