"A Fish Called Wanda"

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This paper analyzes the movie's use of humor, both verbally and visually. It continues to use examples from the movie of how repetition combined with the unexpected twist holds the viewer in stitches. The author also comments on how the comedy becomes more protracted and complicated as the movie progresses.

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'When Curtis goes to Cleese's house, the situation becomes more and more complicated, amounting to a drawing room comedy of errors. Mistakes multiply upon each other, with Archie's wife the only person seeming to notice anything amiss. The scene where Kline quizzes Palin about the location of the jewels sends common sense skittering everywhere: "What's the green fish's name" Well, I'm going to call her lunch!"

""A Fish Called Wanda" does a masterful job of combining various comedic effects while maintaining a plot that holds together. This is more satisfying than a movie based on one gag all the way through, such as Rodney Dangerfield going to college. That movie is one long gag that wears thin rather quickly. The ending isn't terribly believable, but it's a comedy. It's not about reality."

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