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rhetthammersmithhorror · 10 months

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Space: 1999 ✫ Dragon's Domain ✫ S1.E8 ✫ 1975

#Space: 1999 #Gerry Anderson #Charles Crichton #tentacles #British Horror #monster #cyclops #horror #Hammersmith Horror #practical effects #nomnomnom #Lovecraftian

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drkbogarde · 1 year

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Dirk Bogarde and Jon Whiteley photographed on the set of Hunted (1952)

#Dirk Bogarde #jon whiteley #hunted #1952 #Charles Crichton #edits*

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weirdlookindog · 1 year

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Dead of Night (1945) - British Quad

#dead of night #1940s movies #alberto cavalcanti #charles crichton #t. e. b. clarke #half sheet #british quad #horror movie poster

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gatutor · 3 months

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David Niven-Peggy Cummins "La lotería del amor" (The love lottery) 1954, de Charles Crichton.

#Peggy Cummins #David Niven #Charles Crichton

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filmbook21 · 6 months

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#A Fish Called Wanda #John Cleese #Jamie Lee Curtis #Kevin Kline #Charles Crichton #1988

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randomcapz · 10 months

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A Fish Called Wanda (1988).

#A Fish Called Wanda #Kevin Kline #John Cleese #1980s #1988 movies #80s movies #Charles Crichton #movie screencaps #screencaps #random screenshots #movie stills #screenshots #movie screenshots #1980's #80's movies

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mariocki · 7 months

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Law and Disorder (1958)

"Right, now listen boys, it's all lined up: we're getting rid of the judge."

"What?"

"Knock off a judge? You must be raving, we'll spend the rest of our lives in clink."

"Here, let me out!"

"We don't have to touch him. Police are gonna arrest him."

"Oh, that's better. Thought we'd turned nasty."

#law and disorder #1958 #british cinema #charles crichton #t.e.b. clarke #michael redgrave #robert morley #ronald squire #joan hickson #lionel jeffries #elizabeth sellars #brenda bruce #jeremy burnham #george coulouris #meredith edwards #harold goodwin #john le mesurier #allan cuthbertson #michael trubshawe #sam kydd #john paul #minor brit comedy whose irreverence and slightness is really a strength; there isn't a lot to this‚ but it's honestly #so charming and so feather light that you can't help but be kind of swept along with it. a lot of what works rests on Redgrave's shoulders #in a beautifully measured turn as an unrepentant con artist who views increasingly long stretches in prison as a fair trade for the money #he can make and put away for the betterment of his son (who of course‚ knowing nothing of his father's 'work'‚ chooses to pursue a #career in the law). Morley at first appears to be playing the same kind of larger than life cartoonish buffoon he so often did but to the #credit of the film his character is revealed to have more nuance and more depth than expected in the final act. the supporting cast is wall #to wall brit character acting legends and that was the main appeal for me; nearly every speaking role is taken by someone of note‚ even if #(as in the case of permafave Alfie Burke) it's literally just 30 seconds of screentime. disposable fluff at the end of the day‚ but a #delightful kind of fluff‚ and a moreish kind‚ like cotton candy.

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adamwatchesmovies · 5 days

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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Some of the jokes in A Fish Called Wanda haven't aged well - this shouldn't be a surprise considering it was released nearly 35 years ago. They’re worth forgiving for the amount of laughs and memorable scenes the film has to offer.

After a successful jewelry heist, four thieves are forced to stall their escape when their ringleader, George (Tom Georgeson), is arrested. While animal lover Ken (Michael Palin) waits for his boss’ instructions, femme fatale Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her lover (who is pretending to be her brother) Otto (Kevin Kline) try and deduce where the jewels are hidden so they can run off with them. They hope George will disclose their location to his barrister, Archie (John Cleese). To get the information out of him, Wanda begins seducing Archie. Jealousies and double-crosses make this already complex situation much messier.

The characters are this film's strength. Michael Palin is hilarious as a man suffering from a horrible stutter who is assigned to take out an old woman who will be the key witness at George’s trial. An obsessive animal lover, his attempts to take out the lady wind up traumatizing him because he keeps screwing them up and killing some of her many dogs instead. What’s that? Are you upset because a beloved pooch might bite the dust instead of a human being? Well, it if makes you feel any better, Ken is upset about it too. The woman though? Nah, she can die. He doesn’t care.

Next, we have to talk about Otto. He’s this wannabe lothario who is crippled by his insecurities and incapable of keeping his jealousy in check. He knows Wanda is only putting the moves on Archie so they can get rich and leave the country but he can’t stop himself from making what should be a simple situation needlessly complicated. He’s so dumb you wonder what Wanda sees in him. Then, you realize she has this uncontrollable fetish for foreign languages. So what if the only Italian Otto knows is pasta and cheese-related? It’s all it takes for her to start tearing off her clothes.

Speaking of Wanda, she’s double-crossing everybody. Despite her excitement for foreign words while in bed, she’s way too good for Otto. She’s too good for George - whom she has fooled into thinking they’re a couple. An expert manipulator, she could have anyone wrapped around her finger… except maybe Archie. Well, no. She can definitely get the barrister’s attention. The question is whether his brick-solid Britishness will get in the way. All of these characters thrown together in this whirling dervish of a heist gone wrong make for big laughs over and over. Sometimes it gets dark, sometimes it gets absurd. It’s constantly making you wonder what’s next and filled with memorable scenes. There is a running gag about Otto pretending to be gay - it's so Ken doesn’t suspect he and Wanda are in cahoots - that feels a little weird and the movie feels a bit like it’s making fun of Ken for his stutter, but the gags still work for the most part.

A Fish Called Wanda is a smart film that uses its characters wisely, contains nothing but great performances and never holds back. That may ruffle a few feathers nowadays but it's hard to argue with the results. The characters are so great and they make for many big, memorable laughs. (On DVD, April 29, 2022)