---
title: 'Fierce Creatures (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Schepisi'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fierce-creatures-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119115/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fierce Creatures (1997)

1997 · 89 min · Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Fierce Creatures is a 1997 farcical comedy film. While not literally a sequel, Fierce Creatures is a spiritual successor to the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda. Both films star John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. Fierce Creatures was written by John Cleese and directed by Robert Young and Fred Schepisi. The film was dedicated to Gerald Durrell and Peter Cook. Some scenes were filmed at Jersey Zoo, a zoological park founded by Durrell.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese)
- **Producer:** [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese), [Michael Shamberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shamberg)
- **Director:** [Fred Schepisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-schepisi), [Robert Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-young)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adrian Biddle](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-biddle), [Ian Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-baker)
- **Editor:** [Robert Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-gibson)

## Cast

- [Michael Palin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-palin)
- [Richard Ridings](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-ridings)
- [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese)
- [Jack Davenport](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-davenport)
- [Maria Aitken](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-aitken)
- [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis)
- [Robert Lindsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lindsay)
- [Kevin Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-kline)
- [Carey Lowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carey-lowell)
- [Ronnie Corbett](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-corbett)
- [Bille Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/bille-brown)

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