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Fierce Creatures. Image shows from L to R: Adrian (Michael Palin), Rollo Lee (John Cleese), Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis), Vince McCain (Kevin Kline)
Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

  • 1997 film

John Cleese leads the staff (and animals) of an English zoo under threat from a heartless global corporation. Also features Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, Ronnie Corbett and more.

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Fierce Creatures. Image shows from L to R: Adrian (Michael Palin), Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis), Rollo Lee (John Cleese), Vince McCain (Kevin Kline)

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1997
Stars
John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, Ronnie Corbett, Bille Brown, Carey Lowell and more
Writers
John Cleese and Iain Johnstone
Directors
Robert Young and Fred Schepisi
Producers
John Cleese, Michael Shamberg and Steve Abbott
Company

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.

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Additional details

Tagline
Don't Pet Them
UK certificate
12
Duration
93 minutes
UK release
Friday 14th February 1997
Produced
1996
UK premiere
January 1997
Also known as
  • Death Fish II (Working title)
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith.

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Friday 26th August 2016 at 8:30pm on U&Gold
  • Sunday 21st August 2016 at 9:20pm on U&Gold
  • Friday 27th May 2016 at 9:00pm on U&Gold

Recording details

  • Pinewood Studios and Twickenham Film Studios - Studios
  • Jersey - Locations
  • Marwell Zoological Park - Zoo locations

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