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.
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
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- 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