Don't pet them.
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.
Fierce Creatures (1997) is a comedy and romance film directed by Robert Young, released on January 23, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 407 ratings.
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John Cleese
as Rollo Lee
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Willa Weston
Kevin Kline
as Vince McCain / Rod McCain
Michael Palin
as Adrian "Bugsy" Malone
Ronnie Corbett
as Reggie
Carey Lowell
as Cub
Robert Lindsay
as Sydney Lotterby
Bille Brown
as Neville Coltrane
Derek Griffiths
as Gerry
Cynthia Cleese
as Pip
Richard Ridings
as Hugh
Maria Aitken
as Di
Directed by Robert Young, written by Iain Johnstone and John Cleese, produced by Michael Shamberg and John Cleese.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 407 ratings.
"Rollo" (John Cleese) is drafted in by his ruthless American boss "McCain" - no fries on him - to run a British zoo. His policy upon arrival is to get rid of all the cute and cuddly critters and leave just the menacing lions and tigers and bears! The staff are horrified, especially when some neat new graves appear after five resonating gunshots. The staff revolt and that convinces "McCain" (Kevin Kline) to send his…
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Fierce Creatures (1997) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Fierce Creatures (1997) includes John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin and Ronnie Corbett. The film was directed by Robert Young. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Fierce Creatures was released on January 23, 1997 and runs for 1h 33m.
Fierce Creatures (1997) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 407 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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