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Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

Don't pet them.

19976.21h 33m

Overview

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.

Directed by Robert Young
Written by Iain Johnstone, John Cleese
Produced by Michael Shamberg, John Cleese
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $9.4M

Top Cast

John Cleese

John Cleese

Rollo Lee

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Willa Weston

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Vince McCain / Rod McCain

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone

Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

Sydney Lotterby

Ronnie Corbett

Ronnie Corbett

Reggie Sealions

Carey Lowell

Carey Lowell

Cub Felines

Bille Brown

Bille Brown

Neville Coltrane

Derek Griffiths

Derek Griffiths

Gerry Ungulates

Cynthia Cleese

Cynthia Cleese

Pip 'Small Mammals'

Themes & Keywords

greedzoodark comedymarketingbusinessanimalslemur

About Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures is a comedy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of greed, zoo, dark comedy, marketing, business, animals. Directed by Robert Young, it stars John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline. 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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