An iconic face of Hollywood cinema, Jamie Lee Curtis was predestined to become a successful actress from birth. Indeed, the actress is the daughter of two former stars of the silver screen.
Sunday June 30, 2024, viewers of the Franco-German channel Arte will have the opportunity to rediscover a huge comedy classic. On that day, the cult film baptized
A fish named Wanda, Worn by John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palinwill be rebroadcast from 8:55 p.m.
This feature film depicts a diamond robbery that is organized by the character of George Thomasson and his accomplices. George’s right-hand man is Ken Pile, an animal lover who stutters heavily. With them are two Americans. Wanda Gershwitz, a thief who uses her charm to seduce men.
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And a crook (and psychopath) named Otto West, who thinks he’s an intellectual because he’s read Nietzsche, but who is in truth very stupid. Wanda and Otto are lovers.
But pretend to be brother and sister because Wanda is officially with George. The flight is executed wonderfully. Except that an old woman named Eileen Coady saw George up close when the thieves’ car almost ran him over.
They hide the loot in a garage. After the robbery, Wanda and Otto report George to the police, who stops him. They prepare to flee with the loot. Wanda prepares to knock Otto out. But they discover that George has hidden the loot elsewhere. Wanda then visits George, who already seems to suspect Otto of having betrayed him. But not sure. However, he does not tell her where the diamonds are. Later, he gives Ken the key to a safe so that he can hide it.
Both of his parents were famous actors in their time.
Headliner of this feature film, Jamie Lee Curtis made her film debut in 1978in John Carpenter’s cult horror film, Halloween. She will then reprise her role in several opuses of the franchise. She thus appeared in Halloween 2 (1981), Halloween, 20 years later (1998), Halloween : Resurrection
(2002). Halloween (2018), Halloween
Kills (2021) et Halloween
Ends (2022).
At the same time, Jamie Lee Curtis has starred in many cult films such as: True Lies,
Freaky Friday, Everything Everywhere All at Once,
but also At Knives Out. Daughter of the immense Hollywood star Tony Curtis, and the actress Janet Leighshe was simply predestined to launch a career as a successful actress.
