Fierce Creatures (1997)

January 23, 1997 (GB) • Comedy, Romance • 93m

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.

Directors

Robert Young, Fred Schepisi

Writers

John Cleese, Iain Johnstone

Top Billed

John Cleese

Keywords

greed zoo dark comedy marketing business animals lemur

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Top Billed Cast

John Cleese

Rollo Lee

Jamie Lee Curtis

Willa Weston

Kevin Kline

Vince McCain / Rod McCain

Michael Palin

Adrian "Bugsy" Malone

Ronnie Corbett

Reggie

Carey Lowell

Cub

Robert Lindsay

Sydney Lotterby

Bille Brown

Neville Coltrane

Derek Griffiths

Gerry

Cynthia Cleese

Pip

Richard Ridings

Hugh

Maria Aitken

Michael Percival

Ant Keeper

Fred Evans

Flamingo Keeper

Lisa Hogan

Sealion Keeper

Choy-Ling Man

Parrot Keeper

Tim Potter

Vulture Keeper

Jenny Galloway

Aquarium Keeper

Kim Vithana

Tiger Keeper

Sean Francis

Buffalo Keeper

Julie Saunders

Rodent Keeper

Susie Blake

Woman in Red Dress

Pat Keen

Woman's Mother

Denis Lill

Woman's Husband

Gareth Hunt

Inspector Masefield

Ron Donachie

Sergeant Scott

Paul Haigh

Sergeant Irving

Kenneth Price

Sponsor

Leon Herbert

Octopus Security Guard

Stewart Wright

Octopus Security Guard

Kerry Shale

Frightened Executive

Mac McDonald

TV Producer

Amanda Walker

Zoo Secretary

Terence Conoley

Man in Straw Hat

Tom Georgeson

Sealion Spectator

John Bardon

Sealion Spectator

Anthony Pedley

Sealion Spectator

Jennie Goossens

Sponsor

Georgia Reece

Sponsor

Hilary Whitehall

Sponsor

Brian King

Sponsor

Peter Silverleaf

Sponsor

Kevin Moore

Hotel Manager

Leslie Lowe

Assistant Hotel Manager

Iain Mitchell

Assistant Hotel Manager

Valerie Edmond

Hotel Maid

Nick Bartlett

Policeman

Ricco Ross

TV Journalist

Kate Harper

TV Journalist

Nicholas Hutchison

TV Reporter

Kate Alderton

Student Zoo Keeper

Jack Davenport

Student Zoo Keeper

Jo Ann Geary

Student Zoo Keeper

William Grove

Student Zoo Keeper

Francis Pope

Student Zoo Keeper

Jacqui Marchant-Adams

Student Zoo Keeper

Grahame Wood

Student Zoo Keeper

John Alexander

Jambo

Peter Elliott

Gorilla

Tessa Crockett

Gorilla

Phillip Hill

Gorilla

Holly Hoffman

Gorilla

Mario Kalli

Gorilla

Tina Maskell

Gorilla

Elizabeth O'Brien

Gorilla

Ailsa Berk

Panda

Robert Firth

Solomon (uncredited)

Caron Gardner

Rod's Secretary (uncredited)

Noah Lee Margetts

Protestor (uncredited)

John Shearer

Assistant (uncredited)

Tina Simmons

Female Executive (uncredited)

John Triplett

Waiter (uncredited)

Crew

John Cleese

Screenplay

Iain Johnstone

Screenplay

Ian Baker

Director of Photography

Adrian Biddle

Director of Photography

Robert Gibson

Editor

Steve Abbott

Executive Producer

John Cleese

Producer

Michael Shamberg

Producer

Robert Young

Director

Greg Powell

Stunt Coordinator

Scott Bates

Production Runner

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Patricia Carr

Co-Producer

Priscilla John

Casting

Roger Murray-Leach

Production Design

David Allday

Art Direction

Kevin Phipps

Art Direction

Peter Howitt

Set Decoration

Stephenie McMillan

Set Decoration

Brian Read

Set Decoration

Hazel Pethig

Costume Design

Hilary Haines

Hairstylist

Paul Engelen

Key Makeup Artist

Penny Bell

Makeup Artist

Callum McDougall

Unit Production Manager

Jonathan Benson

First Assistant Director

Annie Penn

Script Supervisor

Gary Tomkins

Assistant Art Director

David Coley

Carpenter

Ray Barrett

Construction Coordinator

Robin Heinson

Painter

John Allenby

Property Master

Allan Moss

Sculptor

Kevin McCarthy

Standby Painter

Mike Bleach

Boom Operator

Brian Blamey

Foley Editor

Colin Miller

Sound Editor

Chris Munro

Sound Mixer

Graham V. Hartstone

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andrew Eio

CG Supervisor

Simon Crane

Stunt Coordinator

Adam Dale

Aerial Camera

Neil Binney

Camera Operator

John Ash

Electrician

Kevin Day

Gaffer

John Flemming

Key Grip

Alf Tramontin

Steadicam Operator

David Appleby

Still Photographer

Julia Duff

Casting Associate

Simon Harris

First Assistant Editor

Gill Case

Location Manager

Kenneth Hall

Music Editor

Terry Jones

Animatronics Designer

John Swinnerton

Compositor

Joshua Andrews

Stand In

Vanessa Davies

Unit Publicist

Maggie Phelan

Production Accountant

Jo Burn

Production Coordinator

Sally Grace

Dialogue Editor

Kevin Costner

Thanks

Fraser Taggart

Focus Puller

Antony Ford

Second Assistant Director

Simon Emanuel

Third Assistant Director

Carol Eastwood

Construction Buyer

Stephen Dobric

Draughtsman

Colin Burgess

Dressing Prop

Martin Asbury

Storyboard Artist

Pauline Hume

Title Designer

Max Hoskins

ADR Editor

Sandy Buchanan

ADR Mixer

Riky Ash

Stunt Double

Bill Kaye

Additional Still Photographer

Ashley Bond

Clapper Loader

Tim Dodd

Focus Puller

Joe Hobbs

Wardrobe Assistant

Mark Foster

Wardrobe Supervisor

Rab Wilson

Assistant Editor

Kim Norris

Negative Cutter

Jerry Goldsmith

Conductor

John Eccleston

Assistant Accountant

Judy Britten

Assistant Production Coordinator

Sally Grace

Dialogue Coach

Martin Body

Digital Compositor

Martin Eichelberger

Executive Assistant

Naomi Conran

Floor Runner

Martin Bloye

Generator Operator

Andrew McEwan

Production Assistant

Chris Lyons

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Fred Schepisi

Director

Bill Stark

Property Master

Perry Evans

Gaffer

Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

June 5, 2024

"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 son "Vince" (also CK) to take t… read the rest.