Gary Oldman is Lynch, a strangely charming hit man in this explosively funny dark comedy in the tradition of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. With an all-star cast including Terence Stamp, Elena Anaya, Robert Carlyle and Billy Zane, Dead Fish is a chaotic tale of criminals looking for love, money and revenge that will have you falling out of your chair laughing!
Acting
Oldman doing unhinged romantic comedy—career highlight.
Direction
Stadler's debut swings big on intertwining criminals.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts that keep four plots barely held together.
Director
Charley Stadler
Gary Oldman
Lynch
Robert Carlyle
Danny Devine
Cassandra Bell
Sugar Waters
Kevin McNally
Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
Elena Anaya
Mimi
Andrew-Lee Potts
Abe Klein (as Andrew-Lee Potts)
Iddo Goldberg
Thief
Jimi Mistry
Salvador E. Johnson
Billy Zane
Virgil
Frances Barber
S & M Prostitute
Paul Courtenay Hyu
Phonebooth Guy
Terence Stamp
Samuel Fish
Karel Roden
Dragan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charley Stadler never directed another feature; this was his chaotic one-and-done.
Released straight-to-DVD in most markets despite the stacked cast—a victim of post-Guy Ritchie saturation.
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