The actress who played Archie's daughter Portia is also John Cleese's real-life daughter.
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Directed by Charles Crichton, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin (add more)
The actress who played Archie's daughter Portia is also John Cleese's real-life daughter.
John Cleese's character name, Archie Leach, was Cary Grant's real name (Archibald Leach). John named his character himself as a tribute because they were born in towns near to each other.
The real name of the actor who plays Georges Thomason in the film is Tom Georgeson. His character name was definitely a play on his real name.
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