The Fisher King
by Terry Gilliam
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Actor: Amanda Plummer, David Hyde Pierce, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, Robin WilliamsDirector: Terry Gilliam
Brand: WILLIAMS,ROBIN
Cinematographer: Roger Pratt
Editor: Lesley Walker
Producer: Debra Hill
Producer: Lynda Obst
Producer: Stacey Sher
Producer: Tony Mark
Writer: Richard LaGravenese
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 137 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-02-16
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Fisher King
Movie Review: A WONDERFUL MIX OF INDIE AND HOLLYWOOD!
Summary: 5 Stars
'The Fisher King' is one of those films that falls under the either love it or hate it category. I personally can't see why anyone would not like this film! Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter give fantastic performances in this quirky, original, dramedy with elements of fantasy thrown in for good measure! It's a wonderful ride that takes the viewer from fall on the floor laughter to gut wrenching tragity the next and it's totally engrossing from start to finish.
If you like this film, you might want to give 'Nurse Betty' a try, it's got a similar quality, although a very different story.
Summary of The Fisher King
A homeless, former history professor helps a shock radio dj find redemption in his search for the Holy Grail in modern day New York.Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 28-AUG-2001
Media Type: DVD
Arthurian mythology and modern day decay seem perfect complements to each other in this Terry Gilliam drama/comedy/fantasy. Shock jock Jack Lucas (Jeff Bridges) makes an off-handed radio remark that causes a man to go on a killing spree, leaving Lucas unhinged with guilt. Lucas's later, chance meeting with Parry (Robin Williams), a homeless man suffering from dementia, gets him involved in the unlikely quest for the Holy Grail. The rickety, and patently unrealistic stand that insanity is just a wonderful place to be, and that the homeless are all errant knights, wears awfully thin, but there are numerous moments of sad grace and violent beauty in this film. The screenplay by Richard LaGravenese launched his successful career and his smart wordplay helped garner Mercedes Ruehl an Oscar as Lucas's girlfriend. --Keith Simanton
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