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Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter in supporting roles, the film tells the story of a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered.
Sep 27, 1991 · The Fisher King: Directed by Terry Gilliam. With Jeff Bridges, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi, David Hyde Pierce. A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
- (91K)
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Terry Gilliam
- 1991-09-27
The Fisher King is a figure in Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail. The Fisher King is both the protector and physical embodiment of his lands, but a wound renders him impotent and his kingdom barren.
A comedy-drama film directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges. It follows a radio host who tries to help a homeless man (Williams) who believes he is on a quest for the Holy Grail.
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- Terry Gilliam
- R
- Robin Williams
Sep 20, 1991 · A movie about a radio host (Jeff Bridges) and a homeless man (Robin Williams) who search for the holy grail in New York City. Roger Ebert praises the originality and force of the Ruehl performance, but criticizes the excess and confusion of the plot and the Williams character.
A former radio DJ, blamed for a mass shooting, tries to help a homeless man who was a victim of the tragedy. The film explores themes of redemption, love, and the quest for the Holy Grail.
Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer and Mercedes Ruehl star in Terry Gilliam's must-see comic masterpiece. Williams is Parry, a homeless history professor who lives in a...
