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The Fisher King

  • 1991
  • R
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
98K
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Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King (1991)
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A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he once made, finds redemption in helping a mentally unstable homeless man who was an innocent victim of that mistake.A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he once made, finds redemption in helping a mentally unstable homeless man who was an innocent victim of that mistake.A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he once made, finds redemption in helping a mentally unstable homeless man who was an innocent victim of that mistake.

  • Director
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Writer
    • Richard LaGravenese
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Robin Williams
    • Adam Bryant
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    98K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,025
    92
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writer
      • Richard LaGravenese
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Robin Williams
      • Adam Bryant
    • 259User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Top Cast56

    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Jack Lucas
    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Parry
    Adam Bryant
    • Radio Engineer
    Paul Lombardi
    • Radio Engineer
    David Hyde Pierce
    David Hyde Pierce
    • Lou Rosen
    • (as David Pierce)
    Ted Ross
    Ted Ross
    • Limo Bum
    Lara Harris
    Lara Harris
    • Sondra
    Warren Olney
    • TV Anchorman
    Frazer Smith
    • News Reporter
    Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl
    • Anne Napolitano
    Kathy Najimy
    Kathy Najimy
    • Crazed Video Customer
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
    Melinda Culea
    Melinda Culea
    • Sitcom Wife
    James Remini
    • Bum at Hotel
    Mark Bowden
    • Doorman
    John Ottavino
    • Father at Hotel
    Brian Michaels
    • Little Boy
    Jayce Bartok
    Jayce Bartok
    • First Punk
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writer
      • Richard LaGravenese
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    User reviews259

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      For the "waltzing commuter" scene in Grand Central station, the main hall of the terminal was shut down for the shoot from 8pm until the first commuter trains arrived at 5:30 am the next morning. Lighting effects outside of the large terminal windows made it seem to be 5:00 in the evening the entire night, and over 400 extras waltzed around the mirror-ball topped Information Booth again and again throughout the night. Now, on New Year's, an orchestra plays there and people waltz for real.
    • Goofs
      After the double-date dinner at the Chinese restaurant, Anne unlocks the door to the apartment and puts her keys in her purse. Then she is hugging Jack, and the keys are still in her hand.
    • Quotes
      • Parry: Did you ever hear the story of the Fisher King?
      • Jack Lucas: No.
      • Parry: It begins with the king as a boy, having to spend the night alone in the forest, to prove his courage so he can become king. Now, while he's spending the night alone, he is visited by a sacred vision. Out of the fire appears the Holy Grail, symbol of God's divine grace. And a voice said to the boy, "You shall be keeper of the Grail, so that it may heal the hearts of men." But the boy was blinded by greater visions of a life filled with power, and glory, and beauty. And in this state of radical amazement, he felt for a brief moment not like a boy, but invincible - like God... so he reached into the fire to take the Grail, and the Grail vanished, leaving him with his hand in the fire, to be terribly wounded. Now as this boy grew older, his wound grew deeper. Until one day, life for him lost its reason. He had no faith in any man - not even himself. He couldn't love, or feel loved. He was sick with experience. He began to die. One day, a fool wandered into the castle, and found the king alone. And being a fool, he was simple-minded; he didn't see a king. He only saw a man alone, and in pain. And he asked the king, "What ails you, friend?" The king replied, "I'm thirsty - I need some water to cool my throat." So the fool took a cup from beside his bed, filled it with water, and handed it to the king. As the king began to drink, he realized his wound was healed! He looked in his hands, and there was the Holy Grail, that which he sought all of his life. And he turned to the fool and said with amazement, "How can you find that which my brightest and bravest could not?" And the fool replied, "I don't know. I only knew that you were thirsty."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Dogfight/Late for Dinner/Rambling Rose/Blood & Concrete (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      How About You?
      Written by Ralph Freed & Burton Lane
      Produced by Ray Cooper and George Fenton
      Whistled & Sung by Harry Nilsson

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 20, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pescador de ilusiones
    • Filming locations
      • Hunter College High School, Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(exterior of Holy grail castle)
    • Production company
      • Tri-Star Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $41,895,491
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $311,662
      • Sep 22, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,895,933
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 17m(137 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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