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The Fisher King

  • 1991
  • R
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
88K
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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 made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.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.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.

  • Director
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Writer
    • Richard LaGravenese
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Robin Williams
    • Adam Bryant
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    88K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,618
    416
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writer
      • Richard LaGravenese
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Robin Williams
      • Adam Bryant
    • 230User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King (1991)
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    Top cast

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Jack
    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
    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
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • 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
      (at around 1 min) When Jack is talking to Parry in the basement, Pinocchio's head (on left) changes position three times each time the scene cuts back to Jack.
    • 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's 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 Siskel & Ebert: 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

    User reviews230

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    Featured review
    A film of power, substance and poetry
    I recently saw this movie again. (actually I felt compelled to buy it at a video sale). I have always loved it and I continue to be moved by it. The story has such a romantic and poetic quality. It examines the nature of redemption born, not out of guilt and obligation, but out of a truly selfless act of love for another person. The film rivals "The Shawshank Redemption" in its vision of the triumph of the human spirit, and the elements of fantasy are absolutely breathtaking, especially the scene in Grand Central Station. Definitely one of Robin Williams' most moving performances.
    helpful•19
    4
    • CarolCC
    • Aug 5, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Король-Рибалка
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan Bridge, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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