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The Fisher King

The Fisher King

7,3 /10 (1,508 Votes)
1991 EN 138 min

Overview

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.

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Release date

20/09/1991

Votes

1,508

Popularity

5.2

A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

138 min

Budget

$24,000,000

Revenue

$41,895,491

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Parry

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Jack

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Lydia

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Anne

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Homeless Cabaret Singer

No photo

William Jay Marshall

Jamaican Bum

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Chris Howell

Red Knight

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Adam Bryant

Radio Engineer

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Paul Lombardi

Radio Engineer

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Lou Rosen

Ted Ross

Ted Ross

Limo Bum

Lara Harris

Lara Harris

Sondra

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Warren Olney

TV Anchorman

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Frazer Smith

News Reporter

Kathy Najimy

Kathy Najimy

Crazed Video Customer

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

Melinda Culea

Melinda Culea

Sitcom Wife

No photo

James Remini

Bum at Hotel

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Mark Bowden

Doorman

John Ottavino

John Ottavino

Father at Hotel

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Brian Michaels

Little Boy

Jayce Bartok

Jayce Bartok

First Punk

Dan Futterman

Dan Futterman

Second Punk

Bradley Gregg

Bradley Gregg

Hippie Bum

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William Preston

John the Bum

Al Fann

Al Fann

Superintendent

Stephen Bridgewater

Stephen Bridgewater

Porno Customer

John Heffernan

John Heffernan

Stockbroker Bum

Richard LaGravenese

Richard LaGravenese

Strait Jacket Yuppie

Anita Dangler

Anita Dangler

Bag Lady

Mark Bringelson

Mark Bringelson

Drooler

No photo

Johnny Paganelli

Pizza Boy

Diane Robin

Diane Robin

Receptionist

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Benjamin Redman

Motorcyclist

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Lisa Blades

Parry's Wife

Christian Clemenson

Christian Clemenson

Edwin

Carlos Carrasco

Carlos Carrasco

Doctor

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Joe Jamrog

Guard

John de Lancie

John de Lancie

TV Executive

Lou Hancock

Lou Hancock

Nurse

No photo

Caroline Cromelin

Radio Show Call-In (voice)

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Kathleen Bridget Kelly

Radio Show Call-In (voice)

Pat Fraley

Pat Fraley

Radio Show Call-In (voice)

No photo

Mel Bourne

Langdon Carmichael (uncredited)

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Kristen Connors

Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Mulcahy

Jack Mulcahy

Passerby (uncredited)

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Disabled Vet (uncredited)

Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo

Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo

Bum (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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⭐ 10

My dad and I had this thing we did where we went to see a movie or rented a movie from the time before I could remember to, well, almost until the day he passed away. There was always time to catch a movie, an it's a bit easier because it isn't as weather dependent as playing catch is. My dad took me to see this when I was a kid, and I absolutely hated it, I thought it was a horrible movie. And then, I watched it again when I was in high school and I absolutely loved it. Thought it was an amazing film. And then I showed it to my wife, who pointed out that I was only 11 when dad took m…

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⭐ 10

**The Fisher King (1991)** (Re-watching Robin Williams' catalog.) _Directed by Terry Gilliam_ The Arthurian legend of the Fisher King tells of an injured king and a pure-of-heart knight or fool who must heal him. Richard LaGravenese's screenplay is absolutely brilliant because it somehow puts both leads in both roles simultaneously. Jack (Jeff Bridges) is the wounded king, destroyed by guilt after his on-air rant triggers a mass shooting at a Manhattan restaurant. Parry (Robin Williams) is the fool, a homeless man living in fantasy after his wife was killed in that same massacre. But Ja…

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