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The Fisher King
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.
1991 · Directed by Terry Gilliam · 138 min · Comedy · Drama · 20 frames
Tagline
A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail.
Crew
- Written by: Richard LaGravenese
- Cinematography: Roger Pratt
- Edited by: Lesley Walker
- Music: George Fenton
- Production design: Mel Bourne
- Produced by: Debra Hill, Lynda Obst
Cast
- Robin Williams as Parry
- Jeff Bridges as Jack
- Amanda Plummer as Lydia
- Mercedes Ruehl as Anne
- Michael Jeter as Homeless Cabaret Singer
- William Jay Marshall as Jamaican Bum
- Chris Howell as Red Knight
- Adam Bryant as Radio Engineer
- Paul Lombardi as Radio Engineer
- David Hyde Pierce as Lou Rosen
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: TriStar Pictures
- Budget: $24,000,000
- Box office: $41,895,491
- Themes: homeless person, unsociability, holy grail, sense of guilt, loss of loved one, cynic, gun rampage, talk show, suppressed past, yuppie
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