The Fisher King (1991)

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7.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Terry Gilliam

Starring (View all)

Jeff Bridges
Jack

Adam Bryant
Radio Engineer

David Hyde Pierce
Lou Rosen

Ted Ross
Limo Bum

Lara Harris
Sondra

Mercedes Ruehl
Anne

Kathy Najimy
Crazed Video Customer

Harry Shearer
Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

Written by

Richard LaGravenese
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A good movie

4 years, 12 months ago at Apr 20 15:05

johanlefourbe

2 votes

To be honest, it has been ages since I have seen this movie and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. First of all, , even though I consider Terry Gilliam one of the most interesting directors in the world, I have noticed that I have actually sometimes a hard time to really connect with his movies because they are very often so surrealist and so over-the-top. Well, even though there was... read more

The Fisher King

6 years, 3 months ago at Dec 28 2:26

JxSxPx

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Ambitious enough for several films, and sometimes it feels like three of them stitched together at times, The Fisher King may just be Terry Gilliam’s greatest film, Brazil is a strong(er) contender in my opinion. The Fisher King gives us so much to consider: the homeless, mental illness, redemption, Arthurian legend, show-biz, two love affairs, comedy. Somehow, I found it all working together an... read more

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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.

Release date: 27 September 1991
UPC: 043396706194

Tags: Drama (14), Comedy (9), Mental Illness (7), Friendship (4), Mythology (4), Homeless (4), Burglary (4), New York (3), Love (3), Murder (3), Black Comedy (3), 1990s (3), Quest (3), Homelessness (3), Video Store (3), Alcoholism (3), Guilt (3), Makeover (3), Catatonia (3)

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