The Fisher King
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Short description
Jack Lucas is a popular New York radio host whose sarcastic on-air remarks take a tragic turn when one of his regular listeners acts on an offhand suggestion and opens fire on patrons in a crowded restaurant. Overwhelmed by guilt, Jack abandons his career and drinks himself into a breakdown. He then meets Parry, a homeless man and former history professor whose mind has retreated into a fantasy world of medieval knights and castles superimposed on Manhattan. Together the two set out to find the Holy Grail — in Parry's case, a quest he pursues within the city itself.
The Fisher King was directed by Terry Gilliam, the seventh of the fourteen films he has directed, following The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and preceding Twelve Monkeys. Richard LaGravenese wrote the screenplay, and Debra Hill and Lynda Obst produced. Robin Williams plays Parry and Jeff Bridges plays Jack, with Amanda Plummer as Lydia and Mercedes Ruehl as Anne. The film runs 138 minutes.
Released in September 1991, the film had a budget of 24 million dollars and took in about 42 million worldwide, a modest return. It holds a 7.5 rating on IMDb from roughly 96,000 votes and a 7.3 on TMDB from a much smaller base of about 1,500. A critics' rating of 7.2 from 67 reviews places professional assessment close to the audience scores on IMDb and TMDB.
What's left behind the scenes
- The mass dance scene in Grand Central was originally supposed to take place in a subway station and without dancing – according to the script, subway passengers were supposed to listen to a black homeless woman singing. Gilliam decided that the scene wouldn’t 'work' in that form and made changes to it. The scene was filmed throughout the night, involving professional dancers and ordinary passengers who got off the train.
- American singer and composer Tom Waits appeared in a cameo role as a veteran beggar.
- Since the film's release, every New Year's Eve in the main hall of Grand Central Station, the orchestra plays a waltz and everyone present dances.
- 'The Fisher King' was the first film by Terry Gilliam in which he did not participate in writing the screenplay. It is also the first film by Gilliam not featuring any members of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
- In this film, Terry Gilliam returned to the theme of the Holy Grail, which he had previously touched upon in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.
- Posters for Terry Gilliam's films "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and "Brazil" can be seen on the walls of the video rental store where Jack works.
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