The Fisher King(Movie, 1991)

Name: The Fisher King
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: T02:18:00
Rating: 3.6

| 2h 18min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 572 votes)

The Fisher King is a 1991 American fantasy comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter in supporting roles, the film tells the story of a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered. It explores "the intermingling of New York City's usually strictly separated social strata", and has been described as "a modern-day Grail Quest that fused New York romantic comedy with timeless fantasy". The film was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on September 20, 1991. It received generally favorable reviews from cri... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Fisher King

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score

About 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.

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Trailer for The Fisher King + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Fisher King (1991) Trailer #1 | Classic Trailers(Trailer, 2:25)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Made by: TriStar Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 28 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/20/1991

Cast: Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, Michael Jeter, Tom Waits, Christian Clemenson, Dan Futterman, David Hyde Pierce, Harry Shearer, Jack Mulcahy, John de Lancie, Lou Hancock, Mark Bowden, Melinda Culea, Stephen Bridgewater, Ted Ross, Kathy Najimy, Richard LaGravenese, Carlos Carrasco, Bradley Gregg, Jayce Bartok, Edgar M. Böhlke, John Heffernan

Director: Terry Gilliam

Producer: Debra Hill, Lynda Obst

Screenwriter: Richard LaGravenese

Film Editor: Lesley Walker

Director of Photography: Roger Pratt

Composer: George Fenton

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Kralj Ribara"

"O Rei Pescador"

Keywords: yuppie, sense of guilt, self-discovery, holy grail, loss of loved one, person running amok, housebreaking, unsociability, mental illness, homeless person, legend, talk show, cynic, suppressed past, forgiveness

Budget: 24,000,000 USD

Revenue: 41,895,491 USD (= 175%)

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The Fisher King(Movie, 1991)

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