The Fisher King
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, 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".
Plot
Jack Lucas, a narcissistic, misanthropic shock jock, dismisses a disturbed regular caller, Edwin, over his infatuation with a woman he met at a Manhattan restaurant, brashly describing her social circle as a vain enemy to people like Edwin that "must be stopped before it's too late". Meanwhile, Jack has an equally vain girlfriend, a high rise penthouse apartment, and is in consideration for the lead in a comedic TV pilot. While practicing a line read at home, he turns on a news report and discovers his comments spurred Edwin to commit a mass murder–suicide at the restaurant, to his horror.
Awards
Cast
- Amanda Plummer
- Bradley Gregg
- Carlos Carrasco
- Christian Clemenson
- Dan Futterman
- David Hyde Pierce
- Edgar M. Böhlke
- Harry Shearer
- Jack Mulcahy
- Jayce Bartok
- Jeff Bridges
- John de Lancie
- John Heffernan
- Kathy Najimy
- Lou Hancock
- Mark Bowden
- Melinda Culea
- Mercedes Ruehl
- Michael Jeter
- Richard LaGravenese
- Robin Williams
- Stephen Bridgewater
- Ted Ross
- Tom Waits