The Fisher King

The Fisher King (1991)

15
08/11/1991 (GB)
Comedy, Drama
2h 18m

A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail.

Overview

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.

  • Terry GilliamDirector
  • Richard LaGraveneseWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $24,000,000

  • Revenue

    $41,895,491

Keywords

  • homeless person
  • unsociability
  • holy grail
  • sense of guilt
  • loss of loved one
  • cynic
  • gun rampage
  • talk show
  • suppressed past
  • yuppie
  • forgiveness
  • legend
  • self-discovery
  • housebreaking
  • mental illness
  • fugue state

Top Billed Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Parry

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Jack

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Lydia

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Anne

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Homeless Cabaret Singer

William Jay Marshall

Jamaican Bum

Chris Howell

Red Knight

Adam Bryant

Radio Engineer

Paul Lombardi

Radio Engineer

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Lou Rosen

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