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The Fisher King
Directed by
Terry Gilliam
R
1991
2h 18m
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7.5
84%
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7.3
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A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he once made, finds redemption in helping a mentally unstable homeless man who was an innocent victim of that mistake.
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Cast of The Fisher King
Robin Williams
Parry
Jeff Bridges
Jack
Amanda Plummer
Lydia
Mercedes Ruehl
Anne
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
Lou Rosen
Ted Ross
Limo Bum
Lara Harris
Sondra
Warren Olney
TV Anchorman
Frazer Smith
News Reporter
Kathy Najimy
Crazed Video Customer
Harry Shearer
Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
Melinda Culea
Sitcom Wife
James Remini
Bum at Hotel
Mark Bowden
Doorman
John Ottavino
Father at Hotel
The Fisher King Ratings & Reviews
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steve Murray
A lot of this works, but at 138 minutes, the flick comes on like a bully ordering your inner child to come out and play.
El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
Rene Jordan
Not everyone in the world will be susceptible enough to fall under its surreal magic, but I've seen it three times, and each time I like it even more. [Full review in Spanish]
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
weaves a uniquely intriguing web, balancing emotional realism with highly stylized artifice in a way that Gilliam has been largely unable to reproduce since
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
There are two terrific performances in The Fisher King, and neither belong to Robin Williams.
Elements of Madness
Douglas Davidson
"The Fisher King" is an unexpected powerhouse of a film. Given the material the script navigates, one would not expect such a tale of horrible grief to reach such heights of hilarity and still stick the landing.
Tilt Magazine
Stephen Silver
A humane, empathetic, and very funny movie about a couple of down-on-their-luck guys, one of whom was a full-on street person. (30th anniversary)
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
Stuffed to the point of emotional, narrative, and logical imbalance, there are as many moments of beauty as inelegance. But Gilliam's ambitious odd-couple outfit, based on a script from Richard LaGravenese, revels in its own unique flavoring.
AwardsCircuit.com
Christopher James
The relationship between Jack and Perry feels lived in ... Yet, the movie's relationship to the themes of mental illness, mass shooting and homelessness are clumsier.
Common Sense Media
Barbara Shulgasser
Intense '90s drama has gory violence, mature themes.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
Gilliam exaggerates the romanticism, the grotesquerie, and the personal pain that runs through LaGravenese's story, creating a reality where the more preposterous turns make sense.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Visually impressive, frequently pretentious, and extremely fluid as narrative (the 137 minutes sail by effortlessly), this mythic comedy-drama presents Gilliam as half seer, half snake-oil salesman and defies you to sort out which is which.
Variety
Variety Staff
The Fisher King has two actors at the top of their form, and a compelling, well-directed and well-produced story.
Newsweek
David Ansen
Working within the constraints of a big studio film has brought out Gilliam's best: he's become a true storyteller and a wonderful director of actors. This time he delights not only the eye but the soul.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
For every wild ride through Manhattan by an imaginary Red Knight trailing billows of flame, there is a small, comic encounter in a more down-to-earth mode.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
So what if it's not perfect? It's magic.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The Fisher King is a disorganized, rambling and eccentric movie that contains some moments of truth, some moments of humor, and many moments of digression.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The Fisher King takes you on a ride that's most enjoyable; just be warned that it's a journey with no ostensible compass.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
A modern epic that fuses myth with hard-edged reality, it's a one-of-a-kind, thoroughly engaging experience.
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