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zingy
College Boy Z
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 The Fisher King The Fisher King Quote: The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter. The film is about a radio shock-jock who tries to find redemption by helping a homeless man whose life he inadvertently shattered.
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Libs
Sbil
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Ah, great.
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MovieDude
Where will you be?
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Yeah, this one is really well done, great acting all around. Considering it has Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams in it, was directed by Terry Gilliam, was nominated for 5 oscars and won one for Supporting Actress, I'm surprised more people haven't heard of this one. A/A-
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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One of my favorites. Gilliam hit a home run. Even Robin Williams is wonderful. Movie magic.
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Dr. Lecter
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B+
I need to rewatch this one to settle on a final grade, but it is a very well-done movie, superbly directed by Terry Gilliam and even better acted by Robin Williams. The story of the movie is original and even though Perry's hallucinations are not real, they are still pretty imaginatve and Terry Gilliam really does what he can do best in those - comes up with some surreal, but enchanting images. Robin Williams deservingly got his Best Actor nomination and if it wasn't for Hopkins in that year, I'd say he deserved to win as well. At least he was much better in it than in the film he actually got the Oscar for - Good Will Hunting. It is a great tale of guilt, redemption and life. I thought the pay-off was not as great as I hoped for, but overall it is a really really good movie. My current grade is probably too low, but I'll wait till another viewing.
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trixster
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Re: The Fisher King Not my favourite Gilliam (or even top five), but it's still rather terrific.
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