The Fisher King

The Fisher King (1991)

Timing: 2:18 (138 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1991-09-20

Country

United States

Production

TriStar Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$24 000 000

Revenue

$41 895 491

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Director

Terry Gilliam

Actors

Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl, Michael Jeter, William Jay Marshall, Chris Howell, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi, David Hyde Pierce
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Richard LaGravenese

Producer

Debra Hill, Lynda Obst

Operator

Roger Pratt

Composer

George Fenton

Artist

Audition

Howard Feuer

Editing

Lesley Walker
All team (114)

• The mass dance scene in Grand Central was originally supposed to take place in a subway station and without dancing – according to the script, subway passengers were supposed to listen to a black homeless woman singing. Gilliam decided that the scene wouldn't 'work' in that form and made changes to it. The scene was filmed overnight, with professional dancers and ordinary passengers getting off the train.
• Since the film's release, every New Year's Eve in the main hall of Grand Central Station, the orchestra plays a waltz and everyone present dances.
• In this film, Terry Gilliam returned to the theme of the Holy Grail, which he had previously touched upon in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
• American singer and composer Tom Waits appeared in a cameo role as a veteran beggar.
• "The Fisher King" was the first film by Terry Gilliam in which he did not participate in the screenplay writing. It is also the first film by Gilliam that does not feature any members of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
• Posters for Terry Gilliam's films "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and "Brazil" can be seen on the walls of the video rental store where Jack works.
• The mass dance scene in Grand Central was originally supposed to take place in a subway station and without dancing – according to the script, subway passengers were supposed to listen to a black homeless woman singing. Gilliam decided that the scene wouldn’t 'work' in that form and made changes to it. The scene was filmed throughout the night, involving professional dancers and ordinary passengers who got off the train.
• In this film, Terry Gilliam returned to the theme of the Holy Grail, which he had previously touched upon in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.
• 'The Fisher King' was the first film by Terry Gilliam in which he did not participate in writing the screenplay. It is also the first film by Gilliam not featuring any members of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
• Posters for Terry Gilliam's films "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and "Brazil" can be seen on the walls of the video rental store where Jack works.