The Fisher King (1991)
| Release Date | 13 September 1991 |
| Budget | $24,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $42,000,000 |
| Tagline | A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 101 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Buddy Film, Fantasy Comedy |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Fantasy Life, Obsessive Quests, Redemption, Saintly Fools, Journey of Self-Discovery |
| Tones | Dreamlike, Bittersweet, Compassionate, Fanciful, Frantic, Moody, Quirky |
| Tags | Alcoholism, Craziness, Cross Cultural Relations, Disease, Friendship, Homeless, Kill, Love, Mental Illness, Professor, Psychiatrist, Quest, Radio, Rescue, Romance, Self Discovery, Talk Show, Urban Problems, Video Store |
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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Adam Bryant
Radio engineer
Paul Lombardi
Radio engineer
Lara Harris
Sondra
Warren Olney
TV anchorman
Frazer Smith
News reporter
James Remini
Bum at hotel
Mark Bowden
Doorman
John Ottavino
Father at hotel
Brian Michaels
Little boy
Bradley Gregg
Hippie bum
William Jay Marshall
Jamaican bum
William Preston
John the bum
Stephen Bridgewater
Porno customer
John Heffernan
Stockbroker bum
Chris Howell
Red Knight
Anita Dangler
Bag lady
Mark Bringelson
Drooler
Johnny Paganelli
Pizza boy
John Benjamin Red
Motorcyclist
Lisa Blades
Mrs. Sagan, Parry's wife
Carlos Carrasco
Doctor
Joe Jamrog
Guard
Lou Hancock
Nurse
Caroline Cromelin
Radio show call-in
Kathleen Bridget Kelly
Radio show call-in
Mel Bourne
Langdon Carmichael
Kristen Connors
Ballroom Dancer
Kevin Fennessy
Diner
Jack Mulcahy
Passerby
Director
Writer
Producer
Debra Hill
producer
Tony Mark
associate producer
Lynda Obst
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Roger Pratt
Editor
Lesley Walker
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Casting Director
Howard Feuer
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Production Designer
Mel Bourne
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Art Director
P. Michael Johnston
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Set Decorator
Cindy Carr
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Costume Designer
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Makeup Department
Zoltan Elek
key makeup artist
Craig Lyman
makeup artist: New York
Production Manager
Mark A. Baker
assistant unit production manager: New York
Sharre Jacoby
post-production supervisor
Tony Mark
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cyd Adams
second second assistant director: New York
Carla Corwin
second assistant director
David McGiffert
first assistant director
Joe Napolitano
first assistant director
Marge Piane
dga trainee
Cynthia A. Potthast
second second assistant director
Rebecca Saionz
DGA trainee: New York
Art Department
David Aaron
assistant property master
Joe Bird
set decorator: New York
Larry Clark Bird
property master
David B. Brenner
construction foreman
Giovanni Ferrara
paint foreman
Ed Ferraro
construction coordinator: New York
Dale Gordon
propmaker foreman
Ann Harmon
art department assistant
Rick Heinrichs
set designer
Kristen Kelly
leadman
Maurice Larson
paint foreman
Kevin McCarthy
set decorator: New York
Tom McDermott
assistant property master: New York
David C. Potter
leadman
Richard Dean Rankin
construction coordinator
Manuel Silvia
labor foreman
Jason Weil
set designer
Thomas Wright
property master: New York
Michael Zansky
chargeman scenic artist: New York
Ken Zimmerman
assistant property master
Kai Blomberg
set dresser
Tommy Samona
set dresser
Michael P. Sweeney
set dresser
Sound Department
Stefna Borges
assistant sound editor
Joseph F. Brennan
boom operator
Paul Carr
sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Causey
sound mixer
Robert Farr
sound re-recording mixer
John Fundus
boom operator: New York
Richard Kite
boom operator
Steve Maguire
assistant foley editor
Dennis Maitland II
sound mixer: New York
Andrew Melhuish
assistant dialogue editor
Alan Paley
dialogue editor
Peter Pennell
sound editor
Bob Risk
foley editor
Steve Scanlon
cableman: New York
Lionel Strutt
adr mixer
Special Effects
Dennis Dion
special effects supervisor
Edward Drohan
special effects supervisor: New York
Robert E. McCarthy
creative special effects consultant
Daniel Sudick
special effects
Vincent Montefusco
special effects: first unit mech/PT, Los Angeles
Visual Effects
William Cruse
visual effects
Allen Blaisdell
visual effects operator
Martin Body
rostrum/optical cameraman
Kent Houston
visual effects
Tim Ollive
optical effects
Stunts
Janet Brady
stunts
Greg Brickman
stunts
Jophery C. Brown
stunts
Loyd Catlett
stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
stunts
Peter Corby
stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
stunts
Andy Duppin
stunts
J.B. Getzwiller
stunts
Bonnie Hock
stunts
Chris Howell
stunt coordinator
Rikke Kesten
stunts
Harry Madsen
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Julie Stone
stunts
Steve Wolf
stunt safety
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Ary
electrical best boy
Patrick Bard
grip
Roger Blauvelt
best boy
Neil S. Buckhantz
video assist operator
John Cambria
second assistant camera: New York
John Clifford
still photographer
Ken Connors
chief lighting technician: New York
Robert Connors
rigging gaffer: New York
R. Michael De Chellis
lighting technician
Marty W. Eichmann
key grip
Johnathan Ercole
first assistant camera: New York
James W. Finnerty
grip: New York
Antonio V. Garrido
dolly grip
Steve Gilbert
dolly grip
Johnny Gutierrez
lighting technician
Craig Haagensen
camera operator
Stephen V. Isbell
second grip
Thomas Jirgal
second grip: New York
Ron Kunecke
lighting technician: musco light
Richard Mader Jr.
video assist operator: New York
Mike Miller
key grip: New York
Robert Miller
grip: New York
Nicholas J. Musuraca
first assistant camera
Andrew M. Nelson
rigging gaffer
James Plannette
chief lighting technician
William R. Taylor
grip
Stephen Vaughan
still photographer
Greg Walters
second assistant camera
Chuck Whelan
second assistant camera
Paul David Williams
grip
Michael Cambria
camera loader
Simon Jayes
crane operator: Technocrane
Kyle T. MacDowell
grip
Casting Department
Aslihan Coker
casting assistant
Todd M. Thaler
extras casting: New York
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Gierczak
costumer: New York
Keith Greco
red knight costume
Joie Hutchinson
costume supervisor
Vincent Jefferds
red knight costume
Rainer Judd
wardrobe assistant
Randy Starck
assistant costume supervisor
Linda Taylor
costumer
Editorial Department
Tristan M. Brighty
apprentice film editor: USA
Tullio Brunt
second assistant film editor
Jeremy Hume
assistant film editor
Ed Stabile
assistant film editor: USA
Tara Timpone
assistant film editor: USA
Steve Maguire
assistant editor
Music Department
Jeff Atmajian
additional orchestrator
Ray Cooper
music consultant
Keith Grant
music scoring mixer
Kevin Lane
music editor
Gerry O'Riordan
music scoring mixer
Simon Smart
music scoring mixer
Transportation Department
John Leonidas
transportation captain: New York
Wayne Roberts
transportation captain
Edward F. Voelker
transportation coordinator
Bobby Marsh
driver
John Sellars
driver
Other Crew
Chris Allies
title designer
Mark A. Baker
location manager: New York
Tristan Paris Bourne
production assistant: New York
William Bowling
location manager
Jeanne Brennan
production secretary: New York
Stephen Bridgewater
consultant: DJ
Pierre Caillieriac
production assistant: New York
Todd M. Camhe
production assistant: New York
Veronica Claypool
assistant accountant
Pam Cornfeld-Walker
production coordinator
Mark Galley
production assistant
Lawrence P. Ganem
assistant location manager: New York
Patrick Garrison
production assistant: New York
Maureen Garvey
production assistant: New York
Valencia Giacco
assistant: Debra Hill
Robin Horness
choreographer
T.R. Jones
production assistant
Kathleen Bridget Kelly
production assistant: New York
Travis Keyes
production assistant
Barbara Lampson
production assistant
Timothy C. Lee
production assistant: New York
Mark Levenstein
assistant production accountant: New York
Amy Love
production assistant
James R. Maceo
assistant location manager
Ann F. Markel
assistant location manager: New York
Jason Mark
production assistant: New York
Jackie Martin
production office coordinator: New York
Gary McCarthy
assistant accountant
Nicole Miller
production assistant
Margaret Mitchell
production accountant
Desiree Perri
assistant production accountant: New York
Susan Pile
publicist
Nancy Platt Jacoby
news report supervisor
Mark Rhodes
additional location manager: New York
Barry Rosenbush
special projects
Carrie Rudolf
production assistant: New York
John Rybacki
production assistant: New York
Jessica Sher
artwork donator
Sy Sher
artwork donator
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins
production secretary
Ellie Smith
production assistant
Yvette S. Taylor
assistant: Terry Gilliam
Adrian Thomas
synthesizer programmer
Marion Tumen
script supervisor
Michael Viglietta
production assistant
Carmen B. Weets
assistant: Lynda Obst
Ann Weiss-LaGravenese
assistant: Anthony Mark
Douglas J. White
animal colorist
James Zoppe
horse owner, horse trainer
Jack Holland
production assistant
Wendell Morris
production assistant
Courtney Pakiz
stand-in: Ammanda Plummer
Kevin Phelan
cutting room manager: Prominent Studios, London, unit projectionist: Prominent Studios, London
Todd Rathner
production assistant
Nicholas Wolfert
production assistant
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Criterion Collection, The
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.
Columbia TriStar
LK-TEL Vídeo
LK-TEL
Special Effects
Peerless Camera Company
Miscellaneous
Bill Cruse & Co.
model consultants
Caballero Home Video
special thanks
Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing
vintage clothing rentals
MCA Records
original soundtrack album published by
Mayflower Recording
adr recording
Miele
special thanks
New York Post
special thanks
Prominent Studios
post-production facilities
Roger Cherrill
re-recorded at
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
The Arthur Company
special thanks
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority
special thanks
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The Brothers Grimm (2005)
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