The Fisher King is a comedy-drama film made in 1991, written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. It starred 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.
Peter Travers, of Rolling Stone magazine, wrote that the film "sweeps you up on waves of humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance." Other reviewers commented on its "industrial-strength whimsy."
A madman carries out a massacre in a club, after hearing the popular DJ Jack Lucas. Dejected by remorse, the DJ strikes up a friendship with Perry, ex-professor who became a tramp because of his wife's violent death (she was killed by the madman). Jack decides to help him both searching a nonexistent Holy Grail and conquering Lidia, the girl he felt in love with. Written by Pasquale Cacciatore
