The Fisher King

The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedydrama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Jeter in supporting roles. The film is about a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered.

Jack learns that Parrys real name is Henry Sagan and he was a teacher at Hunter College. Following his wifes death, Henry slipped into a catatonic state. When he emerged he took on the persona of Parry and became obsessed with the legend of the Fisher King. note Jack seeks to redeem himself by helping Parry find love again. He sets Parry up with Lydia Plummer, a shy woman with whom Parry is smitten and who works as an accountant for a Manhattan publishing house. Jack and Anne then join them for a dinner date. Following dinner, Parry declares his love for Lydia but is once again haunted by the Red Knight. As he flees his hallucinatory tormentor, he is attacked by the same thugs who had earlier attacked Jack, which causes Parry to become catatonic again. Jack breaks up with Anne and begins to rebuild his career, but has a crisis of conscience during a sitcom pitch after snubbing a vagrant Jeter who had previously done him a favor.Wearing Parrys clothing, Jack infiltrates the Upper East Side castle of a famous architect and retrieves the Grail, a simple trophy which Parry believed to be the real Grail. When he brings it to Parry, the catatonia is broken and Parry regains consciousness. Jack learns that he inadvertently thwarted the famous architects suicide attempt by triggering the alarm when leaving the Upper East Side castle. Lydia comes to visit Parry as usual in the hospital. She finds that Parry is awake and hears him and Jack leading the patients of the mental ward in a rousing rendition of How About You?. Parry and Lydia embrace. Afterwards Jack goes back to the video store and tells Anne that he loves her. She slaps him and then grabs him and kisses him. The film ends with Jack and Parry lying naked in Central Park looking at the clouds. ........

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