The fisher king

Blu-ray 2015

Parry is a homeless history professor who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights, and damsels in distress. Jack is New York's number one shock deejay, until the day his off-hand arrogance triggers a tragedy that ruins his career. Penniless and without prospects, Jack finds himself plucked from disaster by the most improbable of saviors, Parry.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Homeless persons Drama

Male friendship Drama

Mentally ill Drama

More in this Genre:

Comedy films Drama Fantasy films Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 764 The Criterion collection The Criterion collection ; 764

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ISBN:

9781681430072

Edition:

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition

Description:

1 Blu-ray disc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert
4 3/4 in
digital optical surround DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
video file Blu-ray region A

Target Audience Note:

MPAA: R; for language, and violence
CHVR: 14A

Other Title:

Fisher king (Motion picture)

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1991
Widescreen (1.78:1)
Special features: Audio commentary featuring director Terry Gilliam; New interviews with Gilliam; producer Lynda Obst, screenwriter Richard La Gravenese, and actors Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, and Mercedes Ruehl; New interviews with artists Keith Greco and Vincent Jefferds on the creation of the film's Red Knight; Interview from 2006 with actor Robin Williams; New video essay featuring Bridges's on-set photographs; Footage from 1991 of Bridges training as a radio personality with acting coach Stephen Bridgewater; Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Giliam; Costume tests; trailers; Plus, an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri
Costume designer, Beatrix Pasztor ; music by George Fenton ; editor, Lesley Walker ; production designer, Mel Bourne ; director of photography, Roger Pratt
Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl, Michael Jeter, William Jay Marshall, Chris Howell, David Pierce
English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

1871927

UPC:

715515148917

Other Authors:

Bourne, Mel, production designer
Bridges, Jeff, 1949- actor
Bridgewater, Stephen W., interviewee (expression)
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Ebiri, Bilge, writer of supplementary textual content
Fenton, George, composer (expression)
Gilliam, Terry, film director
Greco, Keith, interviewee (expression)
Hill, Debra, film producer
Jefferds, Vincent (Production designer), interviewee (expression)
Jeter, Michael, 1952-2003, actor
LaGravenese, Richard, screenwriter
Pásztor, Beatrix, 1958- costume designer
Pierce, David Hyde, actor
Plummer, Amanda, actor
Pratt, Roger, director of photography
Ruehl, Mercedes, actor
Tri-Star Pictures, presenter, production company
Walker, Lesley, editor of moving image work
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014, actor
film producer. Obst, Lynda, 1950-

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