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The Fisher King (movie)

The Fisher King is a 1991 film starring Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams and Mercedes Ruehl[?]. Bridges and Williams play two men whose lives were shattered, in different ways, by a spree killing[?] in a restaurant, who meet when Williams' character (now a delusional street person on a quest to recover the Holy Grail) rescues Bridges' character from a band of muggers.

The movie was written by Richard LaGravenese[?] and directed by Terry Gilliam.

It won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes Ruehl) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robin Williams), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Original Score and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.



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