{"id":1946395,"date":"2025-08-07T12:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1946395"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:14:44","slug":"i-rewatched-the-fisher-king-for-the-first-time-in-decades-and-i-think-its-the-perfect-movie-for-robin-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-rewatched-the-fisher-king-for-the-first-time-in-decades-and-i-think-its-the-perfect-movie-for-robin-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"I Rewatched The Fisher King For The First Time In Decades, And I Think It&#8217;s The Perfect Movie For Robin Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: TriStar Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last week, I was reminded of <em>The Fisher King<\/em>, starring Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges and Mercedes Ruehl. I was inspired to rent the movie with my <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/amazon-prime-subscription-plan-price-134816670.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prime Video subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Prime Video subscription<\/a> and watch it for the first time since I first saw it in theaters in 1991, and I\u2019m really glad I did. I\u2019ve always had fond memories of it, and not only do I still love the movie, but I have an all-new appreciation for Robin Williams&#8217; performance in it. I think it\u2019s arguably <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/best-robin-williams-movies-watch-120000509.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Williams' best role;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Williams&#8217; best role<\/a> of his career.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Robin Williams holding up a sword towards the camera in The Fisher King\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6mn0xIV1s5MNvnKvT4Z.3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/6992cc99bb9e6d46808da31057d1c4f3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: TriStar Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Fisher King Is A Classic Example Of The Hero&#8217;s Quest<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you don\u2019t remember <em>The Fisher King<\/em> (or haven\u2019t seen it), the movie is about a New York City radio shock-jock named Jack Lucas, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/the-best-jeff-bridges-movies-and-how-to-watch-them\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:played by Bridges;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">played by Bridges<\/a>, who inadvertently inspires a mass shooting and retreats from the public, ashamed and disillusioned by his actions. Williams, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/grief-no-straight-path-robin-225037599.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:whose loss we all still feel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">whose loss we all still feel<\/a>, plays a man whose wife was murdered by the shooter and has lost all grip on reality in the aftermath. A seemingly random meeting brings the two together after Williams\u2019 character, Parry, saves Jack from some would-be muggers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From there, the story plays out with a heavy dose of magical realism, as one would expect from any movie directed by the great Terry Gilliam. Parry is a broken man, living on the streets and caught in an alternate reality of his own making to help him forget the tragic events that led to the death of his beloved wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He believes himself to be a knight in medieval times, trying to earn the love of a woman (Amanda Plummer) he only sees during her commute to and from a train station. To earn her love, he must retrieve the Holy Grail (a fun callback to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/32-best-quotes-moments-monty-173501975.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gilliam\u2019s time with Monty Python;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Gilliam\u2019s time with Monty Python<\/a>) from a &#8220;castle&#8221; near Central Park in Manhattan&#8230; at least, in his own mind.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ribin Williams looking disheveled, holding a coffee cup in The Fisher King\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Y3hLEwr2mUhkqS22_gruhA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/7562f5bfb7f1ce9f072fa48b8791f2a6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: TriStar Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Williams Brings Every Ounce Of His Immense Talent To The Movie<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Parry\u2019s mental breakdown gives Robin Williams so much to work with. He is manically funny, as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/went-really-blue-pierce-brosnan-120254533.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Williams was so good at being;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Williams was so good at being<\/a>, but he also has that broken side, which Williams was a master at tapping into. Parry has to be tender at times, because as a chivalrous knight on a quest, he helps as many people as he can, including and especially Jack. The role draws on all those talents that Williams possessed, and I can\u2019t imagine any other actor being able to pull it off nearly as well as the late Williams does in the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Playing the high points and the low points of a man in deep manic depression is daunting for any actor, but Williams pulls it off so well here, you almost forget the actor completely. That is, until he strips naked in Central Park and runs around the park in the buff\u2026 a very hairy buff, at that. I\u2019m hard-pressed to think of another movie where Williams goes back and forth so quickly between comedy and tragedy. It\u2019s a truly brilliant performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As a viewer, I felt everything Parry feels, the humor and the pain, so viscerally. It explains why I never revisited the movie, despite being blown away by it the first time I saw it all those decades ago. It was one of those movies that you love, but don\u2019t think you can <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/32-great-movies-only-watch-173403396.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:watch more than once;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">watch more than once<\/a>. Well, now I\u2019ve seen it twice and I\u2019m sure glad I have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: TriStar Pictures Last week, I was reminded of The Fisher King, starring Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges and Mercedes Ruehl. 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