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The Fisher King

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Urban parable of romance and redemption, continuing the New York Stories season.
Starring Robin Williams
Jeff Bridges
Amanda Plummer
Mercedes Ruehl
Jack Lucas is a hugely successful but vituperative radio phone-in host. A typically reckless remark over the airwaves seems to be the trigger for one of his listeners to perpetrate a random massacre at a fashionable Manhattan bar. Lucas goes into an alcoholic decline, taking his career with him. But a chance encounter with a mystical vagrant seems to offer him an opportunity for atonement. The film features an Oscar-winning performance from Mercedes Ruehl.
Director Terry Gilliam
The New York Stories season continues next Saturday with Do the Right Thing.
♦ FILM REVIEWS pages 53-58

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Williams
Unknown:
Jeff Bridges
Unknown:
Amanda Plummer
Unknown:
Mercedes Ruehl
Unknown:
Jack Lucas
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Parry:
Robin Williams
Jack Lucas:
Jeff Bridges
Lydia:
Amanda Plummer
Anne Napolitano:
Mercedes Ruehl
Homeless cabaret singer:
Michael Jeter
Radio engineers:
Adam Bryant,
Radio engineers:
Paul Lombardi
Lou Rosen:
David Pierce
Sondra:
Lara Harris
TV anchorman:
Warren Olney
News reporter:
Frazer Smith
Sit-com actor Ben Starr:
Harry Shearer
Sit-com wife:
Melinda Culea
Source: Radio Times

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