Terry Gilliam’s 1991 Oscar-winning tragedy “The Fisher King” is raw and difficult.
It’s a film that appears to be a lighthearted, almost slapstick farce in certain scenes, but delves into heady themes of homelessness, mental illness, trauma, and guilt on a dime.
It was a startlingly soulful film from a director who was then known for his kooky work with Monty Python, the acclaimed-but-argued-over “Brazil,” and the not entirely well-received “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.” In contrast to those, it seemed “The Fisher King” had proven that Gilliam was maturing as a filmmaker. “The Fisher King” is about a radio shock jock named Jack Lucas…The post Finding Robin Williams’ Fisher King Co-Star Took Some Serious Casting Calculus appeared first on /Film.
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