The fisher king
(2015)

Fiction

DVD

Series:
Call Numbers:
DVD/COMEDY/FISHER

Availability

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Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
EDITION
Criterion collection
DESCRIPTION

2 videodiscs (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
1681430088 CC2496DDVD, 9781681430089, 1681430088 :, 715515149013
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from sell sheet

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

Originally released as a motion picture in 1991

Speical features: New, restored 2k digital transfer, approved by director; Audio commentary featuring Gilliam; New interview with Gilliam, producer, screenwriter, actors, with artists; Interview from 2006 with actor Robin Williams; New video essay; Deleted scenes; Costume tests; Trailers; Plus: An essay by critic Bilge Ebiri

Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl

Rating: R; for language, and violence

DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 Surround

English dialogue; English subtitles

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