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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   25,561 votes
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Director:
Terry Gilliam
Writer (WGA):
Richard LaGravenese (written by)
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Release Date:
20 September 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail. more
Plot:
A radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a horrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was a victim of it. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 17 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(42 articles)
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User Comments:
a modern romance more (134 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeff Bridges ... Jack Lucas

Robin Williams ... Parry
Mercedes Ruehl ... Anne Napolitano

Amanda Plummer ... Lydia Sinclair

David Hyde Pierce ... Lou Rosen (as David Pierce)
Adam Bryant ... Radio engineer
Paul Lombardi ... Radio engineer
Ted Ross ... Limo bum

Lara Harris ... Sondra
Warren Olney ... TV anchorman
Frazer Smith ... News reporter

Kathy Najimy ... Crazed video customer

Harry Shearer ... Sitcom actor Ben Starr
Melinda Culea ... Sitcom wife
James Remini ... Bum at hotel
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
Runtime:
137 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The first film directed by Terry Gilliam to not feature any other members of Monty Python. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After the double date dinner at the Chinese restaurant Anne unlocks the door to the apartment and puts her keys in her purse. The next scene she is hugging Jack and you can clearly see the keys still in her hand. more
Quotes:
Parry: C'mon, Jack, what do you think the Crusades were? A Pope's publicity stunt? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.3)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Chill Out Jack more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
a modern romance, 7 February 2006
10/10
Author: symbolt

This is one of the best movies I've ever seen. I kept returning to it over they years and I always found it a great and enriching experience to watch. I especially like the shifting incarnations of the legendary Fisher King in this film (the wounded hero, kind of the wasteland, keeper of the holy grail. The archetype of the knight and of the wounded warrior can be seen as one of the prominent archetypes of masculinity we have. By this view, this movie can be seen as a research into masculinity as such. The performances by Bridges, Williams and Ruehl are exquisite. The eighties' New York is a great setting for this ethereal, symbolic quest, and the surreal theatricalness of some of the scenes (a la "Brazil") only adds to the overall artistic congruence of the film. The visuals are great. The movie works on many levels, so apart from this very abstract layer, we get a funny and intelligent comedy about modern misfits - with a great love story, or two. Also, I especially recommend this movie to anyone who loves New York City.

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