Cover image for The fisher king [dvd videorecording]
Title:
The fisher king [dvd videorecording]
Author:
Gilliam, Terry.
ISBN:
9781681430089
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Series:
The Criterion collection ; 764.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.

Special features: New, restored 2k digital transfer, approved by director; Disc 1: Commentary (featuring director Terry Gilliam); Deleted scenes; Trailers -- Disc 2: The tale of "The fisher king": The fool and the wounded king, The real and the fantastical (two new short documentaries, director Terry Gilliam, producer Lynda Obst, screenwriter Richard LaGravenese, and actors Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, and Mercedes Ruehl tell the tale of the film's production); The tale of the red knight (artists Keith Greco and Vincent Jefferds recall the challenges they faced in realizing director Terry Gilliam's fire-breathing vision of te Red Knight in the predigital era); Jeff's tale (production of the film documented through Jeff Bridges's images from the set); Jeff and Jack (production footage of Jeff Bridges transforming into radio shock jock Jack with the help of acting coach Stephen Bridgewater); Robin's tale (2006 interview with actor Robin Williams, discussing the making of the film); Costume tests. Insert includes an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri.
Abstract:
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.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for language, and violence.
Added Title:
Fisher king DVD.