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Article: 'FISHER KING' A REGAL COMEDY TREAT.(Preview)

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September 26, 1991
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Byline: Martin Moynihan Staff writer

Director Terry Gilliam pulls the sword from the stone, swings it wildly and flamboyantly about his head and ... really strikes home with his mighty, mythical buddy movie "The Fisher King."

"The Fisher King" tells the story of a once-powerful "shock radio" disc jockey, a duke of Manhattan, Jack Lucas (Jeff Bridges), who has been brought low by a career tragedy. He becomes involved with a strange street person named Parry (Robin Williams).

They share grudging friendship, nightmares and other experiences, and ideas about love and romance. And then Parry asks Jack to go on a quest for the Holy Grail, which he ...

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