TY - ADVS AU - Bourne,Mel AU - Bridges,Jeff AU - Bridgewater,Stephen W. AU - Ebiri,Bilge AU - Fenton,George AU - Gilliam,Terry AU - Greco,Keith AU - Hill,Debra AU - Jefferds,Vincent AU - Jeter,Michael AU - LaGravenese,Richard AU - Obst,Lynda Rosen AU - Pásztor,Beatrix AU - Plummer,Amanda AU - Pratt,Roger AU - Ruehl,Mercedes AU - Walker,Lesley AU - Williams,Robin ED - Criterion Collection (Firm) ED - Tri-Star Pictures TI - The fisher king T2 - The Criterion collection SN - 1681430088 PY - 2015///] CY - [Irvington, N.Y.] PB - The Criterion Collection KW - Homeless persons KW - Drama KW - Male friendship KW - Mentally ill KW - Comedy films KW - lcgft KW - Fantasy films KW - Feature films KW - Fiction films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - 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 the 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; Costume designer, Beatrix Pasztor ; music by George Fenton ; editor, Lesley Walker ; production designer, Mel Bourne ; director of photography, Roger Pratt; Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl, Michael Jeter, William Jay Marshall, Chris Howell; MPAA rating: R; for language, and violence N2 - 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 ER -