Product: The Fisher King [VHS] (1991)
Rating: 5.0
Another incredible performance by Robin Williams
I read somewhere some time ago that Robin Williams only sports a beard in dramas. Truthfully,this film is a dramatic comedy. So like AWAKENINGS,MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON and GOOD WILL HUNTING,he sports a beard in this film. Williams is a homeless widower who is befriended by Jack(Jeff Bridges),a radio personality. Mercedes Ruehl plays Lydia,Jack's live-in girlfriend. Williams' character lost his wife to an explosion that occurred in a bar/restaurant they were at one night. Memorable scenes include Williams' character stripping in the dark in the middle of Central Park then dancing naked. Jack said when he witnessed this,"I should be surprised. I'm not surprised. I'm out of my f---ing mind!". That particular scene was actually X-rated. That scene was either deleted from the over-the-air/basic TV version or the barely visible sexual organ was blurred. Also,Williams,Bridges and Ruehl eating out at a Chinese restaurant. Williams even meets and falls in love with a cute girl(Amanda Plummer). He tells her in one scene,"I have a hard-on for you the size of Florida!" Great film!