Who co-starred with Robin Williams in The Fisher King?
"The Fisher King The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Jeter in supporting roles, the film tells the story of a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered. The film was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on September 20, 1991. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $42 million on a $24 million budget. Jack Lucas, a narcissistic, misanthropic shock jock, becomes"
"nominations (for playing an English teacher in ""Dead Poets Society"" (1989), and for playing a troubled homeless man in ""The Fisher King"" (1991)). In 1991, he played an adult Peter Pan in the film ""Hook"", although he had said that he would have to lose twenty-five pounds. Other roles Williams had in acclaimed dramatic films include ""Moscow on the Hudson"" (1984), ""Awakenings"" (1990), ""What Dreams May Come"" (1998), and ""Bicentennial Man"" (1999). In ""Insomnia"", Williams portrayed a writer / killer on the run from a sleep-deprived Los Angeles policeman (played by Al Pacino) in rural Alaska. Also in 2002, in"
"Richard LaGravenese Richard LaGravenese (born October 30, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known as the writer of ""The Fisher King"". LaGravenese was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a taxi driver. He is of Italian descent. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1980 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in acting. LaGravenese wrote ""The Fisher King"" on spec in the late 1980s. It was acquired by Stacey Sher, Lynda Obst, Debra Hill's production company and subsequently directed by Terry Gilliam. In New York City during the early"
"starring film role in ""Popeye"" (1980), Williams starred in numerous films that achieved critical and financial success, including ""Good Morning, Vietnam"" (1987), ""Dead Poets Society"" (1989), ""Aladdin"" (1992), ""The Birdcage"" (1996), and ""Good Will Hunting"" (1997). He also starred in widely acclaimed films, such as ""The World According to Garp"" (1982), ""Moscow on the Hudson"" (1984), ""Awakenings"" (1990), ""The Fisher King"" (1991), ""One Hour Photo"" (2002), and ""World's Greatest Dad"" (2009), as well as box office hits, such as ""Hook"" (1991), ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" (1993), ""Jumanji"" (1995), and the ""Night at the Museum"" trilogy (2006–2014). Williams was nominated four times for"
"during its tour with co-star Mercedes McCambridge. Her performances in two other plays earned her two other Tony nominations: in 1995, as Best Actress (Featured Role – Play) for a revival of ""The Shadow Box""; and in 2002, as Best Actress (Play) for Edward Albee's ""The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?"". Her most acclaimed film role was in ""The Fisher King""; her performance in the film earned her the 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as an American Comedy Award, a Boston Society of Film Critics Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden"
"appeared in ""Waterworld"" (1995), ""Reckless"" (1995), ""Blue in the Face"" (1995), and ""The Crucible"" (1996). William Preston (actor) William Preston (August 26, 1921 – July 10, 1998) did not start his acting career until he was at the age of 47 but subsequently appeared in more than sixty productions of Shakespeare's plays. He had a Master's degree in English literature from Penn State. He is perhaps best known for his role as recurring character Carl ""Oldy"" Olson on ""Late Night with Conan O'Brien"". Among his many movie roles, he played John, the bum, from ""The Fisher King"" (1991), a blacksmith"
"29, 2015. Banali owned and operated Celebrity Closet Raiders, a designer resale store in West Hollywood which carried merchandise previously owned by celebrities. She has appeared in fashion segments for The Today Show, E! News, Access Hollywood, The Fashion Team, and Good Day L.A. Banali is married to Quiet Riot drummer and manager Frankie Banali. Regina Russell Banali Regina Russell Banali is a film producer, director, television presenter, and actress. Her first role as an actress was playing one of the three mermaids that saves Robin Williams's character in Steven Spielberg's ""Hook"" (1991). She has appeared in over 50 films"
"""Well, Robin's worked with Terry Gilliam before as well, of course, most famously in ""The Fisher King"". But I have no idea about ""Good Omens"" casting (except for Shadwell. Terry told me who he wanted to play Shadwell. I immediately forgot the man's name, although I can assure you that it wasn't Robin Williams)."" According to an interview in May 2006 at ""The Guardian"" Hay Festival, Gilliam was still hoping to go ahead with the film. Gaiman confirmed in a podcast interview with Empire in 2013 that the majority of the funding for the film was in place in 2002,"
"Wright King Thomas Wright Thornburg King (January 11, 1923 – November 25, 2018), better known as Wright King, was an American film and television actor, a native of Okmulgee in east central Oklahoma. His career spanned the years from 1949 until his retirement in 1987. King studied acting at the St Louis School of Theater, where he graduated in 1941, before enlisting in the United States Navy during World War II. King made his small screen debut in 1949 as Midshipman Bascomb in the television series, ""Captain Video and His Video Rangers"". Throughout his career, he worked in both United"
"Swimming with Sharks Swimming with Sharks (also known as The Boss and Buddy Factor) is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written and directed by George Huang and starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley and Michelle Forbes. Buddy Ackerman, an influential movie mogul, hires Guy, a naïve young writer, as his assistant. Guy, who had just graduated from film school, believes that his new job is a golden opportunity. Despite warnings from Rex, the outgoing assistant who has become hardened under Buddy's reign, Guy remains optimistic. Buddy turns out to be the boss from hell; he treats Guy like a slave, subjects"
"Robin Williams signed on, but he and Hoffman had creative differences with Castle. Medavoy saw the film as a vehicle for Spielberg and Castle was dismissed, but paid a $500,000 settlement. Dodi Fayed, who owned certain rights to make a ""Peter Pan"" film, sold his interest to TriStar in exchange for an executive producer credit. Spielberg briefly worked together with Hart to rewrite the script before hiring Malia Scotch Marmo to rewrite Captain Hook's dialog and Carrie Fisher for Tinker Bell's. The Writers Guild of America gave Hart and Marmo screenplay credit, while Hart and Castle were credited with the"
"3"", ""Miss Undercover 2"", ""V-for Vendetta"", ""Aviator"", ""Alexander"", ""Ocean's Twelve"", ""Collateral"", ""Finding Nemo"", ""Lord of the Rings – Return of the King"", ""Troy"", ""Kill Bill 2"", ... etc. Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Steven Spielberg, Michael Mann, Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Oliver Stone, Marylin Manson, Will Smith, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Jackson, Liv Tyler, Tom Hanks, ... etc. ""CeBIT"", ""AIDA"", ""GC – Games Convention"", ""Stanford Eagle"", ""Leaders Club Germany Award"", ""Minnie Driver CD Presentation"", ""Priscilla Presley CD Presentation"", ""The Sound"
"voted as the 95th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute. After Robin Williams' death in August 2014, fans of his work used social media to pay tribute to him with photo and video reenactments of the film's final ""O Captain! My Captain!"" scene. Nancy H. Kleinbaum's novel, ""Dead Poets Society"" (1989), is based on the movie. A theatrical adaptation written by Tom Schulman and directed by John Doyle opened Off-Broadway on October 27, 2016, and running through December 11, 2016. Jason Sudeikis stars as John Keating with Thomas Mann as Neil Perry, David Garrison as Gale Nolan, Zane"
"Christopher Robin (film) Christopher Robin is a 2018 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Marc Forster and written by Alex Ross Perry, Tom McCarthy, and Allison Schroeder, from a story by Greg Brooker and Mark Steven Johnson. The film is inspired by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard's book ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" and is a live-action/CGI adaptation of the Disney franchise of the same name. The film stars Ewan McGregor as the title character alongside Hayley Atwell and the voices of Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, Sara Sheen, and Toby Jones. The story follows an adult"
"Pang as Buddy, George Young as Guy and Janice Koh as Dawn. Swimming with Sharks Swimming with Sharks (also known as The Boss and Buddy Factor) is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written and directed by George Huang and starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley and Michelle Forbes. Buddy Ackerman, an influential movie mogul, hires Guy, a naïve young writer, as his assistant. Guy, who had just graduated from film school, believes that his new job is a golden opportunity. Despite warnings from Rex, the outgoing assistant who has become hardened under Buddy's reign, Guy remains optimistic. Buddy turns out to"
"Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as ""Splash"" (1984), ""Big"" (1988), ""Turner & Hooch"" (1989), ""A League of Their Own"" (1992), ""Sleepless in Seattle"" (1993), ""Apollo 13"" (1995), ""You've Got Mail"" (1998), ""The Green Mile"" (1999), ""Cast Away"" (2000), ""Road to Perdition"" (2002), ""Cloud Atlas"" (2012), ""Captain Phillips"" (2013), ""Saving Mr. Banks"" (2013), and ""Sully"" (2016). He has also starred in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the ""Toy Story"" film series. Hanks has collaborated"
"disabled veteran in Terry Gilliam's ""The Fisher King"". He also appeared alongside Kevin Bacon, John Malkovich, and Jamie Lee Curtis in Steve Rash's ""Queens Logic"", and opposite Tom Berenger and Kathy Bates in Hector Babenco's film ""At Play in the Fields of the Lord"", adapted from Peter Matthiessen's 1965 novel. ""Bone Machine"", Waits's first studio album in five years, was released in 1992. The stark record featured a great deal of percussion and guitar (with little piano or sax), marking another change in Waits' sound. Critic Steve Huey calls it ""perhaps Tom Waits's most cohesive album... a morbid, sinister nightmare,"
"writer was ""struck by the breadth"" and radical diversity of most roles Williams portrayed. Terry Gilliam, who co-founded ""Monty Python"" and directed Williams in two of his films, ""The Fisher King"" and ""The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"" (1988), said in 1992 that Williams had the ability to ""go from manic to mad to tender and vulnerable ... [Williams had] the most unique mind on the planet. There's nobody like him out there."" Williams voiced characters in several animated films. His voice role as the Genie in the animated musical ""Aladdin"" (1992) was written for him. The film's directors stated that"
"of stellar newcomers including Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller and Ansel Elgort, as well as Oscar winner Kate Winslet. It was followed by the sequels and , which also stars Naomi Watts and Jeff Daniels. Previously, Fisher and Wick produced ""The Great Gatsby"", directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan. Wick has been married to Lucy Fisher since 1986, and together they have three daughters. Wick is also best friends with bluegrass musician Dave Rawlings and frequently visits him at his home in Nashville. Douglas Wick is the founder of Red Wagon Entertainment"
"the Academy Awards, winning once for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as psychologist Sean Maguire in ""Good Will Hunting"". He also received two Primetime Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Grammy Awards. On August 11, 2014, Williams committed suicide in his Paradise Cay, California, home at the age of 63. His wife attributed his suicide to his struggle with Lewy body disease. Robin McLaurin Williams was born at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on July 21, 1951. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a senior executive in Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury"
"Regina Russell Banali Regina Russell Banali is a film producer, director, television presenter, and actress. Her first role as an actress was playing one of the three mermaids that saves Robin Williams's character in Steven Spielberg's ""Hook"" (1991). She has appeared in over 50 films and television shows. She produced and directed a commissioned comedy short for Crackle and PSAs for the HSUS on animal welfare issues. She directed and produced a feature-length documentary called ""Quiet Riot - Well Now You're Here There's No Way Back"" about the hard rock band Quiet Riot. It premiered on the Showtime Network January"
"Dreamworks animated feature """" with Bill Murray and Seth Rogen; ""Anesthesia""; and ""The Cobbler"", opposite Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman and Steve Buscemi. He can also been seen on the small screen on Lifetime's new series ""The Lottery"" as Pres. Thomas Westwood. With over 40 film credits, highlights include roles in six time Oscar nominee ""Captain Phillips"" (2013), ""The A-Team"" (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles's ""Amigo"", Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic ""Che"" (2008), ""The Take"" (2008), ""American Gangster"", ""Music Within"" (2007), ""War of the Worlds"" (2005), ""Bad Boys II"" (2003), ""Traffic"" and ""Runaway Bride"" (1999). He was a regular for both"
"adapted and directed by Francis Ford Coppola: ""The Outsiders"" and ""Rumble Fish"", both in 1983. Both films also featured memorable performances from a number of young male actors who would go on to become leading men in the next decade (as well as members of the so-called ""Brat Pack""), including Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, C. Thomas Howell, Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze, Mickey Rourke, Nicolas Cage, and Matt Dillon. Lane's distinction among these heavily male casts advanced her career while affiliating her with this young generation of male actors. Andy Warhol proclaimed her, ""the undisputed female lead of Hollywood's"
"James Fisher (actor) James Fisher (b. 20 April 1972 Walthamstow, London) is an actor and producer. He is the youngest of three brothers. He studied acting at the London Drama School (Trinity Licentiate Diploma in Performance Arts) and was also educated in screen acting at the Drill Hall. Known for his roles in BBC's EastEnders, ITV's Tina & Bobby, and BBC2 Comedy White Gold, James also produced feature documentary Royd Tolkien's There's a Hole In My Bucket, featuring Peter Jackson, John Rhys Davies and Billy Boyd. James also starred in, and produced, Raindance Festival selection Black Smoke Rising and the"
"The Birdcage The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, written by Elaine May, and starring Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest. Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1978 Franco-Italian film ""La Cage aux Folles"" by Édouard Molinaro starring Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi. Armand Goldman is the openly gay owner of a drag club in South Beach called ""The Birdcage""; his partner Albert, an effeminate and flamboyant man, plays ""Starina"", the star attraction of the club. They live together"
"of the spy who never ""broke"". In Steven Spielberg's 2015 film ""Bridge of Spies"", Fisher/Abel is portrayed by Mark Rylance. For his performance, Rylance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Rudolf Abel Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (), real name Vilyam ""Willie"" Genrikhovich Fisher (Вильям ""Вилли"" Генрихович Фишер), (July 11, 1903 – November 15, 1971) was a Soviet intelligence officer. He adopted his alias when arrested on charges of conspiracy by FBI agents in 1957. Fisher was born in the United Kingdom to Russian émigré parents. He moved to"
"Damian Lewis Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor and producer. He played U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries ""Band of Brothers"", which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and also portrayed U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series ""Homeland"" (which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award). His performance as King Henry VIII in ""Wolf Hall"" earned him his third Primetime Emmy nomination and fourth Golden Globe nomination. He currently plays Bobby Axelrod in the Showtime series ""Billions"" (2016–present). Lewis was born in St John's Wood,"
"Supporting Actor. The film won Best Picture. In 1993 he appeared in """" as Brigadier General George Crook. He co-starred with Tom Cruise as a corrupt lawyer in ""The Firm"" (1993) and appeared in a second John Grisham story in 1996, playing a convict on death row in ""The Chamber"". In 1995 he played an inept Hollywood producer-director named Harry Zimm in ""Get Shorty"" and the villainous fast-draw champion John Herrod in ""The Quick and the Dead"" opposite Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, as well as submarine Captain Frank Ramsey in the film ""Crimson Tide"" with Denzel Washington."
"also portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in the critically acclaimed film ""Big Fish"" (2003) alongside Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman and Billy Crudup. In the same period, he also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an amoral drifter mixed up with murder in the drama ""Young Adam"" (also 2003), which co-starred Tilda Swinton. McGregor voiced two successful animated features; he played the robot Rodney Copperbottom in ""Robots"", which also featured the voices of Halle Berry and Robin Williams, and he voiced the lead character in Gary Chapman's ""Valiant"" (both 2005), alongside Jim Broadbent, John Cleese and Ricky Gervais."
"Fisher Stevens Fisher Stevens (born Steven Fisher; November 27, 1963) is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jabituya in ""Short Circuit"" (renamed ""Ben Jahveri"" in the sequel), Chuck Fishman on the 1990s television series ""Early Edition"" and villainous computer genius Eugene ""The Plague"" Belford in ""Hackers"". His most recent successes include the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film ""The Cove"" and the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film ""Crazy Love"". In addition, he has directed the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced"
"Shedrack wrote, directed, and stars in the film Blood River with fellow lost boy Dante Basco. He was also a lead in The Rookie, a spin-off of 24[1] Shedrack began his own production company in 1999 to produce his own films. He married Celebrity pilates instructor Kathryn Hunt Anderson in 2010 and has one daughter. Shedrack Anderson III Shedrack Anderson III (born February 4, 1977) is an American actor. Shedrack Anderson III is an African American writer/directors. He got his big break as a lost boy in the Steven Spielberg film ""Hook"", he then starred in the NBC hit teen"
"Emile Meyer Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor (born in New Orleans) usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers. Meyer was plucked from a crowd scene by Elia Kazan in his ""Panic in the Streets"" (1950) to play an uncredited small speaking role as a sea captain in that film. He provided such noteworthy performances as Rufus Ryker the cattle baron who makes a strong case for the open range in ""Shane"" (1953), as the belligerent Mr Halloran in ""The Blackboard"
"Andrew J. West Andrew James West (born November 22) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Fisher in the ABC Family comedy drama ""Greek"", and as Gareth in the AMC horror drama ""The Walking Dead"". He appeared as a guest star in the fourth-season finale, and was promoted to a series regular for the fifth season. His performance earned him a Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television nomination. He also portrayed older Henry Mills on ABC's ""Once Upon a Time"". West began dating actress Amber Stevens after they met on the television"