Released 1991
Stars Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, Michael Jeter
Directed by Terry Gilliam

Gilliam's magical fable for modern times is an original and delightful masterwork complete with love, desperation and redemption. A hypnotic and exceptionally funny parable, the film stars Jeff Bridges as a hotshot D.J. whose world collapses when he feels responsible for a restaurant shooting. A few years later, he finds possible salvation in the form of street person Robin Williams, a former professor whose wife was killed in the slayings. In a quest worthy of the Holy Grail, Bridges sets out to make amends for two of the lives touched by the tragedy. Williams gives one of his best performances: his manic, machine-gun comic delivery is much in evidence, of course, but never has the actor demonstrated such vulnerability and tenderness. Bridges, in a very subdued role, is equally impressive and Oscar-winner Mercedes Ruehl is smashing as his lusty girlfriend. Special mention also goes to Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter for their fine supporting turns.

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