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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Richard LaGravenese (written by)
Release Date:
20 September 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail. more
Plot:
A radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a horrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was a victim of it. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Love
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Radio
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Redemption
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Friendship
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Holy Grail
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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17 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(68 articles)
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Wow! Sooooooooo overlooked. A mini-masterpiece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeff Bridges | ... | Jack Lucas |
 | Robin Williams | ... | Parry |
 | Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Anne Napolitano |
 | Amanda Plummer | ... | Lydia Sinclair |
 | David Hyde Pierce | ... | Lou Rosen (as David Pierce) |
| Adam Bryant | ... | Radio engineer |
| Paul Lombardi | ... | Radio engineer |
| Ted Ross | ... | Limo bum |
 | Lara Harris | ... | Sondra |
| Warren Olney | ... | TV anchorman |
| Frazer Smith | ... | News reporter |
 | Kathy Najimy | ... | Crazed video customer |
 | Harry Shearer | ... | Sitcom actor Ben Starr |
| Melinda Culea | ... | Sitcom wife |
| James Remini | ... | Bum at hotel |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
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Runtime:
137 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Australia:M |
Germany:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
Sweden:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Peru:14 |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Norway:15
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The positioning of Jack Lucas with the homeless cabaret singer in his arms at the hospital echoes the positions of Mary and Christ in Michelangelo's Pieta at the Vatican.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Jack dials Lydia's number, it's ended with "11". A couple minutes later, Anna is looking into the same phone book and dials the number ended with "38" or "30"
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Criminal Minds: The Fisher King: Part 2 (#2.1)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
I Wish I Knew
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I've watched Robin Williams/Jeff Bridges in this "fairytale" more times than I count. Finally bought it. You have to watch it at least twice , in my opinion,because the first time all I could do was try to let it "settle in".
I love movies that hit me broadsided and then blind me! I keep trying to watch it with my daughter, who only likes love stories, but if I can keep her still long enough she'll find out that this IS a love story, of the most incredible kind. A love story for all mankind.
I hate to gush, but if it's ever called for, it's called for here.
The first time I saw it, I was soooooooo impressed with Mercedes Rhuel's performance and actually said to my friend in the theatre, "That woman's gonna get nominated for the Oscar for this performance", which of course she won for her performance. So, I'm not so unsophisticated after all.