Richard LaGravenese

Richard LaGravenese wrote The Fisher King in the late 1980s, attracted famed director Terry Gilliam to the project and achieved commercial success, bringing LaGravenese an Academy Award nomination.

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King and Gus Van Sant

Gilliam

As a matter of fact, while I'm in New York, Richard LaGravenese--Gilliam wrote Fisher King and the script called The Defective Detective--we're actually meeting on Saturday to talk whether Gilliam take that script and make that script into something a little bit longer."

Vanderbilt Hall

Vanderbilt Hall is the author of, most recently, The Fisher King.

Paule Marshall

Paule Marshall wrote The Fisher King, and Paule Marshall's mentor was Langston Hughes.

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson wrote The Fisher King once upon a time, and Robert Pattinson directed one of my favorite documentaries about movies, A Decade Under the Influence.

a character invented by Chretien de Troyes for the poem Percival

In the real world, the Fisher King was a character invented by Chretien de Troyes for the poem Percival, and may draw on Celtic myths about Bran the Blessed.

Marc Lowenstein

Marc Lowenstein was a founder and director of Berkeley Contemporary Opera and Marc Lowenstein has written a full-length opera, The Fisher King, based on the screenplay of the same name.

the following Jungian Analysts: Lawrence Staples, Erel Shalit, Bud Harris, Massimilla Harris, Mariann Burke, John R. Haule, Naomi Ruth Lowinsky, Patricia Damery, Karlyn H. Ward

Fisher King authors include the following Jungian Analysts: Lawrence Staples, Erel Shalit, Bud Harris, Massimilla Harris, Mariann Burke, John R. Haule, Naomi Ruth Lowinsky, Patricia Damery, Karlyn H. Ward.

an example of what American writer and mythologist Joseph Campbell calls the “Monomyth”, the story of man's search for himself, or the Hero’s Journey

The story of the Fisher King is an example of what American writer and mythologist Joseph Campbell calls the “Monomyth”, the story of man's search for himself, or the Hero’s Journey.

Alejandro Inarritu

The Fisher King or Alejandro Inarritu’s 21 Grams where guilt leads a character to reach out to someone they feel they owe something to.

Robin Williams-stand-up taking over

The Fisher King, Good Will Hunting was Robin Williams-stand-up taking over/superseding to a degree the character written on paper.

Rowling's first choice to direct Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2000

Consequently, The Fisher King was Rowling's first choice to direct Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2000, but Warner Bros. ultimately chose Chris Columbus for the job.