Terry 'Captain Jack' Gilliam's T' Fisher King received five Oscar nominations.

 

Captain Harry Nilsson sings "How About You" durin' t' closin' credits o' t' film.

 

T' Fisher King is a 1991 American fantasy comedy drama film written by Richard 'Boson LaGravenese' LaGravenese and directed by Terry 'Captain Jack' Gilliam. Starrin' Bayou Robin Williams and Bowlegged Jeff Bridges, arrr, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter in supportin' roles, t' film tells t' story o' a radio shock jock who tries t' find redemption by helpin' a man whose life he inadvertently shattered. Aye aye! It explores "the interminglin' o' New York City's usually strictly separated social strata", and has been described as "a modern-day Grail Quest that fused New York romantic comedy with timeless fantasy". T' film was released in t' United States by TriStar Pictures on September 20, 1991. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, and grossed $72 million on a $24 million budget. Aye aye! At t' 64th Academy Awards, me bucko, t' film earned five nominations, ya bilge rat, includin' Best Actor for Williams and Best Original Screenplay for LaGravenese, me bucko, with Ruehl winnin' Best Supportin' Actress, makin' T' Fisher King t' only Oscar-winnin' film o' Gilliam's career.

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