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Jeff Bridges | ... | ||
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Adam Bryant | ... |
Radio Engineer
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Paul Lombardi | ... |
Radio Engineer
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David Hyde Pierce | ... |
Lou Rosen
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Ted Ross | ... |
Limo Bum
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Lara Harris | ... |
Sondra
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Warren Olney | ... |
TV Anchorman
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Frazer Smith | ... |
News Reporter
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Mercedes Ruehl | ... | ||
Kathy Najimy | ... |
Crazed Video Customer
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Harry Shearer | ... |
Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
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Melinda Culea | ... |
Sitcom Wife
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James Remini | ... |
Bum at Hotel
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Mark Bowden | ... |
Doorman
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John Ottavino | ... |
Father at Hotel
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After hearing a popular DJ rail against yuppies, a madman carries out a massacre in a popular New York bar. Dejected and remorseful, the DJ strikes up a friendship with Parry, a former professor who became unhinged and then homeless after witnessing his wife's violent death in the bar shooting. The DJ seeks redemption by helping Parry in his quest to recover an item that he believes is the Holy Grail and to win the heart of the woman he loves. Written by Jim Sanders and Determined Copy Editor
This is one of the best movies I've ever seen. I kept returning to it over they years and I always found it a great and enriching experience to watch. I especially like the shifting incarnations of the legendary Fisher King in this film (the wounded hero, kind of the wasteland, keeper of the holy grail. The archetype of the knight and of the wounded warrior can be seen as one of the prominent archetypes of masculinity we have. By this view, this movie can be seen as a research into masculinity as such. The performances by Bridges, Williams and Ruehl are exquisite. The eighties' New York is a great setting for this ethereal, symbolic quest, and the surreal theatricalness of some of the scenes (a la "Brazil") only adds to the overall artistic congruence of the film. The visuals are great. The movie works on many levels, so apart from this very abstract layer, we get a funny and intelligent comedy about modern misfits - with a great love story, or two. Also, I especially recommend this movie to anyone who loves New York City.