The Fisher King The Fisher King The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Jeter in supporting roles, the film tells the story of a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered. The film was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on September 20, 1991. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $42 million on a $24 million budget. Jack Lucas, a narcissistic, misanthropic shock jock, becomes
Richard R. Fisher Richard R. Fisher Richard R. Fisher is an American astrophysicist who worked in academia and at NASA. He retired in 2012. Fisher received his BA with honors from Grinnell College in 1961 and his PhD in astrogeophysics from University of Colorado in 1965. He was an Assistant Professor at University of Hawaii from 1965 to 1971, a staff scientist and then Section Head at the Sacramento Peak Observatory from 1971 to 1976, and worked at the National Center for Atmospheric Research from 1975 to 1991. He joined NASA in 1991 as the Branch Chief for the Solar Physics Branch at