The Fisher King is the 1991 film that places a modern New York radio host inside a Fisher King-inspired Grail quest.
Directed by Terry Gilliam, the film follows radio shock jock Jack Lucas after a tragedy ends his successful career. He becomes involved with Parry, a homeless man whose own life has been shattered and who believes the Holy Grail is hidden in Manhattan.
The screenplay adapts motifs from the medieval Fisher King tradition without presenting itself as a literal retelling. The wounded king, the damaged land, and the healing quest become metaphors for guilt, friendship, and recovery in a contemporary city.
Jeff Bridges plays Jack Lucas and Robin Williams plays Parry. The film’s Grail is therefore part of a psychological and urban fantasy story rather than a historical claim about a relic.