The Fisher King with Donald Morrison

Best Adapted Podcast returns to Camelot by way of New York City. Continuing our King Arthur miniseries, BAP takes a look at The Fisher King, Terry Gilliam’s 1991 retelling of Perceval, the Story of the Grail. Gilliam reconfigured the romantic poem to the world of shock-jock radio hosts and the homeless population in New York. Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, The Fisher King garnered Oscar nominations and critical acclaim at its release. But does does this film grasp the mythical grail of “radaptation”? Or does it fall to wayside among the defeated knights of the “badaptation” table?

Joined by investigative journalist Donald Morrison (The Wall Street Journal, Passion of the Weiss, Law360), Frank and Caleb discuss Howard Stern, video stores, and the great journalism movies.