The Role: Jack

Why It’s The Best: More Golden Globe nominations are slung Bridges’ way, as he stars opposite Robin Williams as an arrogant radio host whose on-air chatter prompts a depressed caller to commit multiple murders.

James Cameron was originally in line to direct, but was too busy with Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Terry Gilliam took the job instead.

Iconic Moment: Jack and homeless man Parry head out to the park after dark. The latter promptly gets starkers. Jack goes a bit nuts.

Jeff Says: “When we were doing Fisher King, we’d have long hours, like 14-hour days. We’d go late into the night and, it’d be like 4 o’clock and everybody’s dragging and we’ve got important scenes to do and Robin [Williams] would just plant his feet and do a half hour of improv.

"Some directors would look at their clock: ‘We’ve got work to do, it’s 6 o’clock in the morning, come on!’ Terry would do the opposite.

"He would egg him on and make him go longer and we had such fun and such laughter, and then when it stopped everyone was [snaps] energised. We’d get a second wind.”