Recognizing it as a piece of Evil, Kevin warns them not to touch it. A federal marshal stationed at a mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io, uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy. The plot involves a group of scientists who find their time-viewing screen allows them to travel through An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades. Directed by Alexander Singer. A young peasant, with no interest in adventure or fortune, is mistaken as the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside. This green guy gave people a scare while cracking his funny little Irish jokes. Was this review helpful to you? But meaning is what he already craves. Use the HTML below. Ignoring him, they touch it and explode, leaving only their shoes. The cast also includes superfan Forrest J. Ackerman in one of his many bit roles in science-fiction films. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
This movie is the funniest movie I have ever seen.
Directed by Terry Gilliam. "Dreaming Brazil". 35 of 54 people found this review helpful. Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes himself to be Sancho Panza. Top Ten Midget / Little People Movies of all time: Leprechaun – The scariest midget/little person I’ve ever seen but definitely a funny dude. As Kevin recovers, he finds one of the firemen resembles Agamemnon and discovers that he still has the photos from his adventure. The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
The film inspired the 1966 TV series The Time Tunnel, as well as the 1967 remake Journey to the Center of Time. Essay accompanying With Sam Groom, Tom Hallick, Francine York, Booth Colman. The Time Travelers is a 1964 science fiction film directed by Ib Melchior and starring Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders, Steve Franken, John Hoyt, and Delores Wells. Having stolen the Supreme Being's one-of-a-kind map of time and space, the audacious time-bandits whisk Kevin off on an exciting journey to the depths of history, skipping from one era to another.
We often find ourselves saying, "Remember when Evil said this, and when Og said that?"
The dialog is a riot and you will find quotes from this movie everywhere, which thrills me to death! Time Bandits Theatrical release poster Directed byTerry Gilliam Produced byTerry Gilliam Written by Terry Gilliam Michael Palin Starring John Cleese Sean Connery Shelley Duvall Katherine Helmond Ian Holm Michael Palin Ralph Richardson Peter Vaughan David Warner David Rappaport Kenny Baker Jack Purvis Mike Edmonds Tiny Ross Craig Warnock Music by Mike Moran Songs by George Harrison CinematographyPeter Biziou Edited byJulian Doyle Production company HandMade Films Janus Films …
There are so many levels of enjoyment.
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits. The sets are great, the effects are wondrous, the storyline is wacky, the combination of veteran actors and new faces is perfection. One of the firemen finds that his parents' new toaster oven caused the fire. Gilliam discussed aspects of the film in an interview included in the 2013 Arrow Blu-ray release of The film was released in the US on 6 November 1981 and opened at number one at the box office for the weekend, grossing $6,507,356 from 821 theatres.The film was re-released in the US on 12 November 1982This article is about the 1981 motion picture. A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life. During an outbreak of a contagious disease in 1976, two scientists are sent back in time to 1871, when a Chicago doctor apparently had the cure for it. A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
Now, to further complicate matters, the dangerous arch-rival known as the Evil Genius is hot on their trail, bent on getting his hands on the precious map. Kevin's parents discover a smouldering rock in the toaster oven. Firefighters break down the door and rescue him as they put out a fire in his house. Or laughly wonder what condition Pansy's boyfriend, Vincent, had that needed fruit? The dwarves return with various warriors and fighting machines taken from across time, but Evil has no trouble overpowering them all. Suddenly, he is engulfed in flames and burned into charcoal; from the smoke, a besuited elderly man emerges, revealed as the Kevin awakes in his bedroom to find it filled with smoke. The Napoleon scene alone is enough to cause you to break a rib from laughter.
When it was on cable, we watched it about 20 times and I have worn out two tapes of it. A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal. He gets no help from the workers or authorities when he finds himself marked for murder.
A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal. Kevin tentatively approaches the smoking shoes and is seen from above as his figure grows smaller, revealing the planet and then outer space, before being rolled up in the map by the Supreme Being. eeek! Don’t steal this little guys pot of gold, you’ll be in for some torture. a list of 34 titles
Intrigued by history but neglected by his parents, Kevin, an eleven-year-old schoolboy, gets the chance to make his dream come true when a band of six time-travelling dwarfs appears out of thin air in his bedroom.