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Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (/ˈɡɪliəm/; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
Gilliam has directed 12 feature films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), The Fisher King (1991), 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Brothers Grimm (2005) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). The only "Python" not born in Britain, he became a naturalised British citizen in 1968 and formally renounced his American citizenship in 2006.
Gilliam was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Beatrice (née Vance) and James Hall Gilliam. His father was a travelling salesman for Folgers before becoming a carpenter. Soon after, they moved to nearby Medicine Lake, Minnesota.
The family moved to the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Panorama City in 1952. Gilliam attended Birmingham High School where he was class president and senior prom king. He was voted "Most Likely to Succeed", and achieved straight A's. During high school, he began to avidly read Mad magazine, then edited by Harvey Kurtzman, which would later influence Gilliam's work.
Actors: Stephen Fry (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Steve Punt (actor), Michael Cochrane (actor), Simon Greenall (actor), James Laurenson (actor), Simon Greenall (actor), Rupert Vansittart (actor), Mark Heap (actor), Alex Macqueen (actor), Jane Jackson (miscellaneous crew), Geoffrey McGivern (actor),
Plot: In 1979 the Monty Python comedy team return from making their film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' in Tunisia. Premiered in America the film is pilloried by ultra-right religious groups for its depiction of Christ. In England the Popular Peoples' Church of St Sophia (whose members include a Tourette's sufferer who shouts out swear words) find a copy of the script in a dustbin and lobby the British censor for its suppression, leading to many local councils banning its screening. Death threats follow and Michael Palin - "the nicest man in Britain" - has his effigy burned on his front lawn. Finally crazed TV programmer Alan Dick persuades Palin and co-star John Cleese to defend the picture on a late night chat show against the Bishop of Southwark and religious commentator Malcolm Muggeridge. Thanks to Cleese's reasoning the Pythons are seen to triumph, winning over the Popular Peoples' Church. A later encounter with God will show how the film's controversy paved the way for other artistic endeavours which prompted protest. Brilliant characterisations are vitiated by a satirical 'treatment' including animated sequences and irritating attempts at surreal wit when a documentary style treatment would have sufficed. Several of the Pythons were hostile to the film, summed up in the floor manager's comment. "Another fantasy sequence...lame".
Keywords: 1970s, banned-film, blasphemy, censorship, christian-fundamentalism, christian-sect, christianity, england-uk, film-censorship, great-britainTerry Gilliam is one of the most multifaceted, visionary talents alive. He first found fame as a member of Monty Python, the surreal comedy troupe that has had a cult following since its inception in 1969 right up to today. Had Gilliam stopped there, his artistic immortality would have been guaranteed. But over the decades his talent has rampaged across different genres – comedy, opera and above all cinema. He ranks among the tiny handful of film directors the world’s leading actors will drop everything for. Hollywood royalty including Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Robin Williams, Uma Thurman and Johnny Depp have flocked to work on his masterpieces Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. On October 7, Gilliam made an exclus...
To celebrate the 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ and the release of the 40th anniversary Blu-Ray, DVD & limited edition castle gift set we've put together this video of Terry Gilliam's lost animations from the film. The video includes an introduction from Terry G to his lost animation reel where he talks about where the artwork came from and the inspiration behind some of the animation, music by Neil Innes that didn't make it into the final cut, new animations and deleted animations of 'The Tale of Sir Robin', 'Elephant & Castle', 'Meanwhile, King Arthur & Sir Bedevere...', 'Run Away!' and 'The Tale of Sir Lancelot'. Don't forget, the 40th anniversary limited edition Blu-ray box set and DVD are out in October. Subscribe to the Official Monty...
Terry Gilliam explains the secrets of the Monty Python animations
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Director Terry Gilliam interview on his movie, "12 Monkeys." See more on the Directors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIZqvqbtz9I04OH5IZee3L8FHY-Kt3I92
Terry Gilliam, the genius behind Brazil, 12 Monkeys, The Zero Theorem (out now!) talks to us in-depth about his incredible career... In 40 Minutes.
Terry Gilliam stumbles onto the set of a very young David Letterman to help promote his new movie "Time Bandits" on Feb 3, 1982 (only the 3rd episode of "Late Night"). Sorry about the poor video quality here -- this came from an old videotape that had seen better days...
www.bbc.co.uk/markkermode - There's a new film out from Terry Gilliam this week - The Zero Theorem. He's one of my favourite filmmakers and here is my selection of his best films.
The Founder of Monty Python turned Hollywood Director sits down in Studio Q to talk about his latest film and Heath Ledger's last 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'.
In a TCM interview, the legendary film director Terry Gilliam reveals his opinion on Schindler's List and Spielberg and mainstream Hollywood in general, saying things that most filmmakers, critics and viewers are too scared to express. He also mentions Stanley Kubrick, compares Kubrick and Spielberg and praises the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey for its thought-provoking ambiguity.
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Charity Nebbe of Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa hosts a conversation with screenwriter, director, animator, actor and Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. The event was recorded on October 23, 2015 at the Iowa Memorial Union on the campus of the University of Iowa. View the trailer for Gilliamesque: https://youtu.be/_zLZcxmClPY Buy Gilliamesque: A Pre-posthumous Memoir here: http://gilliamesque.tv
Documentary on the making of the film, the ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHHAUSEN.
We hosted the US launch of Terry Gilliam's memoir, Gilliamesque, October 19th at the Alex theatre. He was in conversation with Sam Rubin. To learn more about Live Talks Los Angeles -- upcoming events, videos and podcasts -- visit www.livetalksla.org
The comedy team takes a look at life in all its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
Director Terry Gilliam (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil) discusses his latest film. The Zero Theorem sees a reclusive computer genius who's work on a mysterious project aimed at discovering the purpose of existence -- or the lack thereof -- is continuously interrupted by Management.
Famed director sits down with Peter Travers to talk about the 40th anniversary of Monty Python and many other things. Among them? Renouncing his American citizenship!
Terry Gilliam on Brazil | #BFISciFi . Book now: http://www.bfi.org.uk/2001 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. Director Terry Gilliam reveals insights about Brazil (1985), his Orwellian retro-futurist fantasy. Gilliam also talks about his love of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), his dislike of middle management bureaucracy, and his experience of casting Robert De Niro. Watch Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfF0vxKZRhc Watch more SciFi film on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/
Real to Reel interview with Terry Gilliam talking about Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. Edited by Jeff Muir. A hint of U2 & the Floyd
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Terry Gilliam picks his favourite cinema moment from Fellini's 1963 film 8 1/2
The second of Terry Gilliam's Mad vision of a future past that came sooner than expected. This video and rights is owned by Terry Gilliam. This is merely a fan video re-submission as Terry's original videos have disappeared from the web and the original website states "the file is corrupt". Hopefully this resubmission will keep fans of Terry Gilliam happy.
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It was lights, camera, inaction. I was getting frustrated with America. It's interesting how as simple a thing as, like, letting your hair grow longer changed in the world in those days. Literally overnight, I became an animator... and one that was well-known. John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that produced a certain team effort. There was a perverse side of me, with things like Van Helsing coming out. I didn't want to go down that route. I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.
There was a perverse side of me, with things like Van Helsing coming out. I didn't want to go down that route. John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that produced a certain team effort. It's 85 million dollars and they got to be really careful because they are going to need me. Hyperbole is something I'd better avoid. It was lights, camera, inaction. Actually, I began to think that maybe there is a god, after all. Or maybe it's a different one. The old one got fired.
Literally overnight, I became an animator... and one that was well-known. Actually, I began to think that maybe there is a god, after all. Or maybe it's a different one. The old one got fired. There was a perverse side of me, with things like Van Helsing coming out. I didn't want to go down that route. I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods. John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that produced a certain team effort. Hyperbole is something I'd better avoid.