One night, as Kevin is sleeping, an armoured knight on a horse bursts out of his wardrobe. Gilliam has referred to Time Bandits as the first in his "Trilogy of Imagination", followed by Brazil (1985) and ending with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).Įleven-year-old Kevin is fascinated by history, particularly that of Ancient Greece his parents ignore his activities, having become obsessed with buying the latest household gadgets to keep up with their neighbours. On its initial release the film received mainly positive reviews from critics, opening at number one at the weekend box office in the US and Canada, and by the end of its run grossing $36 million on a budget of $5 million. The film was released in cinemas on 2 July 1981 in the United Kingdom and on 6 November 1981 in the United States. Time Bandits was co-written with fellow Monty Python Michael Palin, financed by ex- Beatle George Harrison's HandMade Films and filmed in England, Morocco and Wales. In 1979, Terry Gilliam was unable to set up the film Brazil, therefore proposed a family film. It tells the story of a young boy taken on an adventure through time with a band of thieves who plunder treasure from various points in history. It stars Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughan and David Warner. Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry Gilliam.
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