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Widescreen Editions Time Bandits WS Criterion #354 LaserDisc Connery Sci-Fi

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Renegade Dwarves on Unpredictable Journey through Time

Time Bandits WS Criterion #354 LaserDisc Connery Sci-Fi

Renegade Dwarves on Unpredictable Journey through Time

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Renegade Dwarves on Unpredictable Journey through Time

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Sean Connery, Michael Pallin and John Cleese in... Terry Gilliam's...

Time Bandits

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1505L )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Screen Specific Audio Commentary by Director Terry Gilliam, Co-Writer & Actor Michael Pallin, & Actors John Cleese, David Warner
Scrapbook
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Time Bandits
1981 - 116 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Plunging headfirst into history, director Terry Gilliam fearlessly brings the logic of children's fairy tales to bear as he navigates through myth and legend in a bizarre, ingenious retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A boy and six good-natured little persons careen through time-twisting interactions with Napoleon, Robin Hood, and Agamemnon, among others, with a map the little people stole from their employer, the Supreme Being. But their intention is to rob their way through the past, which does not make their boss happy. Meanwhile, Evil is after the map in order to become the Supreme Being himself. The result is an extraordinarily visual extravaganza that overflows with Gilliam's ecstatic vision. The film is shot from a child's viewpoint, both through the character of Kevin and the placement of the camera. One of the morals of this thoroughly enjoyable, charming fantasy is that heroes aren't always all they're cracked up to be. Fun special effects and great supporting performances abound, including terrific turns by Ian Holm, John Cleese, Ralph Richardson, and especially David Warner as Evil.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
A young boy joins a group of renegade dwarves on an unpredictable journey through time in this humorous fantasy. Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam mostly achieves a tricky balancing act in his second feature as sole director, creating a dark, irreverent comedy disguised as a family adventure. Particularly amusing are the boy's encounters with various historical figures, including an entertainment-starved Napoleon (Ian Holm), a powerful Agamemnon (Sean Connery), and a surprisingly stuffy Robin Hood, embodied by Gilliam's Python cohort John Cleese. Episodic by nature, the film is less successful when dealing with the larger narrative, which concerns the pursuit of the dwarves and their time-traveling map by the Supreme Being. However, the combination of Gilliam's visual exuberance and the witty script (by Gilliam and Michael Palin) ensures an entertaining, if erratic, journey. --- Judd Blaise

Terry Gilliam's 1981 children's fantasy film is a curious mixture of adventure, farce, and satire that is intermittently entertaining --- if occasionally eccentric to a fault. With a camera perched at knee level, Time Bandits is told from a child's point-of-view, but rather than adopting a sickeningly sweet sentimentality, Gilliam opts for an acerbic and often nasty tone that risked offending the very audience at which it purported to be aimed. The script's indebtedness to childrens' author Roald Dahl can be seen most obviously in the relationship between the main character and his parents, particularly in the amusingly explosive conclusion. Gilliam's state-of-the-art special effects are used, ironically enough, to attack a consumer society infatuated with the latest in technological advances ---- a theme he would develop more convincingly in his next (and arguably best) film, Brazil. The dozen-or-so high profile cameos are not always effectively blended into the time-tripping storyline, but when they are, Gilliam's film takes on aspects of both the surreal and existential. David Warner is the most interesting of the adult-sized performers; his devilish charms are incessantly irresistible. --- Dan Jardine

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Cast for Time Bandits

John Cleese - Robin Hood
Sean Connery - King Agamemnon
Shelley Duvall - Pansy
Katherine Helmond - Mrs. Ogre
Ian Holm - Napolean
Michael Palin - Vincent
Ralph Richardson - Supreme Being
Peter Vaughan - Ogre
David Warner - Evil Genius
David Rappaport - Randall
Kenny Baker - Fidgit
Jack Purvis - Wally
Malcolm Dixon - Strutter
Tiny Ross - Vermin
Craig Warnock - Kevin
Preston Lockwood - Neguy
Andrew Maclachlan - Fireman
Charles McKeown - Theater Manager
Neil McCarthy - 2nd Robber
Leon Lissek - Refugee
Jerold Wells - Benson
Declan Mulholland - 3rd Robber
Marcus Powell - Horse Flesh
Derrick O'Connor - Robber Leader
John Young - Reginald
Derek Deadman - Robert
Martin Carroll - Baxi Brazilla III
Frances de la Tour - Salvation Army Major
Winston Dennis - Bull-headed Warrior
David Baker - Kevin's Father
Jim Broadbent - Compere
Del Baker - Greek Fighting Warrior
Terence Bayler - Lucien
David Leland - Puppeteer
Peter Jonfield - Arm Wrestler
Tony Jay - Voice of Supreme Being
Irene Lamb
Myrtle Devenish - Beryl
Michael Edmonds - Og
Mark Holmes - Troll Father
Sheila Fearn - Kevin's Mother
Edwin Finn - Supreme Being's Face

Crew for Time Bandits

Terry Gilliam - Producer / Screenwriter / Director
John Cleese - Screenwriter
Eric Idle - Screenwriter
Michael Palin - Screenwriter
Peter Biziou - Cinematographer
George Harrison - Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter / Executive Producer
Mike Moran - Composer (Music Score)
Julian Doyle - Editor
Millie Burns - Production Designer
Norman Garwood - Art Director
Neville C. Thompson - Associate Producer
Denis O'Brien - Executive Producer
Patrick Cassavetti - Set Designer
James Acheson - Costume Designer
Graham Ford - Production Manager
Irene Lamb - Casting

Awards for Time Bandits

Best Adapted Screenplay John Hodge 1996 Academy

Feature Details

Title: Time Bandits
Feature Release Date: 1981
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 116 Minutes
Chapters: 26
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 4 Mar 1998
Catalog Number: CC1505L
UPC: 0715515008877
ISBN: 155940-850-2
Manufacturer: Pioneer Japan
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1505L
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Rare Dolby Surround Sound, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with a split and shelf-wear

Sean Connery, Michael Pallin and John Cleese in... Terry Gilliam's...

Time Bandits

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1505L )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Screen Specific Audio Commentary by Director Terry Gilliam, Co-Writer & Actor Michael Pallin, & Actors John Cleese, David Warner
Scrapbook
Color Bars
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

Time Bandits
1981 - 116 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Plunging headfirst into history, director Terry Gilliam fearlessly brings the logic of children's fairy tales to bear as he navigates through myth and legend in a bizarre, ingenious retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A boy and six good-natured little persons careen through time-twisting interactions with Napoleon, Robin Hood, and Agamemnon, among others, with a map the little people stole from their employer, the Supreme Being. But their intention is to rob their way through the past, which does not make their boss happy. Meanwhile, Evil is after the map in order to become the Supreme Being himself. The result is an extraordinarily visual extravaganza that overflows with Gilliam's ecstatic vision. The film is shot from a child's viewpoint, both through the character of Kevin and the placement of the camera. One of the morals of this thoroughly enjoyable, charming fantasy is that heroes aren't always all they're cracked up to be. Fun special effects and great supporting performances abound, including terrific turns by Ian Holm, John Cleese, Ralph Richardson, and especially David Warner as Evil.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
A young boy joins a group of renegade dwarves on an unpredictable journey through time in this humorous fantasy. Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam mostly achieves a tricky balancing act in his second feature as sole director, creating a dark, irreverent comedy disguised as a family adventure. Particularly amusing are the boy's encounters with various historical figures, including an entertainment-starved Napoleon (Ian Holm), a powerful Agamemnon (Sean Connery), and a surprisingly stuffy Robin Hood, embodied by Gilliam's Python cohort John Cleese. Episodic by nature, the film is less successful when dealing with the larger narrative, which concerns the pursuit of the dwarves and their time-traveling map by the Supreme Being. However, the combination of Gilliam's visual exuberance and the witty script (by Gilliam and Michael Palin) ensures an entertaining, if erratic, journey. --- Judd Blaise

Terry Gilliam's 1981 children's fantasy film is a curious mixture of adventure, farce, and satire that is intermittently entertaining --- if occasionally eccentric to a fault. With a camera perched at knee level, Time Bandits is told from a child's point-of-view, but rather than adopting a sickeningly sweet sentimentality, Gilliam opts for an acerbic and often nasty tone that risked offending the very audience at which it purported to be aimed. The script's indebtedness to childrens' author Roald Dahl can be seen most obviously in the relationship between the main character and his parents, particularly in the amusingly explosive conclusion. Gilliam's state-of-the-art special effects are used, ironically enough, to attack a consumer society infatuated with the latest in technological advances ---- a theme he would develop more convincingly in his next (and arguably best) film, Brazil. The dozen-or-so high profile cameos are not always effectively blended into the time-tripping storyline, but when they are, Gilliam's film takes on aspects of both the surreal and existential. David Warner is the most interesting of the adult-sized performers; his devilish charms are incessantly irresistible. --- Dan Jardine

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Cast for Time Bandits

John Cleese - Robin Hood
Sean Connery - King Agamemnon
Shelley Duvall - Pansy
Katherine Helmond - Mrs. Ogre
Ian Holm - Napolean
Michael Palin - Vincent
Ralph Richardson - Supreme Being
Peter Vaughan - Ogre
David Warner - Evil Genius
David Rappaport - Randall
Kenny Baker - Fidgit
Jack Purvis - Wally
Malcolm Dixon - Strutter
Tiny Ross - Vermin
Craig Warnock - Kevin
Preston Lockwood - Neguy
Andrew Maclachlan - Fireman
Charles McKeown - Theater Manager
Neil McCarthy - 2nd Robber
Leon Lissek - Refugee
Jerold Wells - Benson
Declan Mulholland - 3rd Robber
Marcus Powell - Horse Flesh
Derrick O'Connor - Robber Leader
John Young - Reginald
Derek Deadman - Robert
Martin Carroll - Baxi Brazilla III
Frances de la Tour - Salvation Army Major
Winston Dennis - Bull-headed Warrior
David Baker - Kevin's Father
Jim Broadbent - Compere
Del Baker - Greek Fighting Warrior
Terence Bayler - Lucien
David Leland - Puppeteer
Peter Jonfield - Arm Wrestler
Tony Jay - Voice of Supreme Being
Irene Lamb
Myrtle Devenish - Beryl
Michael Edmonds - Og
Mark Holmes - Troll Father
Sheila Fearn - Kevin's Mother
Edwin Finn - Supreme Being's Face

Crew for Time Bandits

Terry Gilliam - Producer / Screenwriter / Director
John Cleese - Screenwriter
Eric Idle - Screenwriter
Michael Palin - Screenwriter
Peter Biziou - Cinematographer
George Harrison - Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter / Executive Producer
Mike Moran - Composer (Music Score)
Julian Doyle - Editor
Millie Burns - Production Designer
Norman Garwood - Art Director
Neville C. Thompson - Associate Producer
Denis O'Brien - Executive Producer
Patrick Cassavetti - Set Designer
James Acheson - Costume Designer
Graham Ford - Production Manager
Irene Lamb - Casting

Awards for Time Bandits

Best Adapted Screenplay John Hodge 1996 Academy

Feature Details

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