Time Bandits [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Criterion Collection]

Director: Terry Gilliam, Julian Doyle Terry Gilliam

Overview

"A dark but extremely entertaining fantasy, courtesy of one-time Monty Python cohorts Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin, Time Bandits spotlights Craig Wornock as Kevin, the son of two grotesquely dull parents. Kevin is whisked away to a thrilling adventure by six capricious dwarves, who are being pursued by the disgruntled Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson). The dwarves have in their possession a map, charting various ""holes"" in the universe. Before Kevin quite knows what is happening, he is hopscotching through time, meeting the likes of Robin Hood (John Cleese), Agamemnon (Sean Connery), Napoleon (Ian Holm) and various and sundry other historical oddities. Don't write off Time Bandits as a kiddie movie, lest you be unprepared for the surprisingly apocalyptic finale. Despite its grim undertones, the film is a smorgasbord of slapstick and verbal witticisms."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2023
UPC:	0715515284615
Original Release:	1981
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00
Format:	Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Cleese	Robin Hood
Sean Connery	King Agamemnon
Shelley Duvall	Pansy
Katherine Helmond	Mrs. Ogre
Ian Holm	Napoleon
Michael Palin	Vincent
Ralph Richardson	Supreme Being/God
Peter Vaughan	Ogre
David Warner	Evil Genius
David Rappaport	Randall
Kenny Baker	Fidgit,Greek Fighting Warrior,Actor
Malcolm Dixon	Strutter
Mike Edmonds	Og,Og
Jack Purvis	Wally
Tiny Ross	Vermin
Craig Warnock	Kevin
David Daker	Kevin's Father
Sheila Fearn	Kevin's Mother
Jim Broadbent	Compere
John Young	Reginald
Myrtle Devenish	Beryl
Leon Lissek	Refugee
Terence Bayler	Lucien
Preston Lockwood	Neguy
Charles McKeown	Theater Manager
David Leland	Puppeteer
John Hughman	The Great Rumbozo
Derrick O'Connor	Robber Leader
Peter Jonfield	Arm Wrestler
Derek Deadman	Robert
Jerold Wells	Benson
Roger Frost	Cartwright
Martin Carroll	Baxi Brazilla III
Marcus Powell	Horse Flesh
Winston Dennis	Bull-Headed Warrior
Juliette James	Greek Queen
Ian Muir	Giant
Mark Holmes	Troll Father
Andrew MacLachlan	Fireman
Edwin Finn	Supreme Being's Face
Neil McCarthy	2nd Robber
Declan Mulholland	3rd Robber
Frances De La Tour	Salvation Army Major
Peter John Vaughan	l'ogre
Chris Grant	Voices,Actor
Tony Jay	Supreme Being
Irene Lamb	Actor
Brian Bowes	Actor
Mike Moran	Composer
George Harrison	Composer
Trevor Jones	Composer

Technical Credits

Terry Gilliam

Michael Palin

John Cleese

Eric Idle

Terry Gilliam	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
George Harrison	Executive Producer,Producer
Denis O'Brien	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Palin	Screenwriter
Ray Caple	Special Effects
Paul Carr	Sound Effects
Philip Chubb	Sound Effects
Dino Di Campo	Sound Effects
Bob Doyle	Sound Effects,Director
Stan Fiferman	Sound Effects
Jon Bunker	Special Effects
Brian Bowes	Stunts
Neville C. Thompson	Producer
John Cleese	Screenwriter
Eric Idle	Screenwriter
Irene Lamb	Casting

Editorial Reviews

A delirious action-adventure fantasy directed by Monty Python's Terry Gilliam, Time Bandits is in some ways an updated version of The Wizard of Oz. The surreal tale follows a wee lad as he hops through time, accompanied all the while by a band of six hyperactive dwarves who harbor the "Supreme Being's" map of the universe and its hidden time portals. Together the boy and his compatriots tour Agamemnon's Greece, Robin Hood's Sherwood forest, and the Titanic as it cruises toward its destiny. But the so-called Evil One (David Warner) wants the map too; his epic pursuit results in a dazzling showdown involving cowboys from the Old West and knights from the Middle Ages. Time Bandits also features a superb supporting cast that includes Ralph Richardson as the Supreme Being, Sean Connery as Agamemnon, and Monty Python member John Cleese as Robin Hood. (Cleese also cowrote the film with Gilliam and Python mainstay Michael Palin.) Gilliam's phantasmagoric imagery is highly theatrical and riveting. Time Bandits is a fine precursor to the director's later, even more visually stunning work in Brazil.