Monty Python alum and eccentric director Terry Gilliam recently gave this very entertaining interview in a Paris video store. I saw the four Gilliam films released between 1985 and 1995 - Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Fisher King, and 12 Monkeys. All were fine, but 12 Monkeys stood out as the best. Seeing a Gilliam movie in a theater (and they are best seen on a big screen) would always generate a swirl of reactions in me - incredible, striking, and bizarre visuals; captivating, though often confusing, story telling; operatic, eccentric, and moving performances; and a sense of being overwhelmed by just too much along with occasional touches of nausea. How's that for an endorsement!
I quite enjoyed the video and Gilliam's performance as he talks about movies, directors, and actors. It's fun listening to him on working with DeNiro, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Sean Connery, Heath Ledger, and a lovely story about his good friend Robin Williams. You'll also learn about the shot on which he thinks Close Encounters of The Third Kind should have ended and why he ultimately thinks Christopher Knight falls short as a director. Terry also tells how he helped Quentin Tarantino at the start of his career.
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