Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total
Jeff Bridges
- Narrator
- (voice)
Philip A. Patterson
- Self - First Assistant Director
- (as Phil Patterson)
Benjamín Fernández
- Self - Production Designer
- (as Benjamin Fernandez)
Vanessa Paradis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Orson Welles
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Directors
- Writers
- Keith Fulton(uncredited)
- Louis Pepe(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFulton and Pepe intended to make a television documentary about the development and pre-production of Terry Gilliam's long-awaited passion project. They had no idea that the story would develop into its own quixotic tragedy. After the project failed, Fulton and Pepe were wary of finishing their film until Gilliam said "someone has to get a film out of this. I guess it's going to be you."
- Quotes
Terry Gilliam: I want to know when we're fucked in advance, not in the middle of a shoot.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits we see the footage of the giants running menacingly towards the screen (which Gilliam admitted would make a great trailer). Just before it fades to black, the words "COMING SOON" are emblazoned across the screen. At the fadeout, we hear Gilliam's distinctive laugh.
- Alternate versionsAlthough the U.S. home video version has a listed running time of 93 minutes, the version on the tape runs only 89 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Zomergasten: Episode #18.2 (2005)
Featured review
Important for anyone who's ever wanted to direct a film
Terry Gilliam's had a controversial career. His "Brazil" in 1985 upset Universal because it had a "sad" ending, so they cut it apart and replaced the finale with a "happier" version. Gilliam hated their hack job of his work, and illegally screened his original version for a critics' circle -- they voted it one of the best films of the year. Soon Gilliam got his way and the film was released as he had originally intended, and it's now considered a classic.
A few years later he released "The Adventures of Baron Manchusen," a fantasy flop that went some $20 million over budget and collapsed at the box office. He quit directing for a while and, when he returned, started work on "Twelve Monkeys." It wasn't the best of shoots and his perfectionism resulted in eccentric, intolerable shooting schedules.
In 1998 "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was released and the MPAA hated it, threatening to give it an X rating for its drug content. Released alongside "Godzilla," it flopped, but to this day remains a cult classic.
So it's reasonable to say Gilliam is quite an eccentric personality and has had a tumultuous career.
"The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" was going to be his new film until it crashed. The production was halted because Gilliam couldn't find an actor to play Quixote, flash floods destroyed equipment and one of his shooting locations was in fact a NATO airfield which created quite a problem for the filmmakers.
Gilliam's film probably would have been a great twist on the classic tale and I'm sure his eccentric vision would have suited it well. He also had a cameo by Johnny Depp in the movie and it's quite funny as shown in this documentary detailing the events of the production.
Gilliam recently said he's going to start production on this again and finish it up. I hope so, it really does look like a promising film.
In terms of this documentary itself, it's very insightful and a must-see for any Gilliam fan or aspiring director -- it's entertaining and important, and a great guide on how NOT to make a movie.
A few years later he released "The Adventures of Baron Manchusen," a fantasy flop that went some $20 million over budget and collapsed at the box office. He quit directing for a while and, when he returned, started work on "Twelve Monkeys." It wasn't the best of shoots and his perfectionism resulted in eccentric, intolerable shooting schedules.
In 1998 "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was released and the MPAA hated it, threatening to give it an X rating for its drug content. Released alongside "Godzilla," it flopped, but to this day remains a cult classic.
So it's reasonable to say Gilliam is quite an eccentric personality and has had a tumultuous career.
"The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" was going to be his new film until it crashed. The production was halted because Gilliam couldn't find an actor to play Quixote, flash floods destroyed equipment and one of his shooting locations was in fact a NATO airfield which created quite a problem for the filmmakers.
Gilliam's film probably would have been a great twist on the classic tale and I'm sure his eccentric vision would have suited it well. He also had a cameo by Johnny Depp in the movie and it's quite funny as shown in this documentary detailing the events of the production.
Gilliam recently said he's going to start production on this again and finish it up. I hope so, it really does look like a promising film.
In terms of this documentary itself, it's very insightful and a must-see for any Gilliam fan or aspiring director -- it's entertaining and important, and a great guide on how NOT to make a movie.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- 救命吶!唐吉訶德
- Filming locations
- Bardenas Reales, Navarra, Spain(shooting in the desert)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $732,393
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,303
- Feb 2, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $1,407,019
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