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Time Bandits (1981 Film)

• Directed by: Terry Gilliam

• Written by: Terry Gilliam & Michael Palin

• Starring: Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Ian Holm, Sean Connery, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson

• Genre: Fantasy / Adventure / Comedy

• Runtime: ~110 minutes

• Rated: PG

🕰️ Plot Summary

Time Bandits follows Kevin, an imaginative 11-year-old boy, who gets swept away on a wild time-traveling adventure by a band of mischievous dwarfs. These dwarfs have stolen a map of time holes from the Supreme Being and are using it to rob historical figures throughout time.

Kevin and the dwarfs encounter:

• Napoleon (Ian Holm)

• Robin Hood (John Cleese)

• King Agamemnon (Sean Connery)

• Evil Genius (David Warner), who seeks the map to control the universe

The film’s journey travels through ancient Greece, medieval times, the Napoleonic Wars, and beyond, blending slapstick comedy, surrealism, and dark fantasy.

🎨 Style & Themes

• Very much in the Monty Python spirit (Gilliam and Palin were members)

• Satirical and darkly comic take on history, childhood, religion, and authority

• Visually inventive and surreal, with elaborate practical effects and sets

🏆 Legacy & Reception

• Became a cult classic

• Critically praised for its imagination, humor, and offbeat tone

• Considered part of Gilliam’s "Imagination Trilogy", along with:

  • Brazil (1985)

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

🧠 Did You Know?

• Sean Connery agreed to appear partly because he was amused that Agamemnon was originally described in the script as "Sean Connery or someone of equal but cheaper stature."

• Gilliam reused themes of fantasy vs. bureaucracy, childhood wonder, and absurd authority figures in much of his work.

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