The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.0/10   

Réalisateur:

Terry Gilliam

Writers:

Charles McKeown (screenplay) &
Terry Gilliam (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 mars 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Comedie | Drame | Fantasy

Accroche:

Remarkable. Unbelievable. Impossible. And true.

Plot:

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Plot Keywords:

Baron | Girl | Sea Monster | Moon | Escape

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Great Surprise

Ensemble

John Neville	...	Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
Eric Idle	...	Desmond / Berthold
Sarah Polley	...	Sally Salt
Oliver Reed	...	Vulcan
Charles McKeown	...	Rupert / Adolphus
Winston Dennis	...	Bill / Albrecht
Jack Purvis	...	Jeremy / Gustavus
Valentina Cortese	...	Queen Ariadne / Violet
Jonathan Pryce	...	The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
Bill Paterson	...	Henry Salt
Peter Jeffrey	...	Sultan
Uma Thurman	...	Venus / Rose
Alison Steadman	...	Daisy
Ray Cooper	...	Functionary
Don Henderson	...	Commander

Autre(s) titre(s):

Die Abenteuer des Baron Münchhausen (West Germany)
Les aventures du baron de Munchausen (France) [fr]

Durée:

126 min

Pays:

UK | West Germany

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR

Classification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:12 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Peru:14 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Iceland:10 (original rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Allied Filmmakers

Anecdotes:

In the scene in the King of the Moon's bedroom, above the headboard is a small bust. In a close-up shot, the eyes of the bust are seen to contain lights that blink on and off, accompanied by the sound of a camera whirring and clicking. This is line producer David Tomblin's homage to "The Prisoner" (1967), which he helped produce and direct in the late 1960s.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: While on the boat flying to the moon, the Baron's phrase "bodily activities" is dubbed.

Guillemet:

Sally: It wasn't just a story, was it?
[the Baron tosses her a flower]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Bye Bye Nerdy (#2.11)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Torturer's Apprentice

Great Surprise

My kids, who are great Monty Python fans found this movie at the library. Thinking that I knew about all the successful Monty Python related movies I figured that this movie must have been a sleeper. I was greatly surprised by the movie.

In my opinion this movie was much better than Time Bandits. Time Bandits was weak mainly because of the weak (or non-existent) ending. This movie had a much better conclusion. Plus, this movie also had a very strong thread running through the movie, without hitting you over the head with it.

I also enjoyed the literary references and Robin Williams as the king of the Moon. My favorite reference was when Venus came out of the giant clam. It reminded me of Kilgore Trout's "Venus on the Half Shell." (Kurt Vonegut). That was a very nice touch.