Time Bandits

by Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, directed by Terry Gilliam

A boy’s bedroom is invaded by six dwarves who have stolen The Supreme Being’s map, which naturally leads both boy and dwarves on adventures through time.

— Michael Main

Is it all ready? Right. Come on then. Back to creation. We mustn’t waste any more time. They’ll think I’ve lost control again and put it all down to evolution.

Time Bandits by Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, directed by Terry Gilliam (at movie theaters, USA, 16 July 1981).

12 Monkeys

by David Webb Peoples and Janet Peoples, directed by Terry Gilliam

In the year 2035, with the world devastated by an artificially engineered plague, convict James Cole is sent back in time to gather information about the plague’s origin so the scientists can figure out how to fight it.

— Michael Main

If you can’t change anything because it’s already happened, you may as well smell the flowers.

12 Monkeys by David Webb Peoples and Janet Peoples, directed by Terry Gilliam (premiered at an unknown movie theater, New York City, 8 December 1995).

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

by Terry Gilliam and Tony Grisoni, directed by Terry Gilliam

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote by Terry Gilliam and Tony Grisoni, directed by Terry Gilliam (Cannes Film Festival, 19 May 2018).

Terry Gilliam

writer, director